Sabri Ben-Achour
Correspondent & Host
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Why Microsoft is switching up its Xbox strategy
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Nic Perez
Feb 16, 2024
Microsoft sees the change in strategy as a revenue opportunity, explains Tom Warren, senior editor at The Verge.
Why fake robocalls are sounding more and more real — and what's being done about it
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Alex Schroeder
Feb 16, 2024
How can consumers protect themselves from malicious AI? We'll dig in.
Diamondback and Endeavor merger continues the trend of bigger, fewer oil companies
Feb 12, 2024
Publicly held Diamondback Energy is buying privately held oil driller Endeavor Energy Resources, creating a company worth $50 billion.
Foreign investors are cooling on U.S. commercial real estate
Feb 9, 2024
Some of the drop is due to high interest rates and economic problems back home. Office buildings continue a slow burn, one expert says.
Job-fillers navigate a shifting employment landscape
Feb 5, 2024
Recruiters enjoyed a pandemic recovery boom as employers sought staff. Now, economic uncertainty is making companies cautious.
For both employers and applicants, the job market is a tough gig
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Kristin Schwab
Feb 2, 2024
For applicants, the interviewing can seem endless. For employers, the pool of workers is small and the future may feel uncertain.
It's been a bumpy ride for the office jobs that support office jobs
Jan 29, 2024
Jobs in this kind of work — the work that makes offices and buildings run, makes them nice — grew about 2.6% last year. It's growth but it's not huge growth.
What makes Japan’s economy the odd man out?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Nic Perez
, Erika Soderstrom
and Natalie White
Jan 26, 2024
In an effort to stimulate a sluggish economy, the government got creative and started applying negative interest rates.
What are some of the key takeaways from Davos 2024?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Jan 19, 2024
War, A.I. and U.S. elections were among the key talking points at the World Economic Forum, says Patrick Foulis of The Economist.
Are we entering a world of surge dining?
Jan 11, 2024
Dynamic pricing is the practice of having prices that vary by demand or even customer type. We're used to it when it comes to airlines and ridesharing. But what about restaurants?