May 9, 2024
Investors

Investors Focus on Costs of New Labor Contract as GM Reports Earnings

General Motors’ first-quarter earnings are coming Tuesday morning. Investors will want to see progress offsetting higher wages following the 2023 labor negotiations with the United Auto Workers Union. For the first quarter, Wall Street is looking for earnings per share of $2.12 and an operating profit of $3.1 billion from sales of $42.1 billion. A

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Finance

Skadden hires Linklaters London finance partner

The US legal giant has recruited financial regulation partner Sebastian Barling from the Magic Circle law firm, according to people familiar with the situation. Barling spent nearly 13 years at Linklaters and was promoted to partner in 2018. He previously spent four years at Reed Smith. Linklaters has been hit by a string of partner exits

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Finance

Kirkland & Ellis hires second Allen & Overy finance partner in London

Kirkland & Ellis has hired a finance partner in London from Allen & Overy. Vanessa Xu is a sponsor-facing leveraged finance partner who has been with the Magic Circle law firm for more than 17 years, making partner in 2017. Xu is joining Kirkland in London, the US law firm said in a statement. “Vanessa

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Investment

Barclays plans hundreds of job cuts within its investment bank

Barclays is preparing a fresh wave of job cuts that will affect hundreds of employees within its investment bank, according to reports. The UK lender, which unveiled a strategy revamp in February in a bid to boost returns and cut costs, will strip out hundreds of roles across investment banking, research and markets, Bloomberg reported.

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Investment

Google CEO Warns AI Investment Will Mean More Job Cuts: Report.

Google-parent Alphabet is set to cut more jobs in order to make space for investment in artificial intelligence. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said some teams would need to eliminate roles in order to “create the capacity” for investment in promising areas such as artificial-intelligence, CNBC reported, citing an internal memo. That could be… Google-parent Alphabet

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