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U.S. health department plans to slash 10,000 jobs as RFK Jr. upends agencies
Health

U.S. health department plans to slash 10,000 jobs as RFK Jr. upends agencies

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 24, 2025.  Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to slash 10,000 full-time employees across different departments, as […]

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Slower economic growth is likely ahead with risk of a recession rising, according to the CNBC Fed Survey
Finance

Slower economic growth is likely ahead with risk of a recession rising, according to the CNBC Fed Survey

CNBC Fed Survey Slower economic growth is likely ahead with risk of a recession rising, according to the CNBC Fed Survey Published Tue, Mar 18 20256:37 AM EDTUpdated 43 Min Ago Steve Liesman@steveliesman WATCH LIVE Source

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Operation Hope CEO issues a warning on AI: ‘If you don’t bring people with you, they’ll fight you, or worse’
World

Operation Hope CEO issues a warning on AI: ‘If you don’t bring people with you, they’ll fight you, or worse’

John Hope Bryant, CEO of nonprofit Operation HOPE, speaks during a panel at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE on March 12, 2025. John Hope Bryant, CEO of Operation Hope, warned on Wednesday that the risk of jobs being eliminated by artificial intelligence will disproportionately impact those “at the bottom of the pyramid.” He urged governments to invest […]

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Trump ‘an agent of chaos and confusion,’ economists warn — but a U.S. recession isn’t in the cards yet
World

Trump ‘an agent of chaos and confusion,’ economists warn — but a U.S. recession isn’t in the cards yet

U.S. President Donald Trump attends the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Global market volatility and geopolitical turbulence in the wake of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House have led to warnings that the U.S. economy could be heading for […]

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DOGE layoffs may ‘overwhelm’ unemployment system for federal workers, report finds
Finance

DOGE layoffs may ‘overwhelm’ unemployment system for federal workers, report finds

Key Points The Trump administration — with the help of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, which the president says is headed by Elon Musk — has fired tens of thousands of federal workers. The scale of cuts will likely be flood the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) with claims and […]

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Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk’s authority amid backlash to DOGE cuts
World

Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk’s authority amid backlash to DOGE cuts

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 said he told his Cabinet secretaries during a meeting Thursday that staffing decisions will be left up to them, not Elon Musk and his Department of Government […]

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Trump lawyer Habba on fired veterans: ‘Perhaps they’re not fit to have a job at this moment’
Politics

Trump lawyer Habba on fired veterans: ‘Perhaps they’re not fit to have a job at this moment’

(L-R) Attorney Alina Habba speaks as US former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City on September 6, 2024.  Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s top lawyer Alina Habba on Tuesday questioned whether some military veterans fired from […]

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Trump administration, Musk’s DOGE plan to fire nearly all CFPB staff and wind down agency, employees say
World

Trump administration, Musk’s DOGE plan to fire nearly all CFPB staff and wind down agency, employees say

Elon Musk holds up a chainsaw onstage during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025.  Nathan Howard | Reuters The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Trump-appointed leadership plans to fire nearly all its 1,700 employees while “winding down” the agency, according to testimony from employees. In a trove of […]

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‘The knowledge economy is on the way out.’  These are the skills workers will need in the age of AI, says LinkedIn
World

‘The knowledge economy is on the way out.’ These are the skills workers will need in the age of AI, says LinkedIn

Artificial intelligence is a turning point forcing us to rethink not just what work is, but what it means to be human at work, according to a LinkedIn specialist. Drazen_ | E+ | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is disrupting global industries and workforces, but it may also set in motion an entirely new economy. Although […]

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Lawsuit challenges Musk ‘resignation’ threat to federal workers
Politics

Lawsuit challenges Musk ‘resignation’ threat to federal workers

CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on Feb. 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images A newly amended lawsuit challenges a threat by Elon Musk to federal workers, which warned them over social […]

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