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Satya Nadella
Big Tech
More than 90,000 tech workers have been laid off this year. But here’s why companies like Microsoft are offering voluntary buyouts instead
By Jacqueline MunisApril 26, 2026
‘I’m scared’: Inside federal workers’ heartbreak and fury after Trump administration encourages resignations
Leadership
‘I’m scared’: Inside federal workers’ heartbreak and fury after Trump administration encourages resignations
By Sara BraunFebruary 5, 2025
Trump wears a MAGA hat and looks unhappy while standing next to Elon Musk at a SpaceX launch
Politics
Everything you need to know about Trump’s buyout proposal for the federal government’s 2+ million employees, who warn the purge will have vast ‘unintended consequences’
By Brian Witte and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2025
Warren Buffett with Wilbur Ross (center).
Finance
My run-in with Warren Buffett involved a bankrupt textile mill—I outbid him, but he held no grudge: Wilbur Ross
By Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.September 9, 2024
X owner Elon Musk
Finance
Elon Musk’s Twitter deal may be the worst leveraged buyout deal for banks since Lehman, raising risks to Tesla
By Christiaan HetznerAugust 20, 2024
Toshiba is going private in a $13.5bn private equity buyout, ending a 74-year run as a listed company
Finance
Toshiba is going private in a $13.5bn private equity buyout, ending a 74-year run as a listed company
By Yuki Furukawa, Taro Fuse and BloombergSeptember 21, 2023
Employees at San Francisco craft beer trailblazer Anchor Brewing race against clock to buy brewer before owner Sapporo shuts it down
Finance
Employees at San Francisco craft beer trailblazer Anchor Brewing race against clock to buy brewer before owner Sapporo shuts it down
By The Associated PressJuly 24, 2023
GM offers blanket buyouts to staff in a move to ‘accelerate the normal attrition process’ to cut $2 billion in costs
Finance
GM offers blanket buyouts to staff in a move to ‘accelerate the normal attrition process’ to cut $2 billion in costs
By David Welch and BloombergMarch 9, 2023
Musk’s flipflop on Twitter won’t make one group very happy: the banks backing him
Finance
Musk’s flipflop on Twitter won’t make one group very happy: the banks backing him
By Olivia Raimonde, Paula Seligson and BloombergOctober 5, 2022
Twitter texts released in court case reveal Elon Musk’s ex-wife asked him to ‘Please do something to fight woke-ism’
Finance
Twitter texts released in court case reveal Elon Musk’s ex-wife asked him to ‘Please do something to fight woke-ism’
By Dana Hull, Lisa Fleisher and BloombergOctober 4, 2022
Elon Musk’s turn as Twitter’s most influential investor has been a long time coming. Here’s how he got there
Finance
Elon Musk’s turn as Twitter’s most influential investor has been a long time coming. Here’s how he got there
By Maxwell Adler, Dana Hull, Martine Paris and BloombergApril 20, 2022
Boeing and Airbus face a sharp contraction in demand as airlines around the world pare schedules and park planes as the coronavirus pandemic curbs travel.
Finance
Boeing offers voluntary buyouts in message to all 161,000 employees
By Julie Johnsson and BloombergApril 2, 2020
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 13: A WeWork office facility stands in the DUMBO neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on September 13, 2019. WeWork has chosen to list their IPO on the Nasdaq with a September 23 trading debut. The company is now considering a valuation of potentially less than $20 billion after being previously valued on the private market for as much as $47 billion. The company has also reduced CEO Adam Neumann's voting power after receiving sharp criticism of their corporate governance. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Finance
SoftBank scraps $3 billion deal to buy WeWork stock from Adam Neumann and other shareholders
By Ed Hammond, Gillian Tan, Pavel Alpeyev and BloombergApril 2, 2020
The 10th Annual U.S. Comedy Arts Festival - The Onion Live
Tech
No Joke: The Onion Faces Layoffs by Univision, Says Report
By Glenn FleishmanJuly 6, 2018
Operations Inside Boeing Co's 777 Factory And Robotics Painting Facility
Tech
Boeing Internal Memo Warns of Layoffs This Year
By ReutersJanuary 10, 2017
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By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026
Success
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By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026
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