#Amazon workers talk Jeff Bezos return amid Andy Jassy layoffs

#Amazon workers talk Jeff Bezos return amid Andy Jassy layoffs

“Amazon workers talk Jeff Bezos return amid Andy Jassy layoffs” Amazon employees openly welcomed a potential comeback by Jeff Bezos to run the struggling e-retail giant after current CEO Andy Jassy announced a larger-than-expected wave of layoffs, according to a report Friday. Speculation that Bezos could seek to supplant Jassy as CEO has increased during…

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#US job growth solid in December; unemployment falls to 3.5%

#US job growth solid in December; unemployment falls to 3.5%

“US job growth solid in December; unemployment falls to 3.5%” The U.S. economy maintained a strong pace of job growth in December, with the unemployment rate falling to 3.5%, but higher borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve fights inflation could see the labor market momentum slowing significantly by mid-year. Nonfarm payrolls increased 223,000 last month, the Labor…

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#Washington Post announces layoffs in tense town hall meeting

#Washington Post announces layoffs in tense town hall meeting

“Washington Post announces layoffs in tense town hall meeting” The Washington Post’s all-hands meeting turned chaotic Wednesday after the newspaper’s publisher announced looming layoffs – and then left the room as concerned employees shouted questions. The Jeff Bezos-owned broadsheet will conduct a round of layoffs during the first quarter of 2023, publisher Fred Ryan announced…

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#Biden’s job-creation lie, MSNBC’s Twitter-File denial and more

#Biden’s job-creation lie, MSNBC’s Twitter-File denial and more

“Biden’s job-creation lie, MSNBC’s Twitter-File denial and more” Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions This Chart: We’re building an economy from the bottom up and the middle out by creating more jobs than any Administration in history at this point in a presidency. pic.twitter.com/BPGZapSKTM — President Biden (@POTUS) December 2, 2022 We say: President…

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#US hiring strong in November as employers added 263,000 jobs

#US hiring strong in November as employers added 263,000 jobs

“US hiring strong in November as employers added 263,000 jobs” The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy — a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. The economy added 263,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate stayed 3.7%, still near a…

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