Sad female worker carrying her belongings while leaving the office after being fired Isbjorn | Istock | Getty Images Layoffs have been a defining feature of the job market in 2025, with several major companies announcing thousands of job cuts driven by artificial intelligence. In fact, AI was responsible for almost 55,000 layoffs in the…
Capsule hotels are a cheap alternative to expensive accomodation in London for office workers. Sawdah Bhaimiya Workers who moved out of London for remote work are under pressure to come back to the office in the city, and some are choosing to stay in Japanese-inspired sleeping pods for just £30 ($40). I travelled to Piccadilly…
Holiday shopping has always felt like a “chore” for Amrita Bhasin. Between deciding what to buy, comparing prices and checking reviews, the 24-year-old retail tech CEO said she spent more than 15 hours each year buying gifts for her friends and family, a process that took the joy out of giving. But this year, Bhasin…
During the December Monthly Meeting , Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks, the Investing Club’s director of portfolio analysis, set the table for the stock market in 2026, including identifying out-of-favor stocks that are strong buys right now. Here’s a rapid-fire update on each stock in the portfolio, starting with seven currently unfashionable names that Jim…
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks during a press conference at San Francisco City Hall on Oct. 23, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images San Francisco’s Downtown Development Corporation, launched in April by Mayor Daniel Lurie, said on Tuesday that it’s received over $60 million in early commitments from donors including…
Stocks eked out gains Friday and closed the week higher after the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge added to the case for an interest rate cut next week. For the week, the S & P 500 rose 0.3%, while the Nasdaq added nearly 1%. Both indexes logged back-to-back weekly gains. The Dow gained roughly 0.5%….
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Salesforce shares popped 5% on Friday after the company posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Wednesday despite falling short of Wall Street’s revenue estimates. The stock, which is up 13% over the past five days, is aiming for its best week since 2023. The company reported adjusted earnings per…
As Wall Street worries that advancements in artificial intelligence will hurt enterprise software companies, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told CNBC’s Jim Cramer a large language model is “just a commodity feature” that strengthens his company’s products. “All these large language models are the same. We just want the lowest cost one, then we plug it…
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff delivers the keynote address at the start of the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Oct. 14, 2025. Jessica Christian | San Francisco Chronicle | Getty Images Salesforce reported better-than-expected earnings on Wednesday and topped Wall Street estimates with its revenue guidance for the fourth quarter. The stock rose 2% in…
Earnings season is winding down as we kick off the last month of 2025. Despite many headwinds — persistent inflation, slowing global growth, a record 43-day U.S. government shutdown, and geopolitical conflicts — third-quarter results were largely positive. With 95% of S & P 500 companies in, 83% have outpaced earnings expectations, while 76% have…
