Tech layoffs approach Great Recession levels: ‘It was not sustainable or real’
The number of tech layoffs this year is nearing annual levels seen during the Great Recession, but is far from dot-com-bust territory. As technology companies...
Opinion: You can’t rely on Social Security to fund your retirement — it’s time to rethink your retirement savings strategy
Following a period of record inflation, Social Security’s latest cost of living adjustment (COLA) means retirees will see the biggest bump to their benefits checks...
Crypto and tech are the first dominoes to fall as stimulus liquidity dries up, says this money manager. Here’s what could happen next.
Read: Sequoia on its FTX investment: Some surprise to the upside, and some surprise to the downside JPMorgan is predicting a “cascade of margin calls,...
‘Living paycheck-to-paycheck has become the norm’: Inflation takes its toll on American finances as emergency funds run dry
Inflation is taking its toll on people’s emergency funds. The share of workers who say they are living paycheck-to-paycheck has surged among middle- to high-income...
‘From Bambi to Godzilla.’ Strategist David Rosenberg skewers the Federal Reserve as he sees a 30% hit to home prices and the S&P 500 returning to an early 2020 low
The last time David Rosenberg shared his outlook for the U.S. stock market and the economy with MarketWatch, in late May, it was depressing enough....
This U.S. pension plan faces a bigger crisis than the U.K.’s
Could the U.S. pensions behemoth be hit by the kind of crisis that just swept across the U. K.? Don’t bet on it, says ratings...
Bond markets facing historic losses grow anxious of Fed that ‘isn’t blinking yet’
The Federal Reserve has been showing no signs of letting up on aggressive rate hikes, even as its policies fuel carnage for the ages across...
Over 50% of CEOs say they’re considering cutting jobs over the next 6 months — and remote workers may be the first go to
Alarm sirens from the C-Suite about a looming recession are gaining volume in America and elsewhere, but calls back to the office for full-time work...
Here’s what Costco is saying about inflation — and a membership fee increase
As the market obsesses about inflation and what would cause the Fed to step off the gas pedal, it’s worth considering what some companies are...
The biggest Fed rate hike in 40 years? It could be coming next week.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and times are, arguably, increasingly desperate. The persistence of high inflation might force the Federal Reserve to resort to...