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The last shoe may have dropped for Kanye West. Adidas had ended its partnership with Ye, In a statement Tuesday, the sportswear maker said it “does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech” and said that his recent comments were ‘unacceptable, hateful and dangerous.” Adidas said they violated the company’s “values of […]
Every Monday Morning at the WDKX Watercooler at 10am EST. Dr. Cheryl McKeiver (Mama Mac) talks about money. Dr. McKeiver mention a few weeks ago about this year’s Thanksgiving dinner will cost more than last year. Will according to USA Today Mama Mac was right again. It starts with a 13% increase in candy prices […]
Friday evening ended with a blocking to frustrate all, a federal appeals court has temporarily blocked President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan halting any debt from being erased. This ruling comes less than a week after the application portal went live. Nearly 22 million people (more than half of qualifying borrowers) have signed up. White […]
In the state’s attempt to stop unemployment fraud, the New York State Department of Labor is implementing a new feature. Yesterday, NYSDOL announced that it will be using Multi-Factor Authentication, or MFA, throughout New York’s Unemployment Insurance system to provide cyber security protection to New Yorkers. The way MFA will work is users will get […]
With what sames like everything going up, like the price of food. The financial crisis may also have an affect, on the way people date. Research from the dating app Bumble, quizzed 2,187 adults on their thoughts on money and dating. They found that young people in particular are feeling conscious of their finances when […]
Uber Eats is expanding it’s service to cannabis, offering deliveries in Toronto. Uber Eats has teamed up with cannabis marketplace Leafly to offer residents weed delivery from local, licensed retailers in Canada. Uber Eats claims this is a world first for a “a major third-party delivery platform.” Users in Ontario have been available to order […]
The Internal Revenue Service is sending letters to more than 9 million households who are potentially eligible for tax benefits, but haven’t filed a 2021 return to claim them. The news come after an audit by the Treasury Inspector General for the Tax Administration. $1.1 billion in Child Tax Credits were sent to 1.5 million […]
Older Americans are increasingly targeted by online scammers aiming to steal large amounts of money through various schemes. A new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation says the problem is getting worse to the tune of $1.7 billion in 2021. According to the FBI, the number of elderly victims is rising at an alarming […]
National average price for a gallon of gas up 12 cents from the week before, but local pump prices are still down. Could that be changing soon? According to a cost analysis from AAA, yes! Still, Gas prices in Rochester are 36.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 32.3 cents per […]
This week on the WDKX Wake-Up Club, The Money Coach Dr. Cheryl McKeiver mention the price of butter going up. The Wall Street Journal’s article tells why, high costs for farmers and labor shortages mean lofty prices for the spread; ‘I have kind of a butter army’. Lower milk production on U.S. dairy farms and […]
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