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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 close permanently. The business stated they would be open while supplies last, then close by the end of March. Once closed, there will be no 1000 Degrees Pizza in Lubbock.
Two businesses opened or will open their doors soon. Scooters Coffee, 8101 Indiana Ave., held
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 to avoid these issues.
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The Associated Press – March 14, 2023 / 7:11 am | Stories: 415964
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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 team and make further cuts in its tech groups in late April, and then in its business groups in late May.
“This will be tough and there’s no way around that,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “It will mean saying goodbye to talented and passionate colleagues
The Canadian Press – Mar 2, 2023 / 1:57 p.m | Stories: 414122
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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 of its stores in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Nordstrom Inc. is closing all of its Canadian stores and cutting 2,500 jobs as it winds down operations in the country.
The Seattle-based retailer has six Nordstrom and seven Nordstrom Rack stores in Canada, which
Novavax lost more than $600 million last year
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Published March 02, 2023 • Last updated Mar 02, 2023 • 3 minute read
MONTREAL — An American company that signed a deal with the federal government to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Montreal has warned investors it could go out of business
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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 task is to safely start releasing large amounts of treated but still radioactive water from the plant into the sea, Akira Ono said in an interview with The Associated Press.
The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami damaged cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, causing
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 up 1.05%.
Rates remained a key focus for investors, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury note settling north of 4%, its highest level since November.
The rise in yields has come as investors brace for more aggressive action from the Federal Reserve in the
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 to take a cut. Social Security benefits include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits.
The good news is fewer than a dozen states tax social security benefits, so chances are good you won’t get hit. While each state has different rules on what or how
