The Companies Cutting Jobs in 2024: Here’s the List

[ad_1] Listen to article (1 minute) Some companies are kicking off the new year by trimming staff as a steady labor market shows signs of cooling off.  The labor market…

Here’s How the New Bitcoin ETFs Work

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 11, 2024 12:53 pm ET Regulators have given the green light to the first U.S. exchange-traded funds that directly hold bitcoin. Crypto enthusiasts hope the new funds—backed…

Inflation Edged Up in December After Rapid Cooling Most of 2023

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 11, 2024 1:27 pm ET Americans caught a big break last year as inflation fell by nearly half and paychecks grew, delivering real wage gains in 2023…

Americans Begin to Believe Inflation Is Cooling

[ad_1] Jan. 11, 2024 10:56 am ET It matters that inflation is lower now than it was a year ago. It also matters that people’s inflation expectations are moving lower.…

Bank Earnings Season Is About to Start. Here’s What to Expect.

[ad_1] Big banks held up well in 2023, even though the Federal Reserve continued to raise interest rates at a fast clip. Reports on fourth-quarter bank earnings, which start this…

Americans Have Started to Believe Inflation Is Cooling

[ad_1] Jan. 11, 2024 10:56 am ET It matters that inflation is lower now than it was a year ago. It also matters that people’s inflation expectations are moving lower.…

American Finance Has Left Europe In the Dust. The Tables Aren’t Turning.

[ad_1] After a decade and a half of seeing the U.S. economy pull ahead thanks to its outsize technology sector, European politicians are desperate to fight back in emerging industries…

It’s Time to Turn on Two-Factor Authentication

[ad_1] We get it. Turning on two-factor authentication for your online accounts can be a pain. But like going to the dentist, it’s just something you have to do. On…

WSJ News Exclusive | Blackstone Taps Two Firm Veterans to Help Oversee Trillion-Dollar Asset Pile

[ad_1] Blackstone is promoting two senior executives to the newly created roles of co-chief investment officers as the firm adjusts to life as a trillion-dollar asset manager.  In their new…

AI Has a Trust Problem. Can Blockchain Help?

[ad_1] The difficulty of ensuring artificial intelligence algorithms are safe, unbiased and accurate is turning some companies to a technology once hyped as transformative, but that has failed to catch…