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Inflation is 3 times higher this year. Americans in dire financial circumstances are swiping credit cards more frequently compared to last year. But they continue to hold back from dipping into savings and retirement accounts relative to last year. Some 13% of U.S. households found it very difficult to pay for their usual expenses from […]
Tax Day Deadline, Is due today April 18th. Americans are already falling behind in the current tax season, according to the latest IRS statistics. About 91 million people have filed their returns as of April 1, down from 93 million filers at the same time last year, when taxpayers had an extra month to get […]
RochesterWorks, Monroe County, and Monroe Community College are teaming up to match job seekers with local companies. The free event is planned for next Thursday, April 21 at MCC’s Downtown Campus from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Job seekers of all skill levels, education and experience levels are welcome to attend. About 35 employers will […]
Blame whoever or whatever you want but the inflation rate is increasing at the fastest pace since the early 1980s. With soaring prices for energy, vehicles and food. Inflation has been a top concern for months, and in March, the situation got even grimmer. Consumer prices jumped 8.5% from the prior year, according to new data from […]
Rochester City School District Chief Financial Officer Carleen Pierce is on administrative leave and is expected to leave her job one way or another within days. According to four sources with direct knowledge of the situation, further complicating the district’s already harried budget season. RCSD has brought on its former budget director, Vern Connors, as […]
Overseas airlines are having to cancel hundreds of flights with coronavirus-related staffing shortages. This comes weeks after they ditched the rules requiring passengers and staff to mask up in the air. The news come as the CEOs of leading U.S. airlines urge the Biden administration to roll back a federal rule requiring that masks be […]
President Joe Biden is planning to announce another extension of the pause on student-loan payments. This is the fourth extension, and it comes a few weeks before payments were set to resume on May 1. Democrats are continuing to call for broad student-debt cancellation. Biden has been under increasing pressure to extend the pause on […]
Kobe Bryant’s family and longtime partnership with Nike has been renewed. The previous contract ended in April 2021 after Vanessa was reportedly looking for a “lifetime” contract. Something similar to what LeBron James and Michael Jordan. Vanessa Bryant announced both sides were able to come to an agreement to bring Kobe — and Gigi — […]
As the gas prices continue to skyrocket, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara’s plan hopes to bring temporary relief to New Yorkers. The Democratic lawmaker from Schenectady is introducing legislation to eliminate Thruway tolls in the summer months (June, July, and August) to mitigate inflation. Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara stated: “Typically the summer months are when most people make […]
According to a new survey, managing money is not a top priority for millennials. The survey claims people born between 1981 and 1996, are more focused on engaging on “social media or playing with pets” instead of examining their financial status. Talker News reports OnePoll and Upwise did a study of 2,000 millennials. Findings showed […]
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