Fog 35°
Tag:

Bloomberg News

Business
Meta To Cut 5% Of Lowest-Performing Workers, Zuckerberg Braces For 'Intense Year': Reports Meta To Cut 5% Of Lowest-Performing Workers, Zuckerberg Braces For 'Intense Year': Reports
Meta To Cut 5% Of Lowest-Performing Workers, Zuckerberg Braces For 'Intense Year': Reports Meta will cut thousands of employees in the latest move for the controversial company that owns platforms like Facebook and Instagram, according to reports. An internal memo sent to Meta workers said five percent of low-performing employees will be terminated, Bloomberg News reported. The company that also owns WhatsApp and Threads has more than 72,000 employees, according to Meta's most recent quarterly report. A five-percent reduction would mean about 3,600 people could lose their jobs. "I've decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Real Estate
Trump Tower Now One Of NYC's Least Desirable Luxury Buildings, Report Says Trump Tower Now One Of NYC's Least Desirable Luxury Buildings, Report Says
Trump Tower Now One Of NYC's Least Desirable Luxury Buildings, Report Says There has been a mass exodus out of Trump Tower in recent years, making it one of the least desirable luxury properties in Manhattan, according to a new report. Bloomberg News reported this week that the 36-year-old building “has been turned into a fortress,” since Trump took over in the Oval Office, with entrances partially blocked and the president’s name turning off liberals in Manhattan. According to reports, condo owners have been cashing out, with many selling at a 20 percent loss to get out of the building. Less than one percent of homes in Manhattan have sold for a loss in the past …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Business
Westchester County Loses AAA Credit Rating Westchester County Loses AAA Credit Rating
Westchester County Loses AAA Credit Rating Westchester’s financial report card saw its credit rating cut one level by two prominent agencies. Westchester County was notified by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings that the county’s financial outlook has been downgraded to AA+.  Moody’s assigned Aa1 to Westchester, officials announced on Tuesday afternoon. The county has now lost its AAA rating - the highest ranking available - in each of the Big 3 rating agencies. Bloomberg News cited Westchester's move to "draw down its cash reserves to cover retroactive raises given to government employees" as the primary reason fo…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Politics
Bloomberg Rejoins Democratic Party: Who Would You Vote For If He Ran Against Trump? Bloomberg Rejoins Democratic Party: Who Would You Vote For If He Ran Against Trump?
Bloomberg Rejoins Democratic Party: Who Would You Vote For If He Ran Against Trump? The race for president in 2020 is getting even more interesting. Former three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who owns an estate in Westchester, announced on Instagram and Twitter that he has re-registered as a Democrat, setting up what many political observers anticipate may become a challenge to Republican President Donald Trump, a native New Yorker. Bloomberg's decision was posted here on Instagram. The announcement quickly spread like wildfire among international media outlets on Wednesday, Oct. 10, including an early scoop, of course, by Bloomberg News in this report:  Blo…

SHARE

by Jon Craig