Uncertainty

CNN begins layoffs amid economic uncertainty and parent company cost-cutting pressures |  CNN Business

CNN begins layoffs amid economic uncertainty and parent company cost-cutting pressures | CNN Business

New York CNN Business — CNN informed employees on Wednesday that layoffs have begun, a move that is expected to impact hundreds of Global News Network employees and mark the deepest cuts to the organization in years. Chris Licht, who took over as the network’s chief executive in May, described the cuts in a memo …

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Future Returns: Turning to Hedge Funds in Today's Market Uncertainty

Future Returns: Turning to Hedge Funds in Today’s Market Uncertainty

Amid equity and bond market volatility this year, hedge funds have largely served as a buffer for investors, and some private wealth managers expect these alternative investment vehicles to continue to deliver results over the the year to come. Although aggregate hedge fund returns fell 9.3% this year in the third quarter, large-cap US stocks …

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Inside Twitter as a 'mass exodus' of staff throws the platform's future into uncertainty |  CNN Business

Inside Twitter as a ‘mass exodus’ of staff throws the platform’s future into uncertainty | CNN Business

New York CNN Business — Death is in the air on Twitter. On Thursday night on the platform, where #RIPTwitter was trending globally, users wrote what they feared would be their last posts, bidding worried goodbyes and listing other (more stable) social media platforms where they can yet to be found. They were reacting to …

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Midterms Red Ripple Brings Uncertainty to Markets

Midterms Red Ripple Brings Uncertainty to Markets

About the authors: Larry Hatheway and Alex Friedman are the co-founders of Jackson Hole Economics and the former chief economist and chief investment officer, respectively, of UBS. To the surprise of many observers (including ourselves), the midterm elections turned out to be more contested than most polls and political futures had indicated. The political tipster …

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