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2023-01-24 Economy

Wall Street reportedly preps for biggest round of layoffs since 2008

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Posted by Fred 2023-01-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [19 views ] Top

#1 Let's see.
DC spends its A$$ off.
Pandemic scare.
DC spends Trillions more than the revenues of the USA funding climate issues.
LSD pushed Min. Wage increases.
Housing price sky rocket and crash.
Banks start layoffs .
Big banks starting little ones.
Talk of bailouts.
Etc.etc. etc.

YEP! Sure sounds like OBAMA round 2.
18+% actual inflation.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-01-24 09:03|| 2023-01-24 09:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Wall Street was / is part of the Trump Must Go™ cabal. They are getting what they asked for.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-24 09:09|| 2023-01-24 09:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange Gemini will layoff 10% of its staff in third round of layoffs in just eight months: 'Bad actors in our industry have left us with no other choice'

Posted by Skidmark 2023-01-24 09:41|| 2023-01-24 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Wall Street has long been bang’n’bust with regard to employment. Banks in the hinterlands go on hiring sprees when Wall Street sheds highly trained, excess bodies.

Posted by trailing wife 2023-01-24 12:15|| 2023-01-24 12:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh no!
Anyway...

Posted by Regular joe 2023-01-24 14:44|| 2023-01-24 14:44|| Front Page Top

#6 There is a scene in (Brenden Fraser) The Mummy when the boat they are on is sinking and the Warden asks, "What do we do?" and McConnel says something like, "Wait here, I'll go get help."

Feel like that is when this article is saying.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-01-24 15:27|| 2023-01-24 15:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Lots of layoffs under the Obiden administration. 2024 ought to be ripe for reform and a Pub sweep.

Posted by JohnQC 2023-01-24 17:28|| 2023-01-24 17:28|| Front Page Top

#8 ...If we're not dragged into a land war in Ukraine.

Posted by JohnQC 2023-01-24 17:32|| 2023-01-24 17:32|| Front Page Top

#9 /\ Could foking VERY EASILY HAPPEN!

Wat excellent cover-for-action and media diversion.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-24 17:38|| 2023-01-24 17:38|| Front Page Top

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