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Economy, Personal Finance

“44% of workers are ‘cautiously optimistic’ about meeting retirement goals, CNBC poll finds. Here are key planning steps at every age”

“Almost half, 44%, of workers in a new CNBC poll are “cautiously optimistic” about their ability to meet their retirement goals, and 27% say they are “realistic” about that happening.  About half, 52%, of millennials and 47% of Gen Xers… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“40% of workers are behind on retirement planning. Not saving earlier was the biggest mistake”

“…In fact, 4 in 10 American workers — 40% — are behind on retirement planning and savings, largely due to debt, insufficient income or getting a late start, according to a new CNBC survey, which polled more than 6,600 U.S. adults in early August. Older… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Only 37% of American workers feel good about their retirement savings…”

“…That’s according to CNBC’s August 2024 Your Money retirement survey conducted with SurveyMonkey, which found that only 37% of non-retired Americans are either “on schedule” or “ahead of schedule” with their retirement investments. Considering that more than half of Americans say they’re… Continue Reading…

Business

“Sony to lay off 900 workers from PlayStation division, or 8% of unit’s global workforce”

“Sony Interactive Entertainment on Tuesday said it will lay off about 900 employees in its PlayStation unit, or 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest technology company to announce headcount trims… He added that employees across all of the company’s… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Why so many workers are striking in 2023…”

“Just as Hollywood’s writers and studios reached a tentative deal to return to work after nearly 150 days, a new strike was brewing. More than 75,000 health-care workers walked off the job Wednesday at Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest non-profit health-care organization, driven in part by demands for… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Amazon hikes pay in the UK, plans to hire 15,000 seasonal workers ahead of the holidays”

“Amazon is planning to hike pay for its operations workers in the U.K. and add 15,000 new staff ahead of the holidays, as the e-commerce giant prepares itself for a wave of demand ahead of Christmas. The company said Monday that it would… Continue Reading…

Business

“…13,000 workers go on strike at major US auto makers”

“About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn’t reach a deal with Detroit’s automakers. The United Auto Workers union is seeking big raises and better benefits from General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. They want… Continue Reading…

Business

“Thousands of Southern California hotel workers begin strike”

“Just as the July Fourth holiday weekend gets into high gear, thousands of hotel workers in Southern California began striking Sunday morning seeking to negotiate a contract with higher wages and other benefits, according to the union representing the workers.… Continue Reading…

Business

“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…

Economy

“Job openings declined in January but still far outnumber available workers”

“Job openings declined slightly in January but still far outnumber available workers as the labor picture remains tight, according to data released Wednesday. The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed there are 10.824 million openings, down some… Continue Reading…