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Layoffs Hit Amazon, UPS, Target, and More — but It Has Little to Do with AI

“If we take a look at Amazon, we know they hired very aggressively between 2017 and 2022, adding tons of workers during the pandemic, so I’m not surprised that there’s been…

November 3, 2025

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Layoffs Are Piling Up, Raising Worker Anxiety. Here Are Some Companies That Have Cut Jobs Recently

"It’s not so much AI directly taking jobs, but AI’s appetite for cash that might be taking jobs,” said Jason Schloetzer, associate professor at Georgetown University’s…

October 28, 2025

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Target Might Be Cutting Jobs, but Its ‘Kitchen Sink’ Moment Hasn’t Hit Yet

“Reducing complexity is code for eliminating existing initiatives that haven’t worked out as planned, reallocating some of the savings to new initiatives, and allowing some…

October 27, 2025

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Meta, Blue Owl and AI: Here Are the Details of Wall Street’s Biggest Private-Credit Deal Ever

This type of asset-based financing, where a financial security is collateralized by a pool of assets — in this case, the future lease payments from Meta — has become an…

October 24, 2025

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Real Humans of Georgetown McDonough’s MBA Class of 2027

Purpose-driven and globally minded, McDonough’s MBA Class of 2027 pairs D.C.’s policy-and-business crossroads with Jesuit values of cura. …

October 23, 2025

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AWS Outage: You Thought Monday’s Internet Outage Was Bad? Just Wait

“If there’s an outage and you rely on AI to make your decisions and you can’t access it, that’s going to have an effect on performance,” said Tim DeStefano, associate…

October 22, 2025

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AI Boom: Tech Revolution or New Bubble Set to Burst?

“It sure seems bubbilicious,” said James J. Angel, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of.…

October 20, 2025

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Former NEC Director: China ‘Overplayed Their Hand’ With Rare Earth Restrictions

Lael Brainard, Distinguished Fellow at Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy and former NEC director, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss her…

October 20, 2025

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The Portion Paradox: MAHA Misses the One Fix That Actually Works

"The White House’s MAHA plan targets ultra-processed foods and labels, but skips the simplest, most effective solution: portion control," writes Hank Cardello, executive-in…

October 15, 2025

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Why Experts Are Worried About an AI Bubble in the Stock Market

“The question is — are we in an AI bubble?” said James Angel, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “You never…

October 14, 2025