I've been job hunting for 7 months since being laid off from my consulting job. I cashed out my 401(k) to stay afloat.

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Aaron Laniewicz
Aaron Laniewicz

Aaron Laniewicz

The hidden AI risk for workers isn't just unemployment — it's a pay cut, former Salesforce AI CEO says

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Clara Shih
Clara Shih.

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I was laid off in my 60s and can't find a job after 11 months. I wish I could retire, but I can't afford it.

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Robin Peppers Daniels pivoted to substitute teaching after Wells Fargo laid her off.

Robin Daniel

The 'Chinese Dream' is shrinking. That's bad news for the global economy.

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2025 was another strong year for China's economy — on paper.

Beijing reported the world's second-largest economy hit its 5% GDP growth target for the year. Exports held up. Industrial output stayed resilient.

Jobs report updates: What to expect after last month's surprisingly robust job surge

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It's jobs Friday, and we're about to learn if the labor market's "deep freeze" continued to thaw in February.

I landed a job by cold emailing the CEO. Nothing else worked for me.

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Marketing professional Cathy Xie cold emailed the CEO of the job she wanted with the subject line: "My landlord inspired this email."

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Investors face a harsh reality: If the AI hype is real, so are the layoffs

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AI is going to change the economy. That's the point, right?

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The coauthor of a viral research report says blue-collar jobs won't be safe from an AI-driven recession

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AI research sparks global stock sell-off amid fears of job loss and economic slowdown.

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Billionaire investor Vinod Khosla wants to 'rethink' capitalism for the AI era — and suggests scrapping taxes for 125 million people

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Vinod Khosla says stock prices aren't the way to evaluate AI bubbles.

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The 13 college majors with the highest unemployment

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Recent anthropology grads had an unemployment rate of almost 8% in 2024.

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