Business

Diddy has seemingly confirmed that he has to pay Sting $5,000 a day for his use of the Every Breath You Take sample in I’ll Be Missing You, his 1997 hit (as Puff Daddy) with Faith Evans. The song was created in tribute to Diddy’s great friend, The Notorious BIG, who had recently been murdered, […]

McDonald’s is closing its offices this week as the burger giant prepares to notify layoffs on a corporate level. The company is looking to restructure things. Employees were told to work from home and will be notified about their fate with the company. McDonald’s temporarily shuts US offices, prepares layoff notices -WSJ (yahoo.com)

According to a survey commissioned by LinkedIn and Dove, a majority of Black women say they feel they have to change their hair just to be taken seriously for a job opportunities. Approximately 1,000 Black women ages 25 to 64, both part-time and full-time employees, took part in the CROWN Research Study. Some 66% of […]

The Dollar Tree just announced they will no longer sell eggs because the company can’t afford to sell it. According to data taken in February the average price for a dozen eggs is $4.21. Most businesses just raise their egg prices but the Dollar Tree doesn’t have that flexibility. Dollar Tree says it can’t afford […]

Amazon just announced plans to cut another 9,000 positions, its second round of mass layoffs in recent months. The announcement comes just months after Amazon eliminated about 18,000 positions. The company will be targeting roles in its cloud computing unit, human resources division, advertising and Twitch, according to a letter to employees from CEO Andy Jassy. After […]

This weekend, Dick’s House of Sport hosted beloved Peloton instructor, best-selling author, and motivational speaker, Tunde Onyeneyin. This event allowed for attendees to participate in a Q&A between Tunde Onyeneyin and local Rochester personality Pam Sherman, participate in a ride demonstration and a signing of Tunde’s best-selling book SPEAK. Tunde Onyeneyin stated: “It is the […]

It’s official! Rochester’s first Whole Foods Market is slated to open on April 12 on Monroe Avenue in Brighton. This date comes just one week after a judge ruled in favor of the project’s developers in a lawsuit filed by Wegmans-backed community groups. Festivities will start at 7 am where the first 500 shoppers in […]

Silicon Valley industries such as Airbnb, DoorDash and Dropbox are scrambling to make payroll after their bank assets were siezed by U.S regulators on Friday. Many tech companies and workers hurried to withdraw money from Silicon Valley Bank this week after industry-wide concerns of the bank’s health spread. This prompted the second biggest bank failure […]

We all have made some financial mistakes. On average, U.S. adults lost $1,819 to personal financial errors in 2022, according to the latest National Financial Educators Council (NFEC) report. Over 38% of individuals said their lack of financial knowledge cost them more than $500 in 2022, while 23% reported losing over $2,500, and 15% said it […]