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If you’re trying to find a job, it’s time to get scrappy.While the job market hasn’t fallen off a cliff and layoffs remain low, stiffer competition for roles, surging use of artificial intelligence, and some employers’ hesitation to hire are scrambling some job searches.That means some job seekers might have to pivot — potentially to an entirely new industry — or find other ways to stand out if they’re set on a certain field.In some cases, you might have to adjust your goals.”Maybe put aside for the moment that dream to work for Amazon and Google, and maybe think about…

A controversial provision in President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending bill aimed at penalizing countries with “unfair” tax regimes is unlikely to disrupt U.S. bond and stock markets, according to Barclays Capital.Dubbed a “revenge tax” by the finance community, Section 899 of the budget bill calls for increasing levies for individuals and companies whose home countries’ tax policies the U.S. deems “discriminatory.” The proposal – which received House approval in May and is now under consideration in the Senate as part of the so-called One, Big Beautiful Bill — has raised concerns on Wall Street that it may drive away foreign investors…

The House-passed version of President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill would deliver a financial blow to the poorest Americans but be a boon for higher-income households, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office.The bottom 10% of households would lose an average of about $1,600 in resources per year, amounting to a 3.9% cut in their income, according to the analysis released Thursday. Those decreases are largely attributable to cuts in the Medicaid health insurance program and food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.Households in the highest 10% of incomes would see an average $12,000…

In March, Teddy Solomon said goodbye to Silicon Valley and moved across the country to New York City.The 23-year-old founder of the Gen Z social app Fizz had spent most of his life in the Bay Area, but he was eager to move to what he saw as a buzzy hub for consumer tech.”We realized over the years that New York was becoming hotter than the Bay Area,” Solomon told Business Insider.He took the company with him.Fizz moved its 20-plus staffers from Palo Alto to Manhattan’s bustling SoHo neighborhood. Around the corner, on one of SoHo’s cobblestone streets, is the…

A sign directs voters to cast their ballots on April 1 at a polling station set up at the Flagler County Public Library in Palm Coast, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images More than a month after one federal judge halted a portion of President Trump’s executive order related to voting, another judge on Friday ruled that additional provisions of the order need to pause as well. The decision from U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper, in the District of Massachusetts, affirmed a pause on one of the most controversial parts of the order, which…

The JBS Greeley meatpacking facility in Greeley, Colorado, US, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Chet Strange | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Brazilian meat giant JBS made their U.S. public market debut on Friday, opening at $13.65 a share.The opening trade values the company at roughly $30 billion, outstripping rival Tyson Foods’ market cap of about $19.82 billion.JBS is now trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “JBS,” a day later than initially expected. The company said it couldn’t conclude certain operational procedures in time to debut on Thursday. Its stock was delisted from the Sao Paolo…

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsFlight map of the Middle East after Israel airstrikes on Iran at 12:25 UTC on June 13th, 2025. FlightRadar24Airlines around the world canceled flights to Israel and were skirting a large swath of airspace in the Middle East on Friday after Israel’s overnight missile strike on Iran. Iran later launched drones toward Israeli territory.Delta Air Lines and United Airlines canceled service to Tel Aviv, Israel, through at least Saturday. Both carriers’ Tel Aviv-bound flights turned around over the Atlantic Ocean to return to the New York area after Israel’s strikes.Israeli airline El Al has indefinitely suspended…

A prestigious corner of Wall Street is having a bit of an identity crisis.The private-equity industry is on the cusp of some massive changes to how it recruits young talent. Big-name firms are putting their foot down about the early recruitment of junior bankers, leaving young Wall Streeters scrambling.There’s a lot to unpack here, so let’s dive in:On-cycle recruiting? Offers for jobs that are two years away? What is going on in private-equity land?Some big-name firms are trying to stop incoming investment-banking analysts from interviewing and accepting future-dated private-equity jobs. JPMorgan formally warned incoming analysts last week that they would…

Musician Jimmy Buffett performs onstage at Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast, a concert presented by CMT at on the beach on July 11, 2010 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.Rick Diamond | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesA court battle over the late-singer Jimmy Buffett’s $275 million estate has highlighted the growing litigation over the trillions of dollars in wealth being passed down to spouses and families, experts said.Jimmy Buffett’s widow, Jane Buffett, filed a petition last week in a Los Angeles court to remove her co-trustee, Richard Mozenter, from the marital trust created to support her after…

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