This year, for the first time in roughly five years, borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loan debt will face collection activity, including the garnishment of their wages and retirement benefits.…
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JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday posted record quarterly and annual earnings and revenue, reinforcing the company’s status as the biggest and most profitable bank in U.S. history. Here’s what the company reported:…
Disney wins the 2024 box office as year-end receipts offer a welcome boost
Foul-mouthed superheroes and family-friendly fare propped up the domestic box office during the final months of 2024. Full-year ticket sales were down just 3.4% from 2023, reaching $8.74 billion, a…
There’s been a ‘meaningful shift’ in CEO confidence since Trump’s election, says Goldman’s Solomon
The election of Donald Trump in November and a swing back to Republican power in Washington is already starting to make an impact in the business world, according to Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon.…
Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for ‘intense year.’ Read the internal memo.
Meta is set to cut about 5% of its workforce, focusing on the company’s lowest-performing staffers, CNBC confirmed Tuesday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg informed employees about the decision to “move out low performers faster”…
Government inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar’s Head deli meat plants, not just the factory that was shut down last year after a deadly outbreak of listeria poisoning, federal records show. Newly…
Southwest Airlines pauses corporate hiring, most summer internships to cut costs
Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring and promotions, suspending most of its summer internships and going without some employee team-building events that date back to the 1980s in order to cut…
Boeing delivered 30 airplanes in December, but gap with Airbus widened in 2024
Boeing handed over 348 airplanes in 2024, about a third fewer than it did a year earlier as the aerospace giant struggled with a crisis after a midair door panel blowout a year…
Rashida Jones, the president of MSNBC, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down after four years of steering the cable news network. Jones, who made history as the first Black…
SEC charges Robinhood with securities violations; brokerage to pay $45 million penalty
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday said two related Robinhood broker-dealers agreed to pay $45 million in combined penalties to settle administrative charges that they violated more than 10 separate securities law provisions related to…