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‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Slams The White House For Denying A Recession Is Looming–And Sounds The Alarm On Inflation, Credit-Card Debt, And Labor Shortages
Michael Burry, the fund manager of “The Big Short” fame, accused the Biden administration of moving the goalposts on what constitutes a recession – and denying the US economy is days away from officially being in one. “The White House would like you to redefine a recession as one in which consumers are not borrowing on credit cards to pay for inflation, and neither is the labor force inadequate for the size of the economy,” he tweeted on Sunday.
Former Goldman Banker, Ex-FBI Trainee Charged With Insider Trading
A former Goldman Sachs banker, a former FBI agent trainee, and a technology executive were among those charged on Monday with insider trading in separate schemes that together generated millions of dollars in profits, U.S. prosecutors said.
Here’s Why Lowe’s Is Trying A 4-Day Workweek For Employees
Lowe’s is instituting a major change — a four-day workweek — as an antidote to what workers said were ever-shifting schedules that left them burnt out. Lowe’s adapting the four-day week for associates marks yet another major company to try the four-day workweek.
Morgan Stanley Warns Stock Bulls Deluded by ‘Wishful Thinking’
The July stock-market rebound has emboldened bulls hoping prices will defy the gravity of the Federal Reserve’s escalating fight against inflation. Don’t be fooled, though, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s Lisa Shalett said: It’s just another false dawn.
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Employers Are Still Offering Major Perks To Top Job Seekers
When Adam Ma, 38, landed his most recent job as an associate director of product development at Wayfair, a few months ago, he found precisely what he was looking for in a new job. And it wasn’t ping-pong tables and free popcorn. “First, more compensation. With inflation, everything is super expensive right now,” he told Yahoo Money. “Second–flexibility. Flexibility of going to the office, not going to the office. It’s fully my decision when and if I go.”
How Gen-Z Is Changing The Workplace
Generation Z is relatively new to the workforce, but is having an outsized impact on the preoccupations of many managers. The expectations of this generation—sometimes defined as anyone born 1997 onward—often loom large in conversations about the future of offices, the Great Resignation, and how much businesses should speak out on societal issues.
More Employers Turn To Companywide Vacation Breaks To Encourage Worker Well-Being
Sometimes, vacation isn’t all that restful — say, when the emails and Slack messages just keep coming, and you can’t help but look, or feel obligated to. Now, a few companies are offering a new perk to fight burnout and give employees a real break from their work: company-wide holidays when everyone is off at the same time.
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