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Business Insider
28-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Podcasting, alcohol branding, and consulting: What we know about Kimberly Guilfoyle's multimillion-dollar fortune
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News host President Donald Trump nominated to serve as US ambassador to Greece, made over $1.7 million last year. The bulk of her income came from a variety of consulting and fundraising work, according to a financial disclosure document filed in February and obtained by Business Insider this month. Her clients included two pro-Trump super PACs — Right for America and Make America Great Again, Again! — and a company called Adelanto Healthcare Ventures. Guilfoyle dated Donald Trump Jr. from 2018 to 2024. The single largest source of income was her podcast: She disclosed earning nearly $770,000 as the host of "The Kimberly Guilfoyle Show" on the right-wing video platform Rumble. Guilfoyle also disclosed assets worth between $4 million and $18.3 million. She listed herself as the CEO and founder of a spirits branding company called "American Dream Corp," which has since been dissolved. A 2023 article from Impact Wealth said that the company would target "a core demographic of America First supporters" and would launch vodka and champagne brands. Guilfoyle said on her disclosure that the company was worth between $1 million and $5 million. She also listed herself as a managing member and owner of a company called "Metropolitan Medspa" based in Palm Beach Gardens, valued on the form as between $1 million and $5 million. The rest of Guilfoyle's wealth is bound up in various stocks and investment funds, totaling between $1.7 million and $7.7 million. Nominees are generally only required to list what range the values of their assets fall into, rather than exact amounts. She has significant investments in Big Tech firms: She disclosed owning at least $45,000 in Apple stock, at least $36,000 in Alphabet stock, and at least $30,000 in Amazon stock. She has agreed to divest from many of these stocks upon Senate confirmation. Guilfoyle did not return a request for comment from Business Insider.
USA Today
16-05-2025
- Business
- USA Today
As Trump pushes for changes, U.S. Postal Service struggles to deliver the mail on time
As Trump pushes for changes, U.S. Postal Service struggles to deliver the mail on time Delivery time for first-class mail has slipped, even with lower standards, report finds. Show Caption Hide Caption USPS and DOGE reach agreement on cutting costs The U.S. Postal Service has come to an agreement with the Department of Government Efficiency on cost-cutting measures. Fox - 5 Atlanta The U.S. Postal Service continues struggling to deliver mail on time, with delivery times for first-class letters slipping by 5% over the past two years, according to a new internal review. The report by the USPS Inspector General found that delivery times are slowing even though the service has repeatedly given itself more time to deliver that mail. The postal service has struggled for years to meet its goals, in part because its leaders have said Congress micromanages how the it operates. But in a time when Amazon customers can track their packages second-by-second, the inspector general warned that continued mail delays may prompt postal customers to seek alternatives, further exacerbating the financial challenges. The IG report also noted that the postal service needs to do a better job stopping its bulk-mailing clients from sending too-thick mailers that clog up automated sorting machines. The postal service in 2021 launched a 10-year transformation dubbed "Delivering for America" aimed at cutting costs and giving more attention to package delivery, which can be more profitable. "...it appears the Postal Service's network will be in a transitional state for an undetermined number of years," the IG report concluded. "Despite massive network changes aimed at cutting costs and improving service, along with various price increases to support DFA, service levels remain inconsistent and financial stability has not yet been achieved." President Donald Trump has floated making significant changes to how the postal service operates, and officials have called in Elon Musk's DOGE team to help stem financial losses that hit $9.5 billion last year. Union representatives and other postal service boosters say Congress has put the service in an impossible position, and that making money shouldn't be the goal. The postal service has a current goal of delivering first-class mail on time 88% of the time, significantly lower than its goal of 92.5% in 2023. Part of the challenge, the inspector general reported, is that the postal service is delivering 80% fewer pieces like personal letters or bills today compared to the late 1990s, but hasn't adequately adjusted its delivery system. The IG report also noted the postal service struggles with misprocessing mail, in one case finding that a test package sent from Anaheim, California, to Denver inexplicably first detoured to two processing sites in Florida, delaying delivery by three days. In another case, a package sent from Tucson to Denver detoured through Wyoming and Utah ‒ after first arriving Denver ‒ delaying delivery by five days. Priority mail deliveries have also slipped, although that data was kept confidential because the Postal Service competes with FedEx and UPS, among others, on that kind of delivery. Trump has suggested merging the independent postal service with the Department of Commerce, which would require Congressional approval. Former Postmaster General Louis Dejoy stepped down earlier this year, and is being replaced by FedEx board member and former Waste Management CEO David Steiner. Steiner is currently undergoing mandatory background checks and is expected to formally assume the post in July. Dejoy brought in Elon Musk's DOGE team to help the service cut costs and improve efficiency as it delivers mail to 165 million addresses six times a week. That move drew nationwide protests in support of the American Postal Workers Union, which has noted public sentiment overwhelmingly opposes significant cuts. Last year, the service handled more than 116 billion pieces of mail, with most of that being presorted mailers, solicitations or other items that many people would consider "junk" mail. Overall mail volumes have been dropping since 2006, according to the postal service, but each year there are more and more addresses to deliver to. Private companies like FedEx and UPS are outcompeting the postal service for some parcel deliveries, in part because it's a lot easier for them to charge higher prices for harder deliveries in rural area ‒ or to simply not deliver. Some of the changes underway at the postal service aim to better position it to compete for those deliveries, where profits can be higher. Congress mandates that the postal service deliver affordably priced first-class mail to virtually every address in the country, regardless of how much it costs to do so. That's why it still uses mules or horses to deliver to Supai, Arizona, a remote Havasupai tribal village in the Grand Canyon of Arizona, or float planes to serve fishing villages off the Alaska coast. Longtime postal service critic and now-retired New York University Prof. Steve Hutkins said the inspector general report makes it clear the service has a tough job ahead. "The idea has been that at least they'd be able to achieve their targets with the lower standards, but the IG is suggesting things aren't going to get better for a long time," he said. The postal service declined to answer questions from USA TODAY about the report, instead referring to written comments it made to the inspector general. "While service is not where it needs to be today, the changes are necessary to ensure the long-term operational improvements and financial condition improvements of the USPS well into the future," postal service managers wrote in response to the IG's report.
Buzz Feed
16-05-2025
- General
- Buzz Feed
Tracee Ellis Ross On Being Single And Child-Free
While it would be nice to live in a world where people didn't have to justify their life choices when they go against societal norms, the sad reality is that a woman's decision to remain single and child-free is often met with pushback and scrutiny. And that's why it's so important to have women like Tracee Ellis Ross publicly speaking out against the negative rhetoric. Tracee is now 52, and has never married or had kids — something she has discussed at length over the years. For example, during a Glamour event back in 2017, the star reflected on how people tell her that she should have kids to give her life 'meaning,' despite the fact she already has a pretty 'incredible' and accomplished life. "I have built an incredible life. I have become a woman that I am proud to be,' Tracee said at the time. 'And then someone tells me about their friend who adopted a child at 52 and how 'it's never too late for your life to have meaning,' and my worth gets diminished as I am reminded that I have 'failed' on the marriage and carriage counts.' And last year, Tracee went viral when she delivered an empowering speech at Kamala Harris's Unite for America rally shortly after J.D. Vance's 2021 comments about the 'childless left' being responsible for America's problems resurfaced online. Vance went even further in the interview with Tucker Carlson, where he ranted about 'childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made, and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too." At the rally, Kamala sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey, and Tracee kicked off her appearance by thanking the pair for what they 'represent' as two child-free women. "Because, as a childless woman, I wanna say to the people who think a woman's worth is measured in her baby count — I mean, shoutout to all the amazing mothers — but childless women have been mothering the world and elevating the world as aunties, godmothers, teachers, mentors, sisters, and friends," Tracee added. "The list goes on. You do not have to push out a baby to help push humanity forward!" And Tracee doubled down on this during a recent appearance at the New York Times Well Festival, where she hit back at the idea that a child-free person's life is less 'worthy' than a parent's. "I do not believe that my life is unworthy because I don't have children,' Tracee begins in a video from the event. 'I do not believe that my life is unworthy because I do not have a man or partner. I do believe that I mother all over the place. I do believe that I do very valued things in the world and for people that I care about and love.' 'I take out the garbage, I make my bed, I'm pretty kind to people, I do what is asked of me and what I ask of myself, and I am accountable,' she goes on. 'So I think I must be worthy of love and a life, even if society says I haven't checked those boxes.' Needless to say, Tracee's comments were incredibly well received, and they also sparked an important conversation about how wild it is that women even need to defend their life choices in this way. 'Sad how she (and other women) have to justify why they don't have kids,' one person wrote on a Reddit forum. 'Let people live their lives. There are plenty of other people who have kids. Whether those people should or not is something is a completely different topic altogether.''I agree. I think that is an important message to spread. As you age you feel internal and external pressure to be married and have kids,' somebody else added. 'In some workplaces, your time isn't seen as values because you are not going home to anyone. Its wild.'honestly… I think a lot of people (certainly not everyone, to be clear!!) have kids because they just don't know how they'd occupy themselves and feel fulfilled otherwise,' somebody else observed. 'And I kind of like the idea of challenging myself to find meaning and purpose outside of that.''This really struck a chord with me, and I'm so grateful to Tracie for defending her status so eloquently,' another user, who identified as a 'childless single woman' wrote. 'I can't tell you how devalued I feel by society at large. I don't even enjoy attending the annual Easter Potluck or Friends Thanksgiving of the friends I had made in my 20s, because now the events are all about children. Which is great for them! But just because I didn't have the opportunity to become a mother, it doesn't mean that I don't still desire connection in my own right.'One more quipped: 'Marriage and kids aren't for everyone. The only reason why people judge it is because they're jealous.'While somebody else concluded: 'Choosing yourself unapologetically is a power move.' Have you made the choice to be child-free? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
Technical.ly
13-05-2025
- Technical.ly
Test your knowledge: Take this quiz on the latest headlines in Philly tech
Between Philly Tech Week and SEPTA budget cuts, it's been an eventful month in the local tech ecosystem. Test how well you've been paying attention by taking this month's news trivia quiz. You'll score high if you've been keeping up with our articles and weekly newsletter. Read on to take the quiz. Enter your answers below, then submit and SCROLL UP, then hit 'View Score' to see how you did. Don't see the questions below? Take the quiz here. Sarah Huffman is a 2022-2024 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.
Technical.ly
07-04-2025
- Business
- Technical.ly
How well do you follow Philly tech news? Take the quiz to find out
Philly's tech scene is constantly moving, with people, programs and companies coming and going. If you want to test how well you're keeping up with the latest news, take our first Philly news quiz. (Hint: Study up by reading our articles and weekly newsletter.) Scroll down to take the quiz. Enter your answers below, then submit and SCROLL UP, then hit 'View Score' to see how you did. Don't see the questions below? Take the quiz here. Sarah Huffman is a 2022-2024 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.
