Were you on MySpace, reader? I wasn't. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I was barely a human yet when it was big. But I've lurked on platforms like YikYak, Stumbleupon, Clubhouse — back when they were still a thing.
Good morning. I'm senior reporter Phil Rosen.
Thursday's jobs data showed the labor market right now basically resembles the opposite of what it should look like ahead of a recession. It's as robust as ever, even as fears of a downturn have yet to abate. Not to mention the economy itself, which is still growing.
Happy Friday eve, reader. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I love talking about careers. One of my favorite pieces of advice is that you don't really switch jobs — you switch managers. That's a big deal, because a lot of people apparently dislike their managers.
Good morning. I'm Phil Rosen, reporting from Los Angeles.
The good weather here has left me postponing my return to wintry New York. After weeks of sunshine, a few seconds of Manhattan air just might give me frostbite at this point.
And speaking of cold hard reality, the Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk is trying to raise fresh funds to pay off some of the pricier bits of his $13 billion Twitter loan.
Hiya! Dan DeFrancesco in NYC, and I'm wondering why someone would spend $1,000 for some dirty water from an amusement park ride.
Get outta my dreams (and into my car), reader. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I don't like driving but I am in the market for a new ride to go with my new place in San Diego. Buying a car is hard enough as it is, but I'd be even more annoyed if I bought one and then it immediately got a deep discount.
Today is hump day, but any tuned-in market watcher will be ignoring camels and monitoring cars on this Wednesday. I'm senior reporter Phil Rosen, here to ring in a pivotal Tesla earnings report with you this morning.