personnel

Jonathan McKernan to Be Nominated for Post at Treasury Instead of CFPB
Jonathan McKernan to Be Nominated for Post at Treasury Instead of CFPB
May 09, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Board Member Jonathan McKernan will be nominated to serve in a post at the Treasury Department after previously being nominated to lead the Consumer...

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OpenAI Picks Instacart Chief Fidji Simo to Oversee Operations
OpenAI Picks Instacart Chief Fidji Simo to Oversee Operations
May 08, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has named Instacart head Fidji Simo as its new CEO of Applications. Sam Altman, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s chief executive, announced the appointment...

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Financial Regulators Face Deepest Personnel Cuts in Decades
Financial Regulators Face Deepest Personnel Cuts in Decades
May 07, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Three financial regulators are scrambling following the President Donald Trump administration’s latest round of personnel cuts. Over 2,300 staffers across the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,...

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Unemployment Claims Rise by 18,000, Higher Than Economists’ Forecasts
Unemployment Claims Rise by 18,000, Higher Than Economists’ Forecasts
May 01, 2025  |  Economy

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance in the United States rose by 18,000 during the week ended Saturday (April 26), the Department of...

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Kohl’s Fires CEO Ashley Buchanan Over Personal Relationship With Company Vendor
Kohl’s Fires CEO Ashley Buchanan Over Personal Relationship With Company Vendor
May 01, 2025  |  Retail

Ashley Buchanan’s tenure as CEO of department store chain Kohl’s was short-lived. Buchanan, who became chief executive of Kohl’s Jan. 15, was fired Wednesday (April...

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U.S. Bank Names Dan Son Head of Working Capital Finance Division
U.S. Bank Names Dan Son Head of Working Capital Finance Division
April 24, 2025  |  Personnel

U.S. Bank has tapped banking industry veteran Dan Son to lead its working capital finance division. A press release Thursday (April 24) stated that Son...

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Jobless Claims Remain ‘Relatively Subdued’ Despite Businesses’ Tariff Concerns
Jobless Claims Remain ‘Relatively Subdued’ Despite Businesses’ Tariff Concerns
April 24, 2025  |  Economy

Businesses may be feeling cautious because of uncertainty around tariffs, but they are generally not laying off workers. While the number of initial claims for...

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This Week in AI: Tariffs Hit AI, Tech Giants’ Antitrust Woes and a More Adept ChatGPT
This Week in AI: Tariffs Hit AI, Tech Giants’ Antitrust Woes and a More Adept...
April 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

It’s a big week for artificial intelligence news. AI hardware is being dinged by tariff troubles while two juggernauts in the AI field — Meta...

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Spirit Airlines Picks New CEO From Rival Sun Country
Spirit Airlines Picks New CEO From Rival Sun Country
April 17, 2025  |  Personnel

Dave Davis, formerly chief financial officer and president of Sun Country Airlines, will become Spirit’s CEO next week, the airline announced Thursday (April 17). “We’re excited to...

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