
Bartie Scott
Deputy Editor, Economy at Business Insider
deputy editor, economy @businessinsider | @nyu_journalism and @utknoxville | opinions: mine | pronouns: she/her
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1 day ago |
businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Jacob Zinkula |Henry Blodget
Some companies are cutting middle management positions, and the roles that remain could change significantly in the years ahead. Aneesh Raman, LinkedIn's chief economic opportunity officer, believes AI adoption — and the broader economic transformation he expects it to drive — will fundamentally change what it means to be a middle manager over the next decade.
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2 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Ayelet Sheffey |Henry Blodget
President Donald Trump is pausing one of the harshest consequences for student-loan borrowers who default on their debt. On Monday evening, the Department of Education confirmed to Business Insider that it would be pausing Social Security garnishment for defaulted student-loan borrowers after restarting collections on May 5.
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4 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Ayelet Sheffey |Henry Blodget
Thousands of student-loan borrowers are at risk of getting a smaller Social Security check this month. President Donald Trump's Department of Education said that, beginning in early June, thousands of student-loan borrowers in default could start facing garnishment of their federal benefits. "The first monthly benefit checks subject to offset are those scheduled for early June," the department said in early May.
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5 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Juliana Kaplan |Henry Blodget
Rachelle Biennestin decided to break a habit this year. The 31-year-old used to regularly visit Target to buy clothes, cat stuff, video games, and groceries, including her beloved snack: chocolate-covered pretzels. Last year, she said, she started noticing a change at her happy place, including messy shelves, fewer workers, and a shift to self-checkout. "Target used to get this rep that it was the fancier, nicer Walmart," she told BI.
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6 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Allie Kelly |Henry Blodget
It's a tough time to be a middle manager. Companies are looking for ways to cut costs, and mid-career employees' jobs are increasingly on the chopping block. Earlier this year, Big Tech giants like Google, Intel, and Amazon announced their plans to lay off thousands of workers, mostly managers. Last week, the trend hit Walmart, which said it will "remove layers and complexity" by reducing its labor force by 1,500 people, many of them in midlevel corporate roles.
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