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As you head to Davos, here’s what was overheard on the connecting trains from Zurich to the World Economic Forum

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As you head to Davos, here's what was overheard on the connecting trains from Zurich to the World Economic Forum

Zurich Central Station MacKenzie Sigalos DAVOS, Switzerland — It took 18 hours, a Lyft, two planes, three cross-country train rides and a ride in a Volvo sport utility vehicle to get from downtown Manhattan to an apartment on Scalettastrasse, a snow-covered street in the heart. from Davos. The small Swiss Alpine town is once again … Read more

After a big tech layoff, Silicon Valley may have lost its monopoly on workers

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After a big tech layoff, Silicon Valley may have lost its monopoly on workers

The Android character will appear at Google headquarters on December 19, 2023 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After a year defined by mass layoffs among Silicon Valley giants, tech workers traded the prospect of high-growth capital and home jobs for something more stable. According to 2023 data from tech platform Karat, … Read more

Microsoft leads Apple as the world’s most valuable public company

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Microsoft leads Apple as the world's most valuable public company

Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Reuters Microsoft ended Friday’s US trading session as the most valuable publicly traded company, surpassing Apple after briefly outperforming the iPhone maker during intraday trading on Thursday. Microsoft shares climbed more than 3% for the week, bringing the company’s market capitalization to $2.89 trillion, while … Read more

Google is cutting hundreds of jobs across engineering and hardware teams

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Google is cutting hundreds of jobs across engineering and hardware teams

Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, on January 30, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google cut several hundred jobs across the company late Wednesday as the company continues to push for efficiencies and focus on its “biggest product priorities,” a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. The layoffs will affect employees of Google’s hardware … Read more

3 advertising businesses of our tech giants are poised for further growth this year

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3 advertising businesses of our tech giants are poised for further growth this year

Club names Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Amazon are best positioned to dominate the online advertising landscape this year, according to a new Wall Street survey. The results confirm our bullish stance on these three Big Tech giants. Based on responses from the latest survey of US ad buyers, analysts at TD Cowen said on Tuesday … Read more

5 things you should know before the stock market opens on Tuesday

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5 things you should know before the stock market opens on Tuesday

Here are the top news investors need to start their trading day: 1. Welcome back Stocks rebounded to start the year on Monday after a week of losses. The broad S&P 500 ended roughly 1.4% higher, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped a stellar 2.2%. The Dow improved only about half a percentage point as a … Read more