CVS announced it is laying off nearly 3,000 employees. “We’ve embarked on a multi-year initiative to deliver $2 billion in cost savings by reducing expenses and investing in technologies to enhance how we work,” the company said in a statement. Around 2,900 jobs will be cut, a trend that’s emerged in industries like tech and
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CNN builds a paywall: News org to charge online viewers as TV revenues fall
CNN has long had one of the most visited news websites in the world. Starting this week, users are going to have to pay for it. The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned news operation is putting a paywall on CNN.com, requiring U.S. users to pay $3.99 for access or a discounted rate of $29.99 a year. The
Parker: Why are more young women shifting left?
It’s not news that young people are further on the left of the political spectrum than older generations. Of unique interest now is that the movement to the left is more disproportionate among young women than young men. Women, traditionally, have been the stabilizing cultural influence in chaotic times. But consider data from a recent
Ticker: Oil prices jump after Iran’s missile attack on Israel; Dream jobs, in case you are looking; Cross Insurance award
U.S. stocks retreated from their records Tuesday after Iran fired missiles into Israel, a sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East that investors fear could lead to disruptions in the flow of oil. The S&P 500 pulled 0.9% lower, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 173 points, or 0.4%, after both had set all-time highs the day