Layoffs or an AI pivot? It's hard to tell the difference now

Companies are cleansing their layoff announcements with a big dose of AI strategy talk. Cutting jobs this way is a convenient bit of corporate magic.

Stocks tank on a brutal jobs report and another surge in oil prices

Major stock indexes dropped after data showed the US lost 92,000 jobs last month. Meanwhile, oil surged toward $100 a barrel.

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Young bankers are learning the hard way that Wall Street doesn't do influencers

Wall Street doesn't want to be on TikTok. Gen Z does.

What US companies like Amazon and JPMorgan are telling their Middle East staff during the war in Iran

Global US companies from JPMorgan to FedEx have staff and key operations in the UAE and are sharing guidance during the Iran conflict.