Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez is drawing criticism on social media for launching a line of alcoholic beverages despite having previously said she does not drink. In an Instagram video Tuesday, Lopez announced her new brand of flavored spritz cocktails, called Delola. “I have been grinding nonstop for decades, and …
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Nearly half of American workers today have a side hustle to earn extra cash, showing the toll inflation has taken on working people, according to a new report. In a study released this week from LendingTree and PYMNTS, one-third of respondents said they had a second job, while 1 in …
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Drug shortages reached a five-year peak at the end of 2022, impacting almost 300 pharmaceutical products including basic treatments such as IV saline and antibiotics, according to a new Senate report. The shortages pose threats to patients, with some facing “devastating consequences” including medication errors and treatment delays, according to …
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Elon Musk derided a disabled former Twitter employee after the worker said on the social media site that he wasn’t sure if he still had a job. The spat began when Haraldur Thorleifsson, who has muscular dystrophy and relies on a wheelchair, sent a tweet to Musk on Monday asking for clarity …
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A pizzeria in Columbus, Ohio is raising eyebrows after advertising to hire a specific type of job applicant. The family-owned Santino’s Pizzeria has posted a sign reading, “Now Hiring Non-Stupid People.” The job ad has garnered social media buzz for the tiny shop on the city’s southwest side. Santino’s didn’t immediately …
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When Tom Snyder coaches people in his church about how to budget, he starts by encouraging them to track their spending. “If we don’t track, we don’t know when to stop spending,” he said. The retired engineer and financial coach in Grand Rapids, Michigan, adds that it’s easy to be …
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The National Enquirer, the scandal-plagued tabloid that engaged in “catch-and-kill” practices to bury stories about Donald Trump during his presidential campaign, has been sold by its parent company. Magazine publisher a360 agreed to sell the National Enquirer and another tabloid, the Globe, to VVIP in an all-cash deal, though exact …
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Google is laying off 12,000 workers, becoming the latest technology company to trim staff after rapid expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic have worn off. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai shared the news Friday in an email to staff at the Silicon Valley giant that was also posted on the company’s news …
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The so-called debt ceiling — the amount the U.S. government can borrow to honor its spending obligations — may seem like an abstract political issue for congressional leaders to deal with, but millions of Americans could suffer very real-world financial hits if the conflict drags on. On Thursday, the federal …
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Salesforce is laying off about 10% of its workforce, more than 7,350 employees, in the latest round of job cuts in the tech industry as corporations cut back on software and other spending. The San Francisco cloud computing software company will also be closing some offices, according to a regulatory …
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