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Has the era of the mega-layoff arrived?

4 min read . 11:30 am IST

A Mexico upholstery plant of Ethan Allen, whose executives are working to understand the tariff ruling’s effect. Ethan Allen/WSJ

Tariff ruling sends CEOs back to company war rooms

5 min read . 22 Feb 2026

UPS said Tuesday it expected to slash 30,000 jobs this year, on top of 48,000 job cuts last year.

US companies are still slashing jobs to reverse pandemic hiring boom

5 min read . 30 Jan 2026

The USA House ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Trump’s realpolitik takes over Davos

6 min read . 19 Jan 2026

Companies are looking to stay lean into 2026 . (Image: Pixabay)

Companies are outlining plans for 2026. Hiring isn’t one of them.

4 min read . 28 Dec 2025

The swift text-email combination marked yet another evolution in the often-changing tactics employers deploy to jettison workers. (REUTERS)

Layoff tactics keep changing, and the blunders keep coming

4 min read . 17 Nov 2025

Some staffers credit work with helping them to stay active even into their 80s. Nearly all cite a willingness to embrace change as key to their success. (Getty Images via AFP)

What America’s longest-tenured employees say about work—then and now

14 min read . 10 Nov 2025

Bosses have long railed against distractions in meetings but some say it’s gotten worse.

CEOs are furious about employees texting in meetings

4 min read . 28 Oct 2025

Many companies seem intent on embracing a new, ultralean model of staffing, one where more roles are kept unfilled and hiring is treated as a last resort. (AFP)

More big companies bet they can still grow without hiring

4 min read . 27 Oct 2025

Trump administration has made tariffs core to its economic agenda, hoping to spur a resurgence in domestic manufacturing by bringing jobs back to the U.S. from overseas. (Bloomberg)

Inside the room where CEOs say what they really think of Trump’s policies

4 min read . 18 Sept 2025

(Illustration: Daniel Downey)

The $18 billion industry built on anonymous employee complaints

9 min read . 13 Sept 2025

Microsoft fired two more staffers Thursday for engaging in on-site protests against the company’s work with the Israeli military. (Bloomberg)

The boss has had it with all the office activists

5 min read . 29 Aug 2025

Trump Is Making CEOs’ Business His Business

Trump is making CEOs’ business his business

5 min read . 08 Aug 2025

AI is coming for the consultants. Inside McKinsey, ‘This is existential.’

4 min read . 03 Aug 2025

Companies are used to discussing cuts, even human ones, in dollars-and-cents terms with investors. (Illustration: WSJ)

CEOs trumpet smaller workforces as a sign of corporate health

5 min read . 28 Jul 2025

Technologies including automation software, AI and robots are being rolled out to make operations as lean and efficient as possible. (Pixabay)

CEOs start saying the quiet part out loud: AI will wipe out jobs

3 min read . 03 Jul 2025

US President Donald Trump at a NATO press conference (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (AFP)

Trump administration asks McKinsey, BCG to justify consulting contracts

2 min read . 27 Jun 2025

Corporate America is convinced: Fewer employees means faster growth.

The biggest companies across America are cutting their workforces

8 min read . 18 Jun 2025

Dell is among 10 technology contractors from which the government is seeking cuts. Photo: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg News

Trump administration targets tech firms as it cuts more contracts

2 min read . 01 Jun 2025

US employers slow/freeze hiring citing recession fears, trade war, AI, and federal cuts. (Image: Pixabay)

Corporate America is leaving more jobs unfilled

4 min read . 05 May 2025