Many investors have been nervous for months, worried that an AI bubble or a weakening labor market could lead to a recession. But now, amid heightened political uncertainty and conflicts abroad, fears about the stock market are rising. To be clear, no one knows what the market will do in the short term. Even the…
Recently, many companies have disregarded the proven benefits of working from home and reverted to the rigid, in-person structures of the prepandemic workplace. We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share what it’s been like to transition back to the office, and added additional responses from this related Reddit thread. From increasing personal expenses…
Big numbers showing how well companies are doing cheered up the stock market on Thursday. People thought the Federal Reserve could stop making corporate borrowing more expensive. Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell said some words that made people think they might not raise rates again. Fees are like a price for borrowing money. If they…
