Alana Edgin is a business reporter for the Avalanche-Journal, as seen Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Hello AJ readers! This week, when one door closes, two more open – at least in Lubbock’s business community. On March 19, the owners of 1000 Degrees Pizza on Indiana Avenue announced that the restaurant would…
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Do I Need an Emergency List?
We frequently have questions related to the practical and financial panic after a death in the family when accounts, passwords, and assets are unknown. Sometimes, a family knows an estate plan was done but they cannot find the plan and don’t even know the law firm that drafted the plan. An emergency list can help…
Facebook parent Meta slashes another 10,000 jobs – Business News
Meta slashes 10,000 jobs The Associated Press – March 14, 2023 / 7:11 am | Stories: 415964 Photo: The Canadian Press Facebook parent Meta is slashing another 10,000 jobs and will not fill 5,000 open positions as the social media pioneer cuts costs. The company said Tuesday it will reduce the size of its recruiting…
Nordstrom closing all of its Canadian stores, cutting 2,500 jobs – Business News
Nordstrom to leave Canada The Canadian Press – Mar 2, 2023 / 1:57 p.m | Stories: 414122 Photo: The Canadian Press Shoppers take the escalators looking for Boxing Day deals at a Nordstrom store in downtown Toronto on Monday, Dec. 26, 2017. Nordstrom Inc. says it is winding down its Canadian operations and closing all…
Company planning to make COVID vaccine in Canada warns it could fold
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Innovations Novavax lost more than $600 million last year Author of the article: The Canadian Press Jacob Serebrin Published March 02, 2023 • Last updated Mar 02, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Scientists examine a step in the vaccine purification process as they design updates to Novavax’s COVID-19…
Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning – Business News
Photo: The Canadian Press The head of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says details of the damage inside its reactors are only beginning to be known 12 years after it was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, making it difficult to foresee when or how its decommissioning will be completed. The most pressing immediate…
Stocks rally as Salesforce’s 11% gain lifts Dow while S&P, Nasdaq reverse early losses
Stocks rallied on Thursday with the Dow leading markets higher as a result from Salesforce (CRM) lifted the index, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq shook off early losses to finish on the green. At the close on Thursday, the S&P 500 was up 0.76%, the Nasdaq higher by 0.73%, and the blue chip Dow…
11 states tax Social Security benefits. Do you live in one?
Just because you paid a payroll tax during your working years to fund Social Security doesn’t mean you’re done once you retire. Retirees may know that they will pay federal taxes on their social security benefits if their total income exceeds certain amounts. But few of them may realize that some states will also try…