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With tax day behind us, US taxpayers should have a better idea of how much they contribute to their local, state, and federal governments through taxes.Federal taxes apply nationwide, but local taxes like income, property, sales, and excise taxes — taxes paid by retailers and passed on to consumers in…
In a January memo to employees, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser urged bankers to move faster and aim higher as she pushed the firm beyond its yearslong revamp. Loading audio narration… Now, the costly reality of hiring the dealmakers to realize that vision is showing up in the numbers.Citi said operating…
Dear For Love & Money, Loading audio narration… My older sister has been an addict for the last fifteen years. I grew up in the shadow of her recovery/relapse cycle. My parents spent all their time and money trying to get her help, leaving nothing for me.Now I am making…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jatee Kearsley, the owner and pastry chef of Je T’aime Patisserie, which offers a “Black girl twist” on French pastries in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… In April 2024, I sat in my…
Since losing his job in 2023, Scott had applied to 1,600 jobs, completed 78 interviews, and depleted his savings just to stay afloat. The constant rejection had become so unbearable that he went on antidepressants. So when a recruiter from a staffing company called with a job offer last December,…
I grew up in Los Angeles — Studio City, to be exact. My father was the chief audio engineer at NBC Burbank for 38 years. I met the stars he put on the air — Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, and Johnny Carson. I even sat in Tony Martin’s lap in…
My mom often brings up a story from my childhood that shows how little financial literacy I had. When I was about 7 years old, I wanted to buy a toy, so I asked my mom to buy it for me, and she said she didn’t have any money on…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sammy and Zach Wedemeyer. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… We knew we were in debt. When we ran the numbers around New Year’s, we realized our family was $214,000 in debt.We decided to make some…
If you’re an actor, your next role could involve performing for an AI company.Handshake AI is hiring performers, including those with improv skills, to record themselves responding to a “light prompt or scenario” with other actors, according to a job posting.The work is part-time, remote, open to workers with at…
Much of the debate about AI’s impact on the labor market focuses on whether — and how many — jobs it will eliminate. Loading audio narration… But Clara Shih, the former CEO of Salesforce AI, says the bigger risk for many workers is actually lower pay.”While full AI role displacement…
