Block on Thursday announced that it will cut nearly half of its workforce as the payments firm works to embed artificial intelligence (AI) throughout its operations.…
Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow in a lump sum with a fixed payment to finance large purchases, consolidate debt or cover emergency expenses. Interest rates, monthly payments and repayment terms…
For fintech startups, the first five years of the decade have been a roller-coaster ride. At the outset, companies were awash in easy money, then a harsh funding winter befell them, causing numerous startups to fold. Last year, the industry stabilized and is now looking mature relative to the current…
In New York City, property taxes are back in the headlines. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has floated the idea of raising them—by 9.5%—as part of this year’s budget. Mamdani says it’s a last resort, claiming that if Albany won’t raise taxes on millionaires, the city may have to raise them on…
There is a moment in every activist situation when rhetoric shifts before the numbers do. That moment just occurred at Dine Brands. We have a meaningful holding in the company and have been pushing for accountability for shareholder value on several levels.For the first time in recent memory, management explicitly…
Last year, on the day before Tax Day, my mom was scheduled to fly into Philadelphia International Airport to stay with me for a while. She didn’t make it. While at the airport in North Carolina, she fell and broke her leg—pretty badly, as it turned out. The day of…
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