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Lauren Simmons Is First Full-Time Female New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Trader

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Lauren Simmons has scored a hat-trick, of sorts: she’s not only the first full time New York Stock Exchange Trader, she’s the first African American woman to be a full time NYSE trader, and the youngest at 23 years old. In an interview with Channel 11 the NBC Affiliate in Atlanta, Lauren Simmons says “It … Read more

Uber, Lyft, Juno, Via, Ride – Share Drivers Get Minimum Wage Victory In New York City

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Uber, Lyft, Juno, Via, and other ride-share drivers earned a big victory today thanks to the Independent Drivers Guild. New York City officials voted Wednesday to pass the nation’s first legislation to close a minimum wage loophole in the City of New York. The Independent Drivers Guild (IDG), a quasi-union of 65,000 Uber, Lyft, Juno, … Read more