Category: Money
Orioles celebrate end to lockout by signing right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles
Orioles sign right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles to 1-year $5.5M deal with $500K signing bonus and club option for 2023
Detention Department employees collaborated with bail bondsman in bribery scheme
Confidential inmate information shared by detention employees to bail bondsman in return for cash and food
Valentine’s Day is coming: Beware of ‘romance scams’
Victims lost more than $281 million to romance scams in 2020. South Carolinians alone reported losses of more than $4.4 million that year
Salary Projections for Class of 2022 bachelor’s grads
Majors in Computer Sciences, Engineering, and Math & Sciences leading the pack
New Study: ‘Gender Pay Gap’ begins on Day 1 of a woman’s career
Report: ‘There is a compelling case that gender discrimination underlies the pay gap’
Tips for avoiding Holiday Scams
In 2020, two common scams cost people more than $265 million. Credit card fraud accounted for another $129 million in losses.
College interns’ hourly wage rates reach highest levels ever
Computer Science interns lead the pack, earning $23.39 per hour
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ crushing at the box office
Return of the legendary titans raked in over $350M in its opening weeks and is still on HBO Max for a limited time
Recent college grads seeing uptick in salaries and outcomes
Median annual salary for Class of 2019 grads shows a 6% increase over the year before
Cereal coated with cocaine worth almost $3M confiscated in Cincinnati
Drug sniffing dog said, “that ain’t sugar on those corn flakes”
