Yesterday's Architects Henry Boyd: The Manufacturer Who Sold to the South and Funded the Escape North Henry Boyd built one of antebellum America's largest Black-owned manufacturing firms in Cincinnati, running an integrated workforce and shipping patented bedsteads down the Mississippi. The operator lessons in his rise — and his collapse — are still live. By BEB Editors • 19 min read
The Pulse US ISM Manufacturing PMI Fell To 54.6 In August As JOLTS Quits Rate Hit 1.9 Percent US ISM Manufacturing PMI slowed to 54.6 in August as prices paid reached 71.1 and July JOLTS openings fell to 7.27M with the quits rate at 1.9 percent. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 12 min read
The Pulse South Africa Signs $405 Million New Development Bank Loan For Hospital And Water Infrastructure South Africa's National Treasury signed two BRICS-backed New Development Bank loans totaling $405 million to fund a 488-bed Limpopo hospital and water scheme. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 12 min read
The Week Ahead BLS Publishes August Payrolls And G20 Finance Ministers Meet In Asheville Same Week BLS releases August payrolls Friday September 4 as G20 finance ministers convene in Asheville and ISM manufacturing, JOLTS, ADP, and ISM services publish. The Black Executive: Weekly Market Watch By BEB Editors • 17 min read
Featured Stories The Fine Print of the Gulf-Africa Corridor. What the UAE's Contracts Actually Say About Ownership Behind $71 Billion in Announced Capital, the Concession Agreements Reveal Who Really Controls the Assets By Noah Carmichael • 9 min read
The Pulse MTN Group Plans 1.5 Billion Dollar AI Data Centre Investment In Nigeria And South Africa MTN Group and a UAE-bac ked investor plan to spend over $1.5 billion on 150MW of AI-enabled data centres in Nigeria and South Africa via Africa Data Hub. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 10 min read
The Pulse IDB Invest Approves $20 Million Financing Package For Argentine Egg Processor Ovobrand IDB Invest approved up to $20 million for Ovobrand to expand egg-processing capacity, build a biogas plant, and boost exports at its Buenos Aires Province complex. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 10 min read
The Pulse US Second Quarter GDP Held At 1.5 Percent As July Core PCE Inflation Stayed At 3.3 Percent The Bureau of Economic Analysis held Q2 GDP growth at 1.5 percent and reported July core PCE inflation steady at 3.3 percent year over year Wednesday. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 11 min read
The Pulse US Consumer Confidence Fell To 89.4 In August As New Home Sales Dropped To Six-Month Low Conference Board consumer confidence fell to 89.4 in August from a revised 90.2 as US new home sales dropped to 607,000 units in July, a six-month low. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 10 min read
Yesterday's Architects Clara Brown: Angel of the Rockies and Architect of Frontier Wealth How a formerly enslaved woman crossed the continent, built Colorado’s first commercial laundry and real‑estate portfolio, and turned frontier profits into a search‑and‑rescue mission for Black families. By BEB Editors • 15 min read
The Pulse IDB Group And Japan Announce $6.5 Billion Cooperation Package At Tokyo Business Forum The Inter-American Development Bank Group and Japan announced a $6.5 billion cooperation package at the Japan-LAC Business Forum in Tokyo on Monday. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 11 min read
The Week Ahead Federal Reserve Publishes PCE Inflation Data As Chair Warsh Speaks At Jackson Hole Symposium The Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes July PCE and Q2 GDP Wednesday, Nvidia reports earnings, and Fed Chair Warsh keynotes Jackson Hole Friday Aug 28. The Black Executive: Weekly Market Watch By BEB Editors • 19 min read
