Gap pulls 'Manifest Destiny' shirt amid consumer outrage
theGRIO REPORT - Clothing retailer The Gap has pulled a controversial shirt from store shelves and offline after outraged consumers took to social media to demand its removal...
3/07/11 – theGrio and CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - In February the unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent - with strong job gains in manufacturing, business, services, and health care...
Employers add 151K jobs, African-American unemployment dips slightly
WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate, measured by a separate survey of households, remained stuck at 9.6 percent for the third straight month...
8/16/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - This week investors weigh data on Q2 earnings from retailers and leading economic indicators against Federal Reserve predictions of a sluggish economic recovery...
Kicked to the curb: The rough road for specialty sneaker stores
VIDEO - With the economic downturn, purse strings are tightening and onetime shoe fanatics, or sneaker-heads, aren't buying high-end kicks like they once did ...
5/10/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - This week, investors await reports on small business, retail sales and consumer sentiment as international markets closely watch developments in Greece...
4/19/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - This week, investors await a slew of finance, technology, and retail earnings reports, and data on key economic indicators...
Retailers report fourth consecutive month of gains
NEW YORK (AP) - Warmer weather and an earlier Easter enticed shoppers into stores for spring merchandise in March, helping retailers post strong sales gains for the month...
3/8/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - Investors prepare for reports on retail sales, consumer sentiment, and job openings this week as March gets into swing...
2/15/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update
Last week investors received key reads on the economy. The latest weekly jobless claims report showed 43,000 fewer people applied for jobless benefits, this was a bigger drop than expected...
