Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman SAUL LOEB / Getty Images Morgan Stanley’s David Gorman defended Elon Musk amid Twitter chaos on Thursday. The bank led the $12.5 billion debt financing for Musk to acquire the social media company. There have been layoffs and chaos around user verification at Twitter since Musk’s takeover. Morgan Stanley’s chief…
US President Joe Biden during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on September 6, 2022. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images The Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to revive student-debt relief. It will hear oral arguments on the relief in February 2023. Until then, the loan forgiveness remains blocked. The Supreme Court decided…
Jasmina007/Getty Images The typical US worker receives little to no severance pay when they get laid off. Not so in tech. After layoffs at Facebook, Snap and Twitter, some people have the money for long vacations. “Why not travel?” one laid off worker said. Getting laid off can leave people stressed and with a lot…
Donald Trump speaking at the Minden Tahoe Airport in Minden, Nevada, on October 8, 2022, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, home of the Trump Organization headquarters, in July of 2021, right. José Luis Villegas/AP, left; Ted Shaffrey/AP, right. Trump Org. tax-fraud defense closings happened Thursday in a Manhattan criminal courtroom. The Trump family…
Marketing leaders from Meta, Behr Paint, and OkCupid were honored in 2021. Meta; Momentive; OkCupid; Behr Paint; Alyssa Powell/Insider Insider is seeking nominations for our list of rising stars of brand marketing. We’re looking for up-and-coming brand marketers who have the potential to be industry leaders. Please submit nominations by January 6. Insider is seeking…
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets President Joe Biden during the US-Russia Summit 2021 at the La Grange Villa on June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Biden on Thursday said he’d be willing to speak to Putin directly under certain conditions. Biden said he’d only talk to Putin if he expresses a desire…
Enel North America employees. Enel North America The world’s much-needed sprint to reduce carbon emissions has created a burst of job opportunities in the clean energy field. Industry experts estimate that climate, energy, and environmental investments from the Inflation Reduction Act will create 9 million jobs over the next decade. Demand is high, and supply…
Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West has experienced several thefts from his 2020 presidential campaign account. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Kanye West praised Adolf Hitler in a Thursday appearance on a far-right conspiracy theorist’s show. The outburst appeared to shock both Alex Jones, the host, and some House Republicans. On Twitter, the GOP House Judiciary…
After a year of testing, Discord is ready to let more creators offer subscriptions. The community platform has enabled Server Subscriptions for all eligible server owners in the US. Your favorite streamer or social media star can now offer exclusive content and features at multiple price tiers they set themselves. You might get bonus videos,…
Jens Andersson, lead designer on Starbreeze Studios’ acclaimed shooters The Darkness and Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, has joined Wolfenstein developer MachineGames to serve as design director on its highly anticipated Indiana Jones project. The new Indiana Jones game was unveiled early last year, although details were limited. It was described as featuring…