Entertainment
The Met’s next fashion exhibit spotlights John Galliano, and will confront his troubled past
[ad_1] The next Met Gala fashion exhibit will be devoted to a designer famed for both his singular talent and the scandal that lost…
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Technology
Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI
[ad_1] BANGKOK — Shares in the financial technology company Block soared more than 20% in premarket trading Friday after its CEO announced it was…
Finance
Why adults pursuing career growth or personal interests are the ‘new majority’ student
[ad_1] FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Interested in starting a business, learning about artificial intelligence or exploring a new hobby? There’s a class for that. Millions…
Finance
Met Opera’s 2026-27 season has 17 productions, its fewest in at least 60 years
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Despite encouraging box office figures for the season’s first half, the financially strapped Metropolitan Opera scaled back its 2026-27 schedule…
Entertainment
2 Washington Post writers at the Olympics despite being laid off, say it was important to be there
[ad_1] CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Washington Post columnist Barry Svrluga was reporting from his first Winter Olympics when Lindsey…
Technology
Did artificial intelligence really drive layoffs at Amazon and other firms? It can be hard to tell
[ad_1] The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure about being laid off from Amazon last week is that it wasn’t a failure…
Finance
Another strike sends 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to picket lines
[ad_1] OAKLAND, Calif. — An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers launched an open-ended strike this week in…
Breaking News
He left the US for an internship. Trump’s travel ban made it impossible to return
[ad_1] The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new…
Finance
US futures slip while world shares are mixed as Fed chair Powell faces legal threat
[ad_1] BANGKOK — U.S. futures sank Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Department of Justice had served the central bank with…
Finance
Slightly more Americans file for jobless benefits in the last week of 2025
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — U.S. filings for jobless benefits rose in the last week of 2025 but remain historically low, despite signs that the labor…
Finance
US applications for jobless benefits fell below 200,000 last week
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week with layoffs remaining low despite a weakening labor market. U.S. applications for jobless…
Finance
US unemployment claims fall again last week, remain at historically healthy level
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remain at historically healthy levels despite some signs that…
Technology
Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new…
Finance
Consumer confidence slides in December to lowest level since US tariffs rolled out
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Consumers confidence in the economy was shaken in December as Americans grow anxious about high prices and the impact of President…
Finance
WSJ’s parent firm on trial in Hong Kong, accused of dismissing reporter over union role
[ad_1] HONG KONG — A former Hong Kong reporter at the Wall Street Journal began testifying Monday against the newspaper she accuses of terminating…
Finance
Walmart and other US companies want to build a pipeline of skilled tradespeople
[ad_1] BENTONVILLE, Ark. — As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the United States, Walmart is trying to build up its own workforce…
Breaking News
Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week in a sign that overall layoffs remain low, even as…
Business
Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a tough time to be looking for a job. Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that…
Business
Verizon is cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it works to ‘reorient’ entire company
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is laying off more than 13,000 employees in mass job reductions that arrive as the telecommunications giant says…
Business
Sharp disagreements over economy threaten Federal Reserve interest rate cut
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip…