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U.S. business inventories climbed moderately in June as a surge in stocks at retailers was offset by mild gains at wholesalers, Reuters reports.  Inventories rose...

I wrote a book called The Carpenter but it’s really about being a craftsman. What’s the difference? A carpenter builds things. But a craftsman...

Not working out: UBS will liquidate a $2 billion real estate fund it acquired when it bought Credit Suisse, the Swiss bank said on...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, Reuters reports.  The drop suggests an orderly labor market slowdown remained...

U.S. retail sales accelerated in July by the highest level in over a year, Bloomberg reports.  The value of retail purchases, unadjusted for inflation, increased...

The Baton Rouge lawmaker who authored a new state law to reduce fines for political candidates who don’t file campaign finance reports on time...

There is a false narrative we can tell ourselves when it comes to personal development ... “I don’t have time.” But the beauty of...

A top Federal Reserve official warned Wednesday that the Fed needs to cut its key interest rate before the job market weakened further, lest...

Up and up: Crude oil inventories rose for the first time in seven weeks, according to data released Wednesday. Commercial crude oil stocks excluding...

The Murdoch family feud playing out in an obscure Nevada court is highlighting the state's popularity as a center of family trusts and a...

Seeking clarity: East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome aired out her concerns over the transition of services to the city of St....

The Baton Rouge Metro Council is holding a special meeting Wednesday to fill LaMont Cole’s vacant District 7 seat and appoint a mayor pro...

The contest for supermarket and grocery shelf space is heating up as brands—including lower-cost offerings from grocers themselves—vie for a shrinking number of spots...

A Louisiana legislative committee met on Tuesday to discuss the disbursement of more than $88 million in movable, assessed property tax value that is...

Driven by higher housing-related costs, inflation rose as expected in July, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that is expected to keep a...

Among the hundreds of jobs the liver has, one of the most important is its ability to clean toxins out of the blood. While...

A standard operating procedure for onboarding is to front-load new employees with presentations and written resources, such as handbooks, e-learning modules or manuals. But...

While Louisiana is about to spearhead the country’s largest infrastructure investment to bring affordable high-speed internet to every corner of the state, state lawmakers...

Speaking at Tuesday's Downtown Development District Commission meeting, city-parish homeless prevention director Jessica Lewis outlined the latest efforts to limit homelessness in Baton Rouge.  According...

Delaying DIYs: Home Depot warned of a decline in annual profit and a bigger drop in its annual comparable sales on Tuesday, as weak...