A Twitter employee who’s 8 months pregnant says she was locked out of her company laptop the night before mass layoffs were due to be announced

Elon Musk sent Twitter staff a memo on Thursday confirming job cuts would be announced on Friday. Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Getty Images A Twitter employee who’s eight months pregnant says her laptop access was “cut off” on Thursday. The content marketing manager, who also has a nine-month-old baby, has worked at Twitter since 2019. Rachel Bonn…

It’s time to score a deal in these 10 popular Sun Belt metros like Austin, Texas, and Naples, Florida, where prices have plummeted more than 10% since spring

Home prices have dropped, even in some of the most popular areas. Justin Sullivan/ Staff/ Getty Images Home prices are dropping in the nation, softening the impact of higher mortgage rates. This is good news for buyers, who may now be able to afford homes in some popular cities. Here are 10 Sun Belt cities…

The federal government is losing $98 billion a year on small businesses and wealthy Americans either making mistakes or dodging taxes

Zach Gibson/Getty Images The IRS released new data on how much in taxes is still unpaid by Americans and businesses. From 2014 through 2016, the tax gap, which measures taxes owed versus paid, grew to nearly $500 billion. That’s largely due to people underreporting how much they owe, including for capital gains and small business…

DeSantis went to battle with Disney, but he didn’t mention he got married there

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got married at Disney World in 2009. Joe Raedle/Getty Images and AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Ron and Casey DeSantis got married at the Walt Disney World Resort in 2009. The Florida governor doesn’t appear to have mentioned this publicly. DeSantis’s feud with Disney over a schools bill critics call “Don’t Say Gay” has…

Trump says he will ‘very, very, very probably’ run for president in 2024, his most explicit signal yet

Former President Donald Trump at a rally at Sioux Gateway Airport, Iowa, on November 3, 2022. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Donald Trump told a rally crowd he’d “very, very, very probably” run for president in 2024.  It’s his strongest signal yet he will go ahead with his long-teased 2024 presidential bid.  Trump faces a slew of…

Housing isn’t getting any cheaper. But an expensive mortgage is not the only thing making homes so unaffordable.

Good morning to the smartest corner of the internet. Senior reporter Phil Rosen here. Based on the thoughtful tweets (@philrosenn) and email responses you send me each morning, I’m convinced there’s no group more clever than Opening Bell readers. If you haven’t done so yet, take a shot today answering the question below the first…

The Fed could let the slowdown last up to 3 years to bring inflation down, top Morgan Stanley economist says

The Fed could allow a mild economic slowdown to last three years in order to bring inflation under control, according to Morgan Stanley economist Seth Carpenter. Carolyn Kaster/AP The Federal Reserve could let an economic slowdown last three years, according to Morgan Stanley’s top economist. The US central bank appears to be shifting to more…