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Roundup: Five Below expands / Farmers’ Almanac / Musk eyes merger
Value model evolves: Five Below is quietly redefining its value model, adding more items priced above $5 as it responds to tariffs, inflation and...
Housing’s power shift: Buyers regaining the upper hand
After years of bidding wars and seller dominance, the U.S. housing market is finally tilting back toward buyers, The Wall Street Journal writes.Â
Nearly two-thirds...
What to know about the Post Malone, Jelly Roll concert set for Tiger Stadium
The headliners for the second installment of Tiger Stadium’s Death Valley Live concert series have been announced.
Those headliners are Post Malone, the nine-time diamond-certified...
How AI’s $3 trillion build-out Is rewriting the rules of debt markets
The artificial intelligence boom is reshaping global credit markets as lenders race to finance an estimated $3 trillion build-out of data centers powering next-generation...
Student housing development near LSU heads to Planning Commission
Baton Rouge attorney Gordon McKernan and local developer Windy Gladney’s proposed student housing community is set to go before the East Baton Rouge Planning...
LSU System seeks investment, tech upgrades in high-stakes UNO reset
A transition report outlining the University of New Orleans’ move back into the LSU System calls for tens of millions of dollars in new...
Trump announces Fed chair nominee, setting stage for policy overhaul Â
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a...
Roundup: Trump Accounts / Power outages persist / Trump sues IRS
Matching contributions: JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America will match the U.S. government’s one-time $1,000 contribution to children’s retirement savings accounts for eligible employees,...
‘LaPolitics’: Setting the stage for health care in the upcoming sessionÂ
Last year, Senate Health and Welfare Chair Patrick McMath led the charge to align Louisiana with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary...
A look at how the Ascension commercial real estate market ended 2025
The Ascension Parish commercial real estate market closed 2025 with gains in both sales volume and deal activity, according to the latest data from...
Here’s how Baton Rouge’s casinos fared in December
After two strong months in October and November, Baton Rouge’s casinos continued their upward trajectory in December.
Collectively, the casinos posted $25.7 million in revenue...
Housing deals are collapsing at the fastest clip since at least 2017
Homebuyers are walking away from agreements at the fastest pace in nearly a decade, a sign that high costs, rising inventory and economic uncertainty...
Roundup: Costco rotisserie / US jobless claims / Home Depot
Editor’s note: Daily Report has updated this story since its original publication to correct that the move does not involve Brown & Root’s Baton...
How the Arctic blast is rattling global energy markets
A deep Arctic cold snap across the U.S. is rippling far beyond domestic energy markets, highlighting how tightly linked the global liquefied natural gas...
Developers acquire land for massive Denham Springs subdivision
Multiple developers have acquired land for the planned Deer Run subdivision, a large residential development proposed in Denham Springs.
Ascension Properties Inc., represented by Chris...
US trade gap widens as companies rebuild inventories
The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in November after reaching its smallest level since 2009, underscoring how shifting tariff policies are driving volatility in...
Study: Mixed-income housing pays off, just not right away
New research suggests that transforming distressed public housing into mixed-income neighborhoods can deliver long-term economic gains for children—even if it doesn’t immediately raise incomes...
Dow joins a growing list of companies announcing layoffs
Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker places more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business.
The...
Roundup: More Amazon layoffs / SNAP changes / Spending on AI
Second round: Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the e-commerce company in three months. The...
Developer buys 90 acres for planned subdivision in Baker
A Carencro-based developer has purchased roughly 90 acres for the planned Stillwater subdivision along Comite Drive in Baker.
J. Breaux Enterprises acquired the property through...
