Ethan Mollick is considered one of the top experts on the emerging world of generative AI, jobs and the economy, but you might not think so if you take his word for it. “Leading is not that far a lead as an expert,” he told CNBC’s Sharon Epperson at the CNBC Workforce Executive Council Summit…
Commuters cross the street near the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) headquarters on October 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Government shutdowns have historically been an precarious time for federal workers, both for those required to remain on the job without pay and those furloughed. This shutdown comes…
The United States Capitol building is seen in Washington D.C., United States on October 4 , 2023. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Congress has until midnight on Tuesday to pass a funding bill and avoid a shutdown of the federal government. If lawmakers can’t agree, hundreds of thousands of federal employees could…
Alex Potemkin | E+ | Getty Images More than 74,000 federal student loan borrowers are stuck in a backlog of applications for a popular student loan forgiveness program. That program, called Public Service Loan Forgiveness Buyback, allows borrowers pursuing PSLF to get their debt wiped away sooner than they might have expected. Signed into law…
Rachael De Foe, 31, works as a fractional head of communications. Courtesy of Rachael De Foe. In late 2019, Rachael De Foe was burnt out, so she took a leap of faith that many dream of but never do: she quit her nine-to-five job without anything lined up. The Singapore-native had spent the past few…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a press conference in February 2024. CNBC Nearly two dozen attorneys general, and a wide range of consumer groups and advocates, have registered their opposition to the Trump administration‘s proposed regulation that could narrow eligibility for a popular student loan forgiveness program for government and nonprofit workers. The…
BartekSzewczyk | Getty Images While artificial intelligence has caused turbulence in the labor market, the recent decline in job opportunities has more to do with economic uncertainty, experts say. “As we look across the broader labor market, we see that AI’s impact on the labor market has still been fairly small,” said Cory Stahle, a…
Current CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Antonio Neri rose from call center agent at the company to chief executive officer. Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO, started off with a summer gig helping to unload trucks. It’s a similar story for GM CEO Mary Barra, who began on the assembly line at the automaker as an 18-year…
As rising living costs and global economic uncertainty continue to strain many financially, some expats have found that moving overseas can be easier on their wallet. For the fifth consecutive year, Vietnam is the most affordable country in the world for expats, ranking first out of 46 destinations when it comes to personal finances, according to the 2025…
People in Tijuana, Mexico, look though the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Border Field State Park on Aug. 17, 2025 in Imperial Beach, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Early evidence suggests that White House policy is reducing the size of the immigrant labor force, in turn contributing to a recent drawdown…
