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“Gap to lay off 1,800 workers as part of broad push to cut costs”

“Gap will lay off about 1,800 employees as part of a broad effort to cut costs and streamline operations, the company said Thursday.  The cuts, first revealed on Tuesday, are more than three times larger than the 500 layoffs it… Continue Reading…

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“Bed Bath & Beyond again warns of bankruptcy if new stock offering doesn’t pay off”

“Bed Bath & Beyond is warning of a bankruptcy filing — again — if a proposed $300 million stock offering doesn’t pay off. The beleaguered retailer said in a securities filing Thursday that its lenders downsized its loan. If it… Continue Reading…

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“Ericsson to lay off 8,500 workers as part of cost-cutting plan”

“Swedish telecom company Ericsson will lay off 8,500 workers as part of its cost-cutting measures, the company confirmed to CNBC on Friday. Reuters earlier reported on the layoffs, which will impact roughly 8% of its staff of 105,529 worldwide. The… Continue Reading…

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“Twilio to lay off about 1,500 employees, or 17% of its workforce”

“Twilio on Monday announced plans to cut around 17% of its workforce, or roughly 1,500 jobs based on the 8,992 employees reported as of Sept. 30, 2022, in a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Twilio announced the… Continue Reading…

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“Dell to lay off 6,650 workers, or 5% of its workforce”

“Dell on Monday announced plans to lay off 5% of its workforce, or about 6,650 employees, according to an SEC filing.  The cuts at Dell come as demand for PCs and laptops has slowed globally. Global shipments of PCs were… Continue Reading…

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“Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees”

“Microsoft said Wednesday that it’s letting go of 10,000 employees through March 31 as the software maker braces for slower revenue growth. The company is also taking a $1.2 billion charge in the fiscal second quarter, which will result in a… Continue Reading…

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“Amazon reportedly plans to lay off about 10,000 employees starting this week”

“Amazon is planning to lay off approximately 10,000 employees in corporate and technology roles beginning this week, according to a report from The New York Times. Separately, The Wall Street Journal also cited a source saying the company plans to lay off thousands of… Continue Reading…

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“Stripe lays off 14% of workers”

“Online payments giant Stripe is laying off roughly 14% of its staff, CEO Patrick Collison wrote in a memo to staff Thursday… Collison acknowledged that the company’s leadership made “two very consequential mistakes” by misjudging how much the internet economy would grow… Continue Reading…

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“Target’s earnings take a huge hit as retailer sells off unwanted inventory”

“Target on Wednesday said its quarterly profit fell nearly 90% from a year ago, as the retailer followed through on its warning that steep markdowns on unwanted merchandise would weigh on its bottom line. The big-box retailer missed Wall Street’s expectations by a… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies, Predictions, Opinions, & Comments

“Coinbase lays off 18% of workforce as executives prepare for recession and ‘crypto winter’” Plus My Opinion On Cryptocurrency’s Future

“…The cryptocurrency exchange will cut 18% of full-time jobs, according to an email sent to employees Tuesday morning. Coinbase has roughly 5,000 full-time workers, translating to a head count reduction of around 1,100 people…. “We appear to be entering a recession after a… Continue Reading…