Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Axel Springer building in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023. He received the annual Axel Springer Award. Ben Kriemann | Getty Images Among the thousands of Microsoft employees who lost their jobs in the cutbacks announced this week were 830 staffers in the company’s home state of Washington. Nearly…
Cecilie_arcurs | E+ | Getty Images Young Americans will play a significant role in shaping workplaces in the decades ahead, and a new study conducted by Generation Lab for CNBC takes a look at how they feel about work-life balance and corporate culture. One finding of note: younger employees are back at job sites, and…
A Nike store in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 3, 2025. Nhac Nguyen | Afp | Getty Images If I had to choose between having a job and paying less for Nike shoes, you’d see me running barefoot to the office. Wednesday’s market moves, however, suggested that Wall Street preferred the cheaper shoes. The U.S….
A hiring sign is displayed in a Dominos Pizza window on June 25, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images For federal government workers who worked at agencies tied to this year’s job cuts, an apparent slowdown in the labor market is happening at the worst possible time. A gradual pullback in hiring…
An Amazon worker on the picket line during a strike over pay at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfilment center in Coventry, U.K., on Feb. 28, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon announced Monday its millionth worker robot, and said its entire fleet will be powered by a newly launched generative artificial intelligence model. The…
Jobs data and policy updates will take center stage in the week ahead. Coming off a record-breaking week for the market , here’s a closer look at what we’ll be looking for in the holiday-shortened stretch of trading. 1. Jobs, jobs, jobs: The labor market will command center stage over the next four trading days….
