U.S. corporate greed has gone too far, says Norway fund manager
“‘We think in particular in the U.S. the corporate greed has just gone too far.’” That’s the head of Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, speaking Wednesday in the ritzy Swiss ski community of Davos about how extravagant executive pay packages have gone too far. In his comments at this week’s World Economic Forum, Nicolai […]
2023 ‘is the year AI crosses the chasm,’ but for one reason, John Chambers says
Venture capitalist John Chambers is an eternal optimist, but even he admits 2023 could be “tough” for tech. While this could sideswipe a couple of Big Tech companies, leading them to a road of losing market leadership by the end of the decade, it could present an opportunity for startups in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity […]
Tesla is a ‘soft-landing’ stock, says Goldman Sachs. Here are its picks for a gentle slide as well as a rough landing.
Pour one out for the beleaguered economists, who for once got an important indicator, the consumer price index, right on the nose, after CPI fell 0.1% in December, while core prices rose 0.3%. “The 2021 surge in durable goods demand normalized, and the resulting collapse in durable goods price inflation was stunningly fast,” says Paul […]
Salesforce layoffs at its home base in San Francisco number in the hundreds so far
Salesforce Inc., which last week said it would be slashing 10% of its workforce, or about 8,000 people, has disclosed a wave of layoffs at its San Francisco headquarters in a filing with the state of California. A total of 752 job cuts will become effective March 24, Salesforce CRM, -1.72% said in a letter […]
The holiday PC market stunk for everyone except Apple, report says
A sharp drop in global shipments of personal computers in the holiday quarter wrapped up a year of such declines, but Apple Inc. reportedly suffered the least. Global PC shipments fell 28.1% to 67.2 million units in the fourth quarter from a year ago, research firm International Data Group reported Tuesday. All manufacturers except for […]
Can you trust mobile banking apps? How to stay as safe as possible when banking on your phone.
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Americans embraced mobile banking as their main account access more than any other method from 2017 to 2021, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s 2021 report on unbanked and underbanked households. Even so, a new NerdWallet survey found that many people are hesitant to use mobile banking because […]