Salesforce reportedly cut about 300 jobs in July after eliminating 700 roles earlier this year. The latest cuts are part of the company’s ongoing effort to streamline its operations, Bloomberg reported Monday (July 15), citing an unnamed source. Without specifying the number of layoffs, a Salesforce spokesperson...
Great Britain’s digital sector is reportedly seeing its slowest job growth in a decade. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (July 11), this has led the incoming Labour government to promise to revitalize the industry as it seeks to fuel growth. The number of digital jobs climbed by...
CNN is reportedly cutting about 100 jobs as it prepares its new CNN.com subscription product. That’s according to a Wednesday (July 10) report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which notes the move comes as the company is looking to become less reliant on its TV channel. The...
Tax preparation software maker Intuit is cutting 1,800 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, and closing two locations. The company, parent of QuickBooks and TurboTax, revealed the planned layoffs in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday (July 10), saying it plans to...
May 10, 2024
Consumers are souring about the near-term outlook — on inflation, job prospects and interest rates. Where there’s worry, there’s possibly some saving for a rainy day at the expense of spending now. The latest Index of Consumer Sentiment published Friday (May 10) by the University of Michigan declined about 13% in May, measured month over month. The university noted […]
April 05, 2024
Wages are increasing. The unemployment rate’s lower. The U.S. economy added more jobs in March than had been expected. And yet, it all may not be enough to offset the...
February 13, 2024
The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of work is crowded and a bit confusing these days. On one hand, companies like Google and Duolingo have cut staff recently with...
December 04, 2023
The healthcare industry is a massive, fragmented and — above all — necessary force in American life. Complicating matters is that there’s a growing shortage of clinicians in the United...
July 18, 2024
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance increased by 20,000 during the week ended Saturday (July 13), driven by temporary closures of automobile plants and the effects of Hurricane Beryl. The total of 243,000 initial claims filed during the week was up from the previous week’s revised figure of 223,000, the Department of Labor (DOL) […]
July 15, 2024
Salesforce reportedly cut about 300 jobs in July after eliminating 700 roles earlier this year. The latest cuts are part of the company’s ongoing effort to streamline its operations, Bloomberg reported Monday...
July 11, 2024
Great Britain’s digital sector is reportedly seeing its slowest job growth in a decade. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (July 11), this has led the incoming Labour government to promise to revitalize...
July 10, 2024
CNN is reportedly cutting about 100 jobs as it prepares its new CNN.com subscription product. That’s according to a Wednesday (July 10) report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which notes the move...
