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Walmart’s worst week since 2022: Retailer’s former U.S. CEO Bill Simon thinks Wall Street is getting earnings, tariff risks wrong
Fast Money Walmart’s worst week since 2022: Retailer’s former U.S. CEO Bill Simon thinks Wall Street is getting earnings, tariff risks wrong Published Sat, Feb 22 20259:00 AM EST Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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Unemployment spikes in Washington, D.C. as Trump and Musk begin efforts to shrink the government
Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s moves to fire thousands of federal government workers have coincided with a surge in jobless claims in Washington D.C. that could get worse as […]
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Many workers would take a pay cut to work from home — some would forgo at least 20% of their salary
Key Points Many workers say they’d take a pay cut to be able to work from home at least a few days a week, according to academic studies. They see work-life balance as the biggest advantage of remote work. Others say they feel less connected to co-workers and see fewer opportunities for mentoring. Employers also […]
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Return-to-office policies are ‘creeping up,’ researcher says. Many workers would rather quit
Key Points About half of workers say they’d rather quit than return to the office full-time, according to a Pew Research Center poll. Big companies like Amazon, AT&T, Boeing, Dell Technologies, JPMorgan Chase, UPS and The Washington Post have initiated return-to-office mandates for at least some employees. Workers value hybrid work similarly to an 8% […]
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Stripe cuts 300 jobs in product, engineering and operations
The Stripe logo on a smartphone with U.S. dollar banknotes in the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Stripe cut 300 jobs, representing about 3.5% of its workforce, mostly in product, engineering and operations, CNBC has confirmed. The payments company, valued at about $70 billion in the private markets, still […]
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Health care jobs are in demand in 2025 — one of the top roles can pay $385,000
Key Points The health care sector claimed the highest share of top jobs for 2025, according to Indeed. They accounted for five of the top 25 jobs: Physician, clinical psychologist, radiologist, registered nurse and director of clinical services. An aging U.S. population, retirements among workers and low risk of A.I. replacement have led to high […]
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English teacher, server and sommelier are among the fastest-growing roles in Australia, according to LinkedIn
The fastest-growing job in Australia is English teacher, according to LinkedIn’s 2025 “Jobs on the Rise” report. Johnny Greig | E+ | Getty Images Australia’s fastest-growing roles are from the education, travel and hospitality sectors — with titles such as English teacher, server and travel specialist making the top of LinkedIn’s 2025 list of jobs […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Good news need not always be bad news for markets
A job and resource fair hosted by the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board in partnership with NCWorks in Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on […]
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Trump’s plan for mass deportation could have a big effect on prices
The U.S. saw inflation cool in 2024, but economists warn that President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants could greatly affect prices. “Certainly the economic impacts are going to be felt,” said David J. Bier, the director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute. “There’s going to be supply chain issues. […]
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U.S. payrolls grew by 256,000 in December, much more than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.1%
Job growth was much stronger than expected in December, possibly providing the Federal Reserve less incentive to cut interest rates this year. Nonfarm payrolls surged by 256,000 for the month, up from 212,000 in November and above the 155,000 forecast from the Dow Jones consensus, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate […]
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