Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. By now, you’re familiar with the ongoing saga of Alec Baldwin and a cinematographer’s tragic shooting accident on the set of his film “Rust.” Earlier this month, Baldwin was charged with manslaughter in Arizona, the state where the incident occurred, and faces up to 18 months in … Read more
FILE – Baylor forward Flo Thamba dunks during the second half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 10, 2022. While Baylor returns just two starters — guard Adam Flagler and big man Thamb — the roster includes two guards returning … Read more
SOUTH DEERFIELD – After years of searching, NUPRO LLC, a Deerfield and Whately-based polyurethane manufacturer, has found its new home just a few miles down the road with plans to expand its production and add more than 50 jobs . In August, the company purchased two parcels of land on Merrigan Way in South Deerfield … Read more
Tonal fitness at home. Source: Tonal Tonal, the connected fitness equipment maker that counts tennis superstar Serena Williams and Amazon’s Alexa fund as backers, is cutting 35% of its workforce, affecting all levels of its business, it has learned. CNBC. The company employs about 750 people today, compared to just over 110 before the Covid-19 … Read more
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Poppies, the blood-red flowers that cover the battlefields of Europe’s two world wars, lie in mourning Saturday on the coffin of another dead soldier, this one killed in another European war, in Ukraine. The hundreds of mourners for 24-year-old Roman Ratushnyi included friends who had protested … Read more
By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Starbucks founder and new interim CEO Howard Schultz announced Monday that the coffee chain was suspending its share buyback program to “invest more profits in our people and Our shops”. The shift in strategy comes just three weeks after Starbucks announced that Schultz, who … Read more
FNB has launched several new features for its eBucks and banking programs as part of a growing push to offer “lifestyle solutions.” In a presentation on Monday (April 4), FNB said that some of the notable changes include starbucks: Customers can top up with a complimentary coffee weekly at FNB. udemy: providing FNB customers with … Read more
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks in Asia were mostly higher on Monday as gains carried over from a strong close last week on Wall Street. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced while Shanghai was closed for a holiday. Oil prices rose and US futures were almost unchanged. Analysts said a … Read more
Wildlife photographer Pamela Karaz sits between her art and her dogs, Amber and Lily, at The Curious Otter in Lake Placid during the art gallery’s opening day on Sunday. (Company photo — Lauren Yates) LAKE PLACID — Pamela Karaz quit her corporate job 30 years ago to become a wildlife painter. … Read more
By TOM KRISHER and KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing down work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stops, is looking for alternative sources of spare parts. For more than a year, the global auto industry has grappled with a … Read more