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An American flag flies at Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California, on Sept. 12, 2025. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Warner Bros. Discovery board may have enriched its shareholders Thursday when it chose Paramount Skydance‘s acquisition offer over Netflix‘s, but it also terrified a lot of its employees. While some of those people own […]
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Saturday confirmed he was not asked to be Federal Reserve chair, hours after President Trump disputed a report saying he offered Dimon the role. Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported Trump offered to nominate Dimon for Fed chair, although the news outlet added the JPMorgan boss took the offer as a joke. Trump in […]
The headquaters of US auto company General Motos (GM) in Detroit, Michigan. Uli Deck | Picture Alliance | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors laid off more than 200 salaried employees on Friday, as the automaker continues to reevaluate its businesses and cut costs to boost profits. The impacted employees were largely Computer-Aided Design, or […]
AI headshots are becoming popular on LinkedIn and in professional portfolios as job seekers look for affordable profile pictures to give them an edge. Since first impressions happen almost entirely through a screen, a clean, appealing photo is as important as a strong resume. And in a competitive job market, a good headshot can make […]
Jersey City’s Democratic mayor has emerged as a top contender to lead New York City’s most influential business group, sources tell The Post. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop — who previously defended Big Apple mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s controversial plan to open government-run grocery stores and said “I don’t live in NYC nor do I […]
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Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images While the government cost-cutting initiative known as the Department of Government Efficiency, which resulted in thousands of federal job cuts, winds down, mass layoffs are still roiling corporate America. Companies are under increasing pressure to trim costs against the backdrop of global economic uncertainty brought on by President […]
An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has slashed jobs from its minority health office and other divisions, CNBC has learned, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upends the U.S. health department. During […]
U.S. President Donald Trump sits next to Crypto czar David Sacks at the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters David Sacks, the Trump administration’s AI and crypto czar, sold over $200 million worth of digital asset-related investments personally and through his firm, […]
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a press briefing on the company’s campus in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance, the company confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday. “At Microsoft we focus on high-performance […]
