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A UPS seasonal worker delivers packages on Cyber Monday in New York on Nov. 27, 2023.Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJust before midnight on May 4, 2023, police were called to an Amazon warehouse in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to investigate a reported theft. They were met by a loss prevention employee, who di...

So far in January, some 23,670 workers have been laid off, the most in any month since March, according to the website Layoffs.fyi.The downsizing comes at the same time as investors are becoming more bullish on tech.The Nasdaq is at its highest since early 2022, and Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft have all reached fres...

EBay said Tuesday it's laying off 1,000 full-time employees.CEO Jamie Iannone told employees the company will "scale back the number of contracts we have within our alternate workforce over the coming months."eBay's headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesEBay said Tuesday that it plans to ...