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Corporate job losses mount amid tightening economy and AI growthRecent cuts mark end of job security for high-earning knowledge workers whose ranks grew since pandemicAmazon headquarters in Seattle on Tuesday. The company said this week it would eliminate 14,000 corporate jobs © BloombergCorporate workers are fighting for a shrinking pool of jobs as mass lay-offs and a hiring slowdown stoke fears of a “white-collar recession”, amid mounting pressure from tariffs, slowing economic growth and artificial intelligence.In the past week, companies including Amazon, Paramount, United Parcel Service and Target have all announced they will slash a combined 31,800 office-based roles, with some directly citing plans to use AI to reduce their labour force. Others cited rising costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs regime and falling sales as consumers curtail their spending.The recent cuts mark the end of nearly six years of high job security for high-earning human resources specialists, marketers, managers, software developers and other knowledge workers whose ranks have expanded rapidly since the start of Covid-19 pandemic. These workers’ spending has upheld the US economy in recent months as lower-income households sharply pulled back because of inflation.The US economy has grown unevenly throughout 2025, with GDP increasing at an annualised rate of 3.8 per cent in the second quarter and a 0.6 per cent contraction in the first.“It’s not great that consumer spending is really hinging on a smaller class of people,” said Allison Shrivastava, an economist at jobs site Indeed. “But if they go away because there’s a lot of investment in AI, that can definitely worsen the situation for everyone. It’s so much more precarious.”US companies announced almost 1mn job cuts in the year to September, the most since the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, according to figures from recruitment firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Hiring plans announced in the same period were the lowest since 2009.When Amazon on Tuesday outlined plans to cut 14,000 jobs across its corporate workforce, Beth Galetti, a senior executive, said the company needed to be “organised more leanly” to capitalise on opportunities from AI.Procter & Gamble, the consumer goods behemoth, cited a similar rationale when it announced plans in July to cut 15 per cent of its “non-manufacturing” workforce by 2027. Jon Moeller, chief executive, said the company would use “digitisation and automation” to make work “more fulfilling and more efficient”.The Federal Reserve is watching these lay-off announcements “very closely”, chair Jay Powell said on Wednesday, adding Trump’s immigration crackdown and the rise of AI “could have implications for job creation”.Nestlé and children’s clothier Carter’s both said hefty tariff bills are weighing on their bottom lines as they slashed their corporate workforces earlier this month. Carter’s chief financial officer Richard Westenberger said the retailer would cut 15 per cent of its corporate staff as a part of a larger plan to reduce costs to offset the “considerable impact [tariffs] have begun to have on our business”.Puma on Thursday said it would cut 900 corporate roles — one in eight of its office staff — as it struggles with lower sales.These recent cuts come amid a broader slowdown in white-collar recruitment, as companies also increasingly shrink their workforces by attrition. “Lay-offs get a lot of the attention, but weak hiring has been much more important in explaining the cooling that we’ve seen in the labour market,” said Guy Berger, an economist-in-residence at human resources consultancy Guild.The number of private sector employees working in information and professional and business services — sectors composed largely of white-collar workers — declined between January and September, even as the US continued to add jobs, according to figures from payroll processor ADP.However, openings in blue-collar sectors such as construction and manufacturing have increased as Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown restricts the supply of low-wage labour into the US.Gad Levanon, chief economist at the Burning Glass Institute, said lay-offs at companies such as Amazon could be an early warning sign for white-collar workers elsewhere. “Those big technology companies are earlier adopters [of AI] so we are likely to see the impact there first,” he said.Some companies have made this explicit. In a memo to staff in April, Shopify chief executive Tobi Lutke said employees would have to “demonstrate why they cannot get what they want done using AI” before asking for additional headcount or resources.Earlier this year Microsoft announced it would be slashing jobs by the thousands despite its quarterly profits soaring almost 25 per cent. Even as business leaders claim AI is “redesigning” jobs rather than cutting them, Intel and BT in the UK are among others announcing dismissals this year explicitly linked to AI.Powell on Wednesday warned recent lay-offs had not shown up in official unemployment figures. Nevertheless, some economists and investors see these announcements as early signals of economic unease — particularly as the US government shutdown has halted the publication of closely watched metrics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The labour department said in its most recent report, covering August, that the number of lay-offs was “little changed” throughout the year.“You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘low hire, low fire,’ but I think that makes it sound a little too chill, like we’re in a new equilibrium, which isn’t really the case,” Shrivastava said. “We’ve had too much uncertainty. It’s really a ‘hold your breath and try not to pass out’ labour market.”
Xi urges APEC members to increase cooperationChinese President Xi Jinping urged members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to work together to achieve shared goals at the second session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, Xinhua reported.Xi said that Asia-Pacific economies have to embrace mutually beneficial cooperation, make good use of new opportunities, stand up to new challenges and forge a sustainable and brighter future together. He added that economies must have humanity's well-being in mind and "promote healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence in a beneficial, safe and equitable direction," the report said.Additionally, he announced that the Chinese city of Shenzhen will host the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November next year.
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Un garrulo de campo da al "doctor" Sánchez más vueltas que una peonza.Con el circo de ayer, ha pasado desapercibida la declaración del gestor del PSOE ante el juez y, sobre todo, la pregunta del millón de euros.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ZJjSZvlHsMinuto 17 en adelante.No sé que empeño hay en defender a un ladrón a no ser que se participe del botín.
Cita de: pollo en Octubre 31, 2025, 02:07:22 amCita de: Flipback en Octubre 30, 2025, 21:51:50 pmhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/powell-says-ai-different-from-dotcom-bubble-major-source-gdp-growth.html CitarFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the artificial intelligence boom is different from the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s.“This is different in the sense that these companies, the companies that are so highly valued, actually have earnings and stuff like that,” Powell said, during a news conference following the Fed’s two-day policy meeting.AI investments in data centers and chips are also a major source of economic growth, he said.No tiene fundamento para decir esa última frase. Aparte de los empleos directos, los chips y los centros de datos no tienen un valor intrínseco si no se hace algo útil (y posiblemente lucrativo) con ellos.Y a lo que se está yendo es a una sobrecapacidad brutal para una tecnología que realmente ni aporta la décima parte de lo que se dice, ni se puede realmente rentabilzar, especialmente cuando poco se vaya pasando la ilusión de que la IA es omnisciente y vayan aumentando los casos de desastres por IA de varios tipos (incluyendo el brain rot y la mierdificación en masa).Veremos qué ocurre cuando esto se vaya haciendo evidente entre los que ponen la pasta.Es más, ojalá alguien saque otros tantos DeepSeek para hundir en la mierda esta himbersión y se puedan asignar estos recursos económicos a problemas y tecnologías útiles, porque mientras tanto, el software de toda la vida (el que realmente resuelve problemas y necesidades) se está yendo a la puta mierda.A ver cuantos Boeing se tienen que seguir cayendo para aprender la lección.Está claro que la IA que hay ahora mismo no es suficientemente fiable para todo lo que prometen que hará... pero yo quiero pensar que la IA sigue teniendo mucho potencial de mejora y que se puede desarrollar algo mejor para complementar o superar los LLM https://machine-learning-made-simple.medium.com/llms-are-not-reaching-their-limits-1574752735b5 .También parece que hay margen de eficiencia energética y de optimización de recursos en los centros de datos. Y aun así puede resultar todo un fiasco pero creo que es pronto y que a la IA aun se le puede conceder el beneficio de la duda.Lo de Powell apoyando la IA de forma tan rotunda es revelador pero ya nos lo esperábamos; la IA se ha convertido en una cuestión de Estado. Junto con lo que ha dicho sobre la IA también ha dicho algo brutal sobre la economía: "la creación de empleo es muy cercana a CERO" . Es un salto cualitativo porque hasta ahora había dicho que estaba viendo una "slow hiring, slow firing economy".Por un lado nos quieren hacer creer que el empleo se pierde o no se crea por lo buena que es la IA -o por las expectativas de lo buena que será-, lo cual de momento es solo una fantasmada. Y por otro lado sí que debe ser cierto que el temor de muchas empresas al impacto de la IA sobre sus negocios está frenando las contrataciones. Pero yo lo que veo es un estancamiento económico que nada tiene que ver con la IA. La IA solo está sirviendo para acrecentar el miedo y la incertidumbre en algunos sectores.Lo de la 'mierdificación' y el 'brainrot' sí que me parece muy preocupante. Cada vez es más difícil saber qué es verdad y vamos a tener que cuestionarnos absolutamente todo. Los vídeos graciosos empiezan a hacer bastante poca gracia; los vídeos auténticos están perdiendo valor rápidamente; Instagram y Twitter no se pueden tocar ya ni con un palo; Youtube colonizada por contenido basura... Y así todo. Y el 'brainrot' es lo más alucinante, por lo rápido, que había visto en mucho tiempo. Offtopic: no entiendo por qué los medios han traducido 'enshittification' como 'mierdificación', cuando tenemos el vocablo castellano 'enmierdar' o 'enmerdar' con el que construír 'enmierdamiento', que si bien no es correcto del todo, lo es más que 'mierdificación'. Supongo que 'mierdificación' les sonaba más 'cool' y más propio del argot "digital". Tiene nombre como de 'startup': mierdify.comLeer mensajes como el del maestro hablando de la IA como proyecto de construcción de una 'basílica imperial hortera' me ha hecho pensar en la deshumanización acelerada que estamos viviendo y me ha venido a la memoria este vídeo de un directo del gran tema de Simon y Garfunkelhttps://youtu.be/L-JQ1q-13Ek?si=HdbkoCn1oWxbSAfz [... And the people bowed and prayedTo the neon god they madeAnd the sign flashed out its warningIn the words that it was formingThen the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway wallsand tenement halls -and TransiciónEstructural.net -And whispered in the sound of silence"...]
Cita de: Flipback en Octubre 30, 2025, 21:51:50 pmhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/powell-says-ai-different-from-dotcom-bubble-major-source-gdp-growth.html CitarFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the artificial intelligence boom is different from the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s.“This is different in the sense that these companies, the companies that are so highly valued, actually have earnings and stuff like that,” Powell said, during a news conference following the Fed’s two-day policy meeting.AI investments in data centers and chips are also a major source of economic growth, he said.No tiene fundamento para decir esa última frase. Aparte de los empleos directos, los chips y los centros de datos no tienen un valor intrínseco si no se hace algo útil (y posiblemente lucrativo) con ellos.Y a lo que se está yendo es a una sobrecapacidad brutal para una tecnología que realmente ni aporta la décima parte de lo que se dice, ni se puede realmente rentabilzar, especialmente cuando poco se vaya pasando la ilusión de que la IA es omnisciente y vayan aumentando los casos de desastres por IA de varios tipos (incluyendo el brain rot y la mierdificación en masa).Veremos qué ocurre cuando esto se vaya haciendo evidente entre los que ponen la pasta.Es más, ojalá alguien saque otros tantos DeepSeek para hundir en la mierda esta himbersión y se puedan asignar estos recursos económicos a problemas y tecnologías útiles, porque mientras tanto, el software de toda la vida (el que realmente resuelve problemas y necesidades) se está yendo a la puta mierda.A ver cuantos Boeing se tienen que seguir cayendo para aprender la lección.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/powell-says-ai-different-from-dotcom-bubble-major-source-gdp-growth.html CitarFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the artificial intelligence boom is different from the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s.“This is different in the sense that these companies, the companies that are so highly valued, actually have earnings and stuff like that,” Powell said, during a news conference following the Fed’s two-day policy meeting.AI investments in data centers and chips are also a major source of economic growth, he said.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the artificial intelligence boom is different from the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s.“This is different in the sense that these companies, the companies that are so highly valued, actually have earnings and stuff like that,” Powell said, during a news conference following the Fed’s two-day policy meeting.AI investments in data centers and chips are also a major source of economic growth, he said.
Michael Burry reaparece tras 2 años y lanza una inquietante advertencia sobre otra burbujaCarlos López · 2025.11.01Michael Burry, conocido por haber anticipado la crisis financiera de 2008, ha reaparecido en la red social X (antes Twitter) con un mensaje críptico pero inquietante. Lo acompañó con una imagen de Christian Bale —el actor que lo interpretó en The Big Short— mirando con asombro una pantalla. El texto: “A veces, vemos burbujas. A veces, hay algo que hacer al respecto. A veces, la única jugada ganadora es no jugar.”La frase, que hace referencia a la película WarGames (1983), sugiere una postura clara: Burry ve una burbuja especulativa en formación, probablemente vinculada al fenómeno de la inteligencia artificial (IA). Pero esta vez, lejos de apostar en contra como hizo con las hipotecas subprime, parece optar por la prudencia: no jugar.Este gesto contrasta con su historial. El gestor del fondo Scion Asset Management es célebre por su carácter contrarian, es decir, invertir en contra del consenso general. Fue uno de los primeros en advertir sobre los peligros del mercado inmobiliario antes de la crisis de 2008, y lo hizo apostando fuerte. Esa jugada lo convirtió en leyenda.Desde entonces, ha lanzado advertencias recurrentes sobre distintos activos. En 2021 alertó sobre lo que llamó “la mayor burbuja especulativa de todos los tiempos en todos los activos”, criticando el frenesí en torno a las meme stocks (como GameStop), las criptomonedas, y compañías tecnológicas como Tesla o Nvidia.¿DE QUÉ BURBUJA HABLA BARRY AHORA?Aunque no lo ha dicho de forma explícita, todo apunta a que su preocupación actual gira en torno al boom bursátil impulsado por la IA. Empresas como Nvidia han visto cómo sus acciones se han disparado más de un 1.200% desde principios de 2023. El frenesí es tal que Nvidia ha alcanzado los 5 billones de dólares de valoración, una cifra sin precedentes. Esta euforia ha empujado a los índices Nasdaq 100 y S&P 500 a máximos históricos.Burry, sin embargo, prefiere mantenerse al margen. Su biografía en X ahora dice: “Alguien dispuesto a compartir lo que sabe”, y su nombre de perfil es “Cassandra Unchained”, en alusión a la figura mitológica que predecía el futuro sin que nadie le creyera. Una metáfora perfecta para alguien que ya vio venir una catástrofe financiera mientras el resto del mundo miraba hacia otro lado.UN HISTORIAL DE PREDICCIONES POLÉMICASAdemás del crash de 2008, Burry ha estado en el centro de varias apuestas arriesgadas —y a menudo controvertidas—. Invirtió temprano en GameStop, antes de que se convirtiera en fenómeno viral. También ha apostado en contra de Tesla, del fondo ARK de Cathie Wood, de Apple, y más recientemente, de gigantes de los semiconductores como Nvidia. En ocasiones, incluso ha tomado posiciones bajistas sobre el propio S&P 500 y Nasdaq 100.En 2023, volvió a sacudir a los mercados con un post de una sola palabra: “Sell” (vende). Poco después, desapareció de redes durante más de un año.Sin embargo, sus movimientos recientes muestran cierto cambio de tono. En el segundo trimestre de 2024, su fondo redujo sus posiciones bajistas y aumentó su exposición a posiciones alcistas, con compras de opciones de compra (call options) en varias compañías. Pasó de tener siete posiciones a quince, incluyendo empresas como Estée Lauder, Lululemon, y gigantes tecnológicos chinos como Alibaba y JD.com.A juicio de algunos analistas, como Peter Mallouk, este giro indica que Burry podría haber pasado de esperar una corrección masiva a apostar por la continuidad del mercado alcista.Pero su regreso a X y el tono sombrío de sus mensajes recientes siembran dudas sobre si ese optimismo durará.
https://www.expansion.com/expansion-empleo/profesiones/2025/10/29/69023283e5fdeaf2348b45b1.htmlSaludos.
Banks tap Fed Standing Repo Facility in record numbers amid month-end pressures(Reuters) -Federal Reserve liquidity facilities caught fire on Friday as month-end pressures pushed a key lending tool to a record level of usage.The Fed’s Standing Repo Facility lent a total of $50.35 billion on Friday to eligible financial firms in two separate availabilities, the highest-ever usage since the tool was put in place in 2021 to provide fast loans collateralized with Treasury or mortgage bonds. At the same time, financial firms also parked a considerable amount of cash on Fed books, with the reverse repo facility seeing inflows of $51.8 billion.The level of volatility in markets was not a surprise as month- and quarter-ends are often buffeted by volatility as firms move cash around for a variety of reasons, with some firms paring lending and related activities. On Friday, a number of key lending rates shot up well over the 4% top end of the fed funds target rate range.“Ironically, the number of securities given to the Fed about equals the amount of cash received,” said Scott Skyrm, of money market trading firm Curvature Securities. “This was the first time the SRF functioned as designed.”Analysts like Wrightson ICAP expect funding pressures to ease next week. And given how calendar dates traditionally influence money markets, SRF and reverse repo activity should ease relatively quickly.The unusually heavy use of the Fed liquidity tools comes after the central bank said on Wednesday it would soon stop drawing cash out of markets. The central bank said that the drawdown of its balance sheet, called quantitative tightening, or QT, will end on December 1."Our long-stated plan has been to stop balance sheet runoff when reserves are somewhat above the level we judge consistent with ample reserve conditions," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said at a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee gathering. "Signs have clearly emerged that we have reached that standard in money markets," he added.ANXIETY OVER SRF USAGE The Fed has shrunk its holdings from a peak of $9 trillion in the summer of 2022 to the current level of $6.6 trillion. It did so by allowing Treasury and mortgage bonds bought as part of COVID-19 pandemic stimulus to mature and not be replaced.The Fed’s goal was to draw out enough liquidity to allow for firm control of the federal funds rate and normal volatility in short-term lending rates. Markets had expected QT to run into early next year. But a rise in money market rates, most notably an increase in the federal funds rate within its official range, was a signal to central bankers that they’d reached where they wanted to be.“The decision to end asset runoff was one I supported,” said Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, who spoke Friday. “Money market conditions indicate the Fed’s balance sheet is now much closer to a normal size, following the expansion in response to economic and financial stresses during the pandemic and the subsequent runoff.”Logan, who managed the implementation of monetary policy before coming to the Dallas Fed, also said that she had some concerns about how the SRF fared over recent days. The tool was meant to be a shock absorber for liquidity that users would turn to when private lending rates were above what the Fed offered. But that has not been happening, and even in periods of high short-term rates, SRF usage has been light.Logan said she was “disappointed” the SRF has gone largely untapped at times when it should have been an attractive source of funds.“With rates averaging higher than they were just a few months ago, the likelihood of the SRF rate becoming economical on some days is higher,” Logan said, adding “dealers may now need to step up their readiness to access the SRF in response to rate moves.”Speaking separately, Cleveland Fed chief Beth Hammack was also downbeat about how the SRF had fared.“It is disappointing when we put tools out there” that the major banks said they wanted and they don’t really get used, Hammack said. When it comes to the future of the SRF and banks, "I’d like to see them take advantage of it to help redistribute reserves throughout the system.”