A former Salesforce employee wrote on LinkedIn about discovering she was laid off during maternity leave. McKenzie Gregory said she was surprised find out maternity leave didn’t protect her from layoffs. In the US, it’s still possible to be laid…
The banking fiasco will help the Federal Reserve curb inflation, the IMF’s managing director says. “The skirmishes in the banking sector are actually helpful,” Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. The turmoil will cause a tightening of credit conditions that slows price…
Crypto token ether rose to break through $2,000 Thursday and was trading at an 11-month high Friday. The second-biggest cryptocurrency gained after Ethereum completed long-awaited changes to its network. The “Shanghai” upgrade means ether holders can now withdraw tokens they…
Arms dealer Viktor Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death,” is asking Trump to flee to Russia. He sent Trump a telegram, warning him to escape charges in New York and that his “life is in peril.” Bout said Trump would…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s pay was just $1.3 million in 2022 — a huge drop from $212.7 million in 2021. While not receiving any in 2022, he got nearly $212 million in stock awards in 2021 which are to vest…
One unit of the T-38 cost $756,000 in 1961, adjusted to today’s currency, per the US Air Force. T-38 Talon pilots make their final adjustments in the cockpit before takeoff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Stocktrek Images/Getty Images While…
Trump’s lawyers asked to delay the E. Jean Carroll battery and defamation trial a month on Thursday. They said they want to probe a nonprofit backed by Hoffman that gave money to Carroll’s defense. The judge ruled to reopen discovery…
The suspected Pentagon leaker was arrested Tuesday by federal agents in Dighton, Massachusetts. Merrick Garland identified the suspect as Jack Teixeira, 21, a guardsman specializing in intelligence. Teixeira allegedly shared highly classified documents about the Ukraine war online. LoadingSomething is…
It’s a tough time to be a homebuyer: prices are high and mortgage rates are still relatively high. But in most US cities, it’s actually gotten easier for buyers to negotiate prices and sales terms. Here are five cities from…
Twitter has partnered with brokerage firm eToro to give users more financial data. If they choose to trade, they can also access eToro’s site through the social-media app. The collaboration is a step toward Musk’s plans to create an “everything…
