Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian Automotive Inc. SHORE -0.66% is moving parts of its manufacturing engineering team to its Illinois plant as part of a reorganization aimed at speeding up production, according to a person familiar with the plan. The reorganization is expected to be announced soon and will require a significant portion of the engineering … Read more
Accenture PLC is cutting around 19,000 jobs, or 2.5% of its workforce, over the next 18 months as the professional services firm seeks to cut costs and streamline operations amid slowing IT spending . The company said it expects its business optimization plan to cost about $1.5 billion, primarily due to employee layoffs over the … Read more
Financial stocks fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by an expected quarter point and signaled that it was not too worried that the collapse of several banks this month would reverberate on the rest of the sector and the economy. KBW Nasdaq Commercial Banks Index and SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF … Read more
Modern Inc. mrna -0.78% will cost its Covid-19 vaccine about $130 a dose when it transitions to commercial vaccine distribution later this year, far more than the federal government has paid. The plans have fueled criticism of the company from lawmakers who explored the cost of the shootings during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. The … Read more
Office drama is brewing when employees — and their bosses — are allowed to use ChatGPT at work. Generative artificial intelligence technology from OpenAI – a billion-dollar-backed startup from Microsoft Corp. – was launched at the end of November and was immediately adopted by many workers to create professional-looking emails and PowerPoint presentations, as well … Read more
“This is the first time in a long time that the FOMC has had a real decision to make,” said JonesTrading chief strategist Michael O’Rourke, who is among the handful urging the Fed to pause. “Remember, this banking crisis is the result of banks not properly preparing for a cycle of rising interest rates. Another … Read more
Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a statement that the company had recruited a significant number of employees in recent years, a step he defended as necessary given what was happening in Amazon’s business at the time. era. “Given the uncertain economy we reside in and the uncertainty that exists for the near future, we … Read more
Posted: March 20, 2023 3:14 PM ET Risky debt issued by several European banks in response to the 2008 global financial crisis was under heavy pressure in New York trading on Monday after regulators orchestrated a sale from Credit Suisse to UBS, triggering a historic writedown in specialty bonds the process. Debt issued by Barclays … Read more
Discussions, though preliminary, have focused on how the industry could arrange an investment that would increase the bank’s capital, according to people familiar with the matter. Among the options on the table, people said, is investment in the First Republic by the banks themselves. Eleven major banks banded together last week to deposit $30 billion … Read more
As of 4 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added about 380 points, or 1.2%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.9%. The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.4%. The indices fell on Friday but have been relatively insulated from the banking crisis so far. Authorities sought to stem a dangerous decline in confidence in the … Read more
