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Why saving in a 401(k) plan may be tough for frequent job switchers
Finance

Why saving in a 401(k) plan may be tough for frequent job switchers

Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images Saving in a 401(k) plan may be tough for workers who switch jobs frequently — a dynamic that’s come into greater focus amid the Great Resignation. In 2021, 14% of people saving in a 401(k) plan left their employer, according to a new report from Vanguard Group, which is […]

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Tech companies urge U.S. to let the kids of visa holders stay past the age of 21
Technology

Tech companies urge U.S. to let the kids of visa holders stay past the age of 21

Muthumalla Dhandapani, an Indian immigrant with an H1-B visa and a Comcast employee in Sunnyvale, protests President Trump’s immigration orders in 2017. Santiago Mejia | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images A coalition of tech companies including Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Uber are urging the Department of Homeland Security to revise policies for children of high-skilled […]

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Huge pay bumps and flexi work hours: How Singapore companies are fighting the talent war
World

Huge pay bumps and flexi work hours: How Singapore companies are fighting the talent war

Companies in Singapore are adjusting salaries and beefing up mental health benefits, bonuses, flexible working policies and more. Jayson_lys | E+ | Getty Images In a normal year, lawyers at one of Singapore’s top four local law firms could expect to receive an annual increment of between 10% and 15%. The company said employees would get […]

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Retirement tax breaks benefit higher earners, leaving middle-class savers behind, report finds
Business

Retirement tax breaks benefit higher earners, leaving middle-class savers behind, report finds

Fstop123 | E+ | Getty Images Tax breaks designed to boost retirement savings may primarily benefit higher earners, leaving middle-class workers behind, according to a report from the National Institute on Retirement Security. With most Americans receiving less than half of preretirement income from Social Security, many rely on employer-sponsored savings plans and individual retirement […]

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Here’s the email Elon Musk sent all Tesla employees about 10% head count reduction
Technology

Here’s the email Elon Musk sent all Tesla employees about 10% head count reduction

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China August 29, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an email to all employees at the electric vehicle maker on Friday that the company will cut 10% of salaried workers and will instead rely on more […]

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‘Lots of luck on his trip to the moon’: Biden shrugs off Elon Musk’s economic fears, touts Ford investments
Technology

‘Lots of luck on his trip to the moon’: Biden shrugs off Elon Musk’s economic fears, touts Ford investments

President Joe Biden on Friday brushed off Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s reported “super bad feeling” about the U.S. economy, while praising some of Musk’s competitors for expanding their investments in electric vehicles. Biden then took a dismissive-sounding swipe at Musk, a frequent critic of his administration. “Lots of luck on his trip to the moon,” Biden […]

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Elon Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs
Technology

Elon Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters. The message, sent on Thursday and titled “pause all hiring worldwide”, came two days after the billionaire told staff to return […]

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Tesla monitored its employees on Facebook with help of PR firm during 2017 union push
Technology

Tesla monitored its employees on Facebook with help of PR firm during 2017 union push

An aerial view shows the Tesla Fremont Factory in Fremont, California on February 10, 2022. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images In 2017 and 2018, as some workers sought to form a union at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company was paying a consultancy, MWW PR, to monitor employees […]

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Stock futures are slightly higher ahead of May’s jobs report
Finance

Stock futures are slightly higher ahead of May’s jobs report

Trader on the floor of the NYSE, June 1, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures rose Thursday evening as investors focus their attention on more jobs data due out Friday morning. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up about 34 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were both higher by 0.2%. […]

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Starbucks union creates  million fund to cover lost pay for striking baristas
Business

Starbucks union creates $1 million fund to cover lost pay for striking baristas

A protester waves a sign that read "unionize" near the Country Club Plaza Starbucks store where dozens of Starbucks employees and union supporters protested alleged anti-union tactics by the company Thursday, March 3, 2022. Jill Toyoshiba | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The union backing organizing efforts at Starbucks is creating a $1 million […]

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