Economy

US-Cuba Relations: Cuban Lung Cancer Vaccine Coming to the United States

During a recent trade mission trip to Cuba the Roswell Park Cancer Institute of Buffalo, New York signed an agreement which will allow them to import a Cuban lung cancer vaccine called CimaVax.

Facebook's Safety Check in Nepal Earthquake & Impressive Growth in Mobile, Twitter's Highlights, and Pinterest Is 10 Percent Smarter Now

All your social media news and updates, every Sunday! This week in social media, Facebook's Safety Check came in handy after the Nepal earthquake, and the company introduced a new social-powered Caller ID app called Hello after posting impressive mobile growth in its first-quarter.

Goodyear to Build a New Tire Plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

According to Mexico's economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo, the Ohio-based Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is set to invest $550 million to build a new plant in Mexico.

Jennifer Lopez's Ex Marc Anthony Has Created a New Latino Entertainment Company, Magnus Media

Singer and actor Marc Anthony has spawned a new Miami-based Latino entertainment company, titled Magnus Media LLC.

Republican Rep. Paul Ryan Urges Congress to Pass Obama-Backed Trade Bill

Rep. Paul Ryan is calling on fellow Republicans in Congress to pass trade legislation backed by the Obama Administration that would help American companies conduct business overseas.

Immigration Reform News Today: Wages Declined As Immigration Population Increased in US, Says Congressional Report

The average U.S. income from the bottom 90 percent of tax filers have reportedly dropped as the immigration rate increased, according to a congressional report.

Comcast - Time Warner Cable Merger Fails: What Does That Mean for Latinos and the Future?

Comcast has relinquished its bid to buy Time Warner Cable, dropping a proposed merger deal between the two largest cable companies in the U.S. estimated at about $45 billion.

Women to Get their Own Hooters-Style Restaurant With Fit Male Servers

Women will get a chance to see why men like to go to places like Hooters and Tilted Kilt so much when Tallywackers opens in Dallas, Texas next month.

Peru Protest: Month-Long Copper Mine Protest Has First Fatality After Police Opened Fire

A 61-year-old farmer named Victoriano Huayna has become the the first fatality of a month long protest against a Mexican-owned copper mining project in Peru.

Diet Pepsi Ingredients: Company to Remove Aspartame from Recipe, Replace with Sucralose

Diet Pepsi will soon be removing the artificial sweetener aspartame from its recipe in an attempt to lure back diet cola drinkers to the soda.

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez 'Thrilled' For Loretta Lynch Attorney General Confirmation, Talks Issues Affecting US Jobs

U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez praised the Senate’s confirmation vote of Loretta Lynch and addressed the country’s labor issues ranging from wages, Obamacare and unions.

Housing Market 2015: Julian Castro, HUD Secretary, Defends Safeguards But Admits Affordable Housing Difficulties

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro defended the current housing safeguards but recognized the several difficulties in the housing market.

Clinton's Campaign Is Reaching Out to Latino Community Leaders and USHCC Early

Latino business is getting a crack at some Presidential candidates early in the process, as Hillary Clinton is reportedly joining the pool of hopefuls planning to meet with members of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce soon.

Earth Week 2015: The Emerging Solar Industry Creates Thousands of Jobs Each Year

Nearly 174,000 Americans worked in the solar industry in 2014, according to The U.S. Census Bureau. That's an increase of nearly a quarter since the year prior.

After Decades of Issues, the Panama Canal Is Getting a Major Overhaul

In spite of an unresolved lawsuit that has stymied progress on a grand overhaul, the Panama Canal in gearing up to once again dramatically transform global trade.

Petrobras Scandal Update 2015: Brazilian Oil Company Releases Audited Financial Earnings

Petrobras, Brazil's state-owned oil company which has recently been rocked with kickback scandals linked to many of the country’s government officials, has announced that it will reveal its estimation of how much money the company lost in a widespread scandal when it releases an audited report detailing its financial earnings from last year's third and fourth quarters.

Verizon FiOS: New A La Carte System Gives Customers More Choice, But ESPN Not Pleased

Customers will be able to customize their channels Verizon introduced a new way for its FiOS customers to choose only the channels they want to watch. The new program is an a la carte system that will give customers a better value and provide them with only the channels they want, USAToday Money reports.

Facebook's Internet.org Criticized by Net Neutrality Advocates, Twitter's Periscope Helped Pirates Stream Game of Thrones, and Tumblr Gets an Update

This week in social media, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's global connectivity project "Internet.org" came under fire by Net Neutrality advocates, Twitter's Periscope app got in trouble with HBO after users were streaming the first episode of "Game of Thrones," and Tumblr released the fourth generation of its iOS app.

Online English-Language School Aims to Educate U.S. Hispanics

For years, Open English has taught Latin Americans. Now it's moving to Miami. Open English has spent the past eight years teaching students in Latin America.

One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson News: He's Creating a Record Label with Simon Cowell

One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson is embarking on his own record label under Simon Cowell’s Syco label.