Layoffs

Banks Slash 60K Jobs as Dealmaking and IPOs Decline

Banks Slash 60K Jobs as Dealmaking and IPOs Decline
Banks Slash 60K Jobs as Dealmaking and IPOs Decline
December 26, 2023  |  Banking

The world’s biggest banks reportedly slashed more than 60,000 jobs in 2023. It was a year in which investment banks suffered their second year in a...

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AI Can Replace ‘Work About Work’ Tasks, Business Survey Says
AI Can Replace ‘Work About Work’ Tasks, Business Survey Says
December 17, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

This year has seen a lot of sweeping predictions about AI’s impact on work. For example, Elon Musk has said that advances in artificial intelligence...

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Startups Slash Jobs as Funding Rounds Become Rare
Startups Slash Jobs as Funding Rounds Become Rare
December 14, 2023  |  Startups

A dearth of new funding rounds has reportedly triggered a wave of startup layoffs. This year saw more than 250,000 tech workers lose their jobs,...

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Hasbro to Cut 900 Positions as Toy Industry Headwinds Continue
Hasbro to Cut 900 Positions as Toy Industry Headwinds Continue
December 11, 2023  |  Retail

Toy company Hasbro will be laying off another 900 people, about a year after saying it would eliminate 1,000 positions from its global workforce. The latest job...

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Navan Lays Off 145 Employees to Accelerate Move to Profitability
Navan Lays Off 145 Employees to Accelerate Move to Profitability
December 05, 2023  |  Spend Management

Corporate travel and expense management startup Navan has laid off 145 people. The layoffs — 5% of the company’s staff — are part of a restructuring, TechCrunch...

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Wells Fargo Job Cuts Could Cost Bank Nearly $1 Billion
Wells Fargo Job Cuts Could Cost Bank Nearly $1 Billion
December 05, 2023  |  Banking

Wells Fargo will reportedly incur greater-than-expected expenses from severances tied to recent job cuts. The price tag for those layoffs could come to between $750 million and just...

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Spotify CEO on Layoffs: ‘Our Cost Structure is Too Big’
Spotify CEO on Layoffs: ‘Our Cost Structure is Too Big’
December 04, 2023  |  Personnel

Spotify is laying off 17% of its workforce as the streaming audio platform tries to cut costs. “The Spotify of tomorrow must be defined by...

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TD Bank to Cut 3% of Workforce
TD Bank to Cut 3% of Workforce
November 30, 2023  |  Banking

Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada’s second-largest lender, has reportedly undertaken a restructuring plan that includes a 3% reduction in its workforce. The job cuts will be implemented...

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