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Amazon Plans to Lay Off 18,000
Technology giant Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) will lay off more workers than what was originally reported.
Details: Amazon plans to eliminate over 18,000 roles, CEO Andy Jassy said on Wednesday night. A previous report from November suggested that the layoffs would only total 10,000 employees. The layoffs will start on January 18. The majority of role eliminations are in Amazon Stores and PXT organizations.
Background: Technology companies have turned to layoffs in recent months to deal with economic fears. On Wednesday, Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) became the latest tech company to join the layoffs with a plan to cut 10% of its staff. Amazon’s 18,000 layoffs would be the highest tech layoff all year (so far).
Stock Price: Amazon’s stock is down 48% in the last 12 months and down 6% in the last 30 days.
Final Thoughts: Amazon also took out an $8 billion loan this week. It seems that the current financial situation for Amazon is not good.
Notables
Notable Earnings Today: Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA), Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq: AEHR), Lamb Weston Holdings (NYSE: LW), Duck Creek Technologies (Nasdaq: DCT), Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG), Kura Sushi USA (Nasdaq: KRUS), Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), Franklin Convey (NYSE: FC), The Simply Good Foods Company (Nasdaq: SMPL), Neogen (Nasdaq: NEOG), RPM International (NYSE: RPM), Helen of Troy (Nasdaq: HELE), AngioDynamics (Nasdaq: ANGO), MSC Industrial Supply (NYSE: MSM), Lindsay (NYSE: LNN), Schnitzer Steel (Nasdaq: SCHN).
Notable IPOs Today: N/A.
Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Addiction Cure Therapeutic Sciences (Netcapital), TENNTS (StartEngine).
Notable Economic Events Today: ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (8:15 a.m. ET), Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Trade Balance (8:30 a.m. ET), Services PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), Crude Oil Inventories (11:00 a.m. ET).
T-Mobile's Record Customer Growth
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T-Mobile (Nasdaq: TMUS) reported preliminary results on Wednesday, sending shares of the wireless network up 1.46% in after-hours trading.
Growth: The results show record postpaid and broadband growth for the full year. Postpaid phone net customer additions totaled 927,000. This was the best in the industry and the highest since T-Mobile's merger with Sprint. High-speed internet net customer additions totaled 524,000. Both were better than what analysts had predicted.
Quote: “Our momentum won't stop as we continue to translate our long-established 5G lead into overall network leadership and execute on our unique growth strategy.” - Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile.
Stock Price: Shares of T-Mobile are up 21% in the last 12 months, but are down about 7% in the last 30 days.
Final Thoughts: With new 5G airwaves, T-Mobile looks favorable to some investors. The company reports full earnings on February 2.
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Crypto Prices See Big Boost
The prices for most cryptocurrencies jumped on Wednesday thanks to some positive economic data suggesting that inflation is declining, which means that the U.S. Federal Reserve might curb future interest rates.
Trends to Watch
Driving the Sales: GM is the top car seller in America, retaking the title from Toyota (CNN)
Staying the Course: Fed Affirms Inflation Resolve, Pushes Back Against Rate-Cut Bets (Bloomberg)
Going Public: J&J's consumer health unit Kenvue files for IPO, moving closer to spin-off (Reuters)
Welcome: GE HealthCare begins trading as spin-off heralds shift to corporate streamlining (Yahoo! Finance)
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