Company needs to cut 85% of its workforce

Opendoor co-founder and newly minted board chair Keith Rabois said remote work and a “bloated” workforce have been a drag on the company’s culture, as he vowed to slash headcount. “There’s 1,400 employees at Opendoor. I don’t know what most of them do. We don’t need more than 200 of them,” Rabois told CNBC’s “Squawk…

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‘Ozempic Effect’ has reached clothing store rack as America resizes

Jennifer Johnson, founder of True Fashionistas, Florida’s largest clothing reseller, started noticing something unusual about a year ago. Suddenly, once difficult-to-find larger sizes were becoming more common in the batches of clothing arriving for resale. Since then, the trickle has become a torrent. Johnson said that historically, her store has been overloaded with extra smalls and…

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Fintech firm Lendbuzz files for IPO

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 29, 2025. NYSE Lendbuzz, an auto finance fintech company, filed an IPO prospectus Friday. The Boston-based company is targeting a valuation of around $1.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named discussing internal matters. That valuation may…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE 100, Sabadell, BBVA

European stocks look set to open higher on Friday, with early-morning data showing the U.K. economic growth stalled in July. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was flat at 8:30 a.m. in London (3:30 a.m. ET), with no broad consensus movement among sectors and major bourses. Data released on Friday morning showed that the U.K. economy recorded…

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UK economy stalls in July, as slowdown sets in

A road closure sign leans against a wall outside Royal Exchange in the heart of the City of London, on 13th June 2022, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images U.K. economic growth flatlined in July, according to data published Friday, adding to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ headache ahead of the Autumn…

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