Tech layoffs jump in January as Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft reach high

Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq.  Peter Kramer | CNBC The S&P 500 is trading at a record and the Nasdaq is at its highest in two years. Alphabet shares reached a new pinnacle on Thursday, as did Meta and Microsoft, which ran past $3 trillion in market cap. Don’t tell that to the … Read more

Levi Strauss plans to cut at least 10% of corporate workforce

Jeans are displayed at a Levi Strauss store in New York, March 19, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Levi Strauss will lay off at least 10% of its global corporate workforce as part of a restructuring, the apparel retailer said Thursday as it said it expected weaker sales this year. The job cuts will take … Read more

Retail CEO turnover soars, fewer women hold CEO jobs

Michelle Gass, chief executive officer of Kohls Corp., stands for a photograph at the National Retail Federation Inc. (NRF) annual Honors in New York, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Bess Adler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Turnover in C-suites spiked across industries last year — and in retail in particular. Next week, new CEOs … Read more

Air freight soars as Red Sea vessel risks make more shippers nervous

HANGZHOU, CHINA – APRIL 6, 2023 – A Cargo plane of Maersk AIR Cargo is seen at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, April 6, 2023. On November 4, 2023, the international shipping industry giant Maersk’s revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was 12.13 billion US dollars, down 46.73% year-on-year; Net … Read more

Beyond Yoga names Athleta, Gap veteran Nancy Green CEO

Beyond Yoga Courtesy: Beyond Yoga Levi Strauss’ Beyond Yoga has tapped former Athleta CEO and longtime Gap veteran Nancy Green to be its next chief executive, as the company looks to scale beyond its modest roots and compete with industry leaders such as Lululemon and upstarts such as Alo Yoga and Vuori.   Beyond Yoga’s founder … Read more