AI meets old-school cost cutting and tariffs

AI meets old-school cost cutting and tariffs

Corporate America is getting rocked by historic rounds of white-collar layoffs, leading some to wonder: Has AI finally come for their jobs? While the proliferation of generative and agentic artificial intelligence is playing a role, recent job cut announcements from companies like Amazon, UPS and Target are about a lot more than just the advance…

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Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner tapped to lead Hershey

Kirk Tanner, then chief executive officer of North America beverages for PepsiCo Inc., speaks during the Bloomberg Power Players Summit in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.  Marco Bello | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner has been named the new chief executive of The Hershey Company, effective August 18. Tanner…

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FedEx (FDX) Q4 2025 earnings

FedEx reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue Tuesday as the company announced it had achieved its $4 billion cost-cutting goal and will aim to trim another $1 billion in its upcoming fiscal year. The company achieved its “structural cost reduction target, in the face of ongoing headwinds,” CEO Raj Subramaniam said in a media release….

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LEN, CLF, FDX, NKE and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. FedEx — Shares tumbled more than 8% after the parcel delivery company slashed its full-year guidance , citing “weakness” in the U.S. industrial economy. FedEx now said to expect between $18 and $18.60 in earnings per share after certain exclusions, down from the range of $19…

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