NEW YORK — Founded in 2012, Affirm is one of the largest “buy now, pay later” companies in the U.S. It is also the only U.S.-based buy now, pay later company that is publicly traded. Affirm’s stock has lost nearly 80% of its value this year as soaring inflation made investors doubt ...
Kasey Cordosi is preparing to open a new party supply store called The Balloon Company located at 1739 Foote Ave. Ext. Cordosi expects her store to open to the public in the coming weeks. “I’m planning on opening by the second week of September,” she said. The Balloon Company was ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Derek Kerr might have the hardest job in the airline business. Kerr is the chief financial officer of American Airlines, and his task is to fix a balance sheet that has been battered by borrowing needed to survive the pandemic. American has the most debt among all ...
Lt. Col. Philip M. Cala, a 1998 graduate of Jamestown High School, retired from the United States Army on Aug. 31, 2022, after serving just over 20 years in a variety of stateside and overseas assignments. He received his commission through Army ROTC at Syracuse University on May 12, 2002, and was sworn in as a Second Lieutenant by Major General (Retired) Barclay O. Wellman. His parents are Sharon and Raymond McKotch and Philip and Nancy Cala, all of Jamestown. Cala lives in northern Virginia with his wife, Jen, of 17 years and his four children.
WASHINGTON — The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers despite a weakening economy and high inflation. The increase that the government reported Tuesday will be a disappointment for Federal Reserve officials, who are seeking to cool hiring and the economy by raising short-term interest rates to try to slow borrowing and spending, which tend to fuel inflation. Fed officials hope that their policies will serve primarily to reduce job openings and spare workers the pain of ...
Suzette Smith recently was honored with a Future of Excellence Award from The Arc New York Executive Directors’ Association for her work at The Resource Center. Smith, a Sinclairville resident who is TRC’s assistant finance director, received her award in the category “Excellence in ...
