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Since the AI hiring correction took hold, tens of thousands of employees have watched their jobs disappear, despite the companies that cut them posting some of the strongest earnings in their history. Oracle (ORCL) eliminated 21,000 positions over the past year, even as its full-year adjusted ...

AI disruption is a hot earnings call topic.

Following the footsteps of major cryptocurrency companies like Block (NYSE: XYZ), Ethereum Foundation, Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: COIN), and MARA Holdings (Nasdaq: MARA), another firm has decided to fire staff. Launched in 2011, BitGo Holdings (NYSE: BTGO) is a crypto ...

Michael Burry is betting PayPal's deeply discounted valuation and strong cash generation will eventually outweigh investor skepticism.

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Bitcoin, XRP, and other cryptocurrencies were falling again early Friday as digital assets got caught up in the tech selloff, compounding a bad week. Bitcoin the world’s largest crypto, fell as low as $61,300 before climbing back to $62,500–down 1% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk data. The digital asset has slumped 14% this week and is now more than 50% down from its record high of $126,272 reached in October last year.

It has become a pattern. A public company lays off employees and says it has found new efficiencies due to AI. Its stock trades higher immediately. This happened yesterday. The job loss count was modest. Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) cut 400 people, but the cut was high relative to its overall employee count. It employs a ... Another Company Trades AI Layoffs For Stock Price

More diversified companies are expected to adopt Bitcoin as part of treasury diversification and fiat currency hedging strategies, Grayscale’s Head of Research says.

INTU tops Q3 estimates as TurboTax, Credit Karma and QuickBooks Online fuel growth, prompting higher fiscal 2026 guidance.

Jason Calacanis used Block (NYSE:XYZ) as a case study on a recent This Week in Startups episode to argue that AI-driven productivity gains have become a prisoner’s dilemma for every public company CEO. Block cut over 4,000 people in February 2026, taking headcount from over 10,000 to under 6,000. Three months later, the company posted ... Block’s 40% Layoffs Will Drive 62% Earnings Growth: ‘If You Don’t Have Time to Use AI, You Don’t Have a Job’

AI is rarely the sole reason companies cite when taking layoffs, with most still pointing to wider corporate restructuring or macroeconomic headwinds. On Wednesday, Cisco Systems announced plans to cut under 4,000 jobs, or about 5% of its workforce. The announcement arrived the same day the tech giant unveiled record revenue for its third fiscal quarter, amid soaring demand for its AI tools and infrastructure.

We appear to be looking at an excellent entry point for long-term investors.

The company set aside $240 million in the first quarter as it negotiates with the Justice Department over allegations in a 2023 short seller’s report.

Block investors have been looking for signs that the company’s reset is doing more than lowering costs, and Bank of America says the first quarter gave them a stronger case to consider. In a Bank of America note provided to TheStreet, analyst Matthew C. O’Neill maintained a Buy rating on Block and ...

Block's earnings were impressive, but the most important part could be its future AI potential.

The payments company posted strong adjusted earnings following a dramatic downsizing, which management attributed to the influence of artificial intelligence.

Block Inc (NYSE:SQ) shares rose about 6.5% after it reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter 2026 earnings, highlighted by solid profit growth and improved margins, despite a slight revenue miss. Block (XYZ) reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.85, above analyst expectations of...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.79%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.74%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.77%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Adjusted EPS of $0.85 topped analyst expectations of $0.68, and the fintech raised its 2026 adjusted EPS forecast to $3.85

Block Inc (NYSE:XYZ) posted first-quarter results that topped Wall Street profit expectations, sending the company’s shares up around 7% in premarket trading Friday after management raised its outlook for the full year. The financial technology company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.

Shares rise after the fintech company’s results signal to investors that it is chugging along just fine despite mass layoffs.

↘️ Airbnb (ABNB): The short-term rental company raised its full-year outlook, as strong global travel demand helped offset an influx in cancellations around the Iran war. The stock slipped about 1.7% afterhours.

Investing.com -- Block Inc (NYSE:XYZ) reported first-quarter results that exceeded profit expectations, sending shares up 8.4% in after-hours trading Thursday as the company raised its full-year outlook.

Block (XYZ) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +25.68% and -0.81%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The fintech company now expects adjusted earnings of $3.85 a share this year, a 62% uplift from 2025.

Jack Dorsey-led Block raised its full-year outlook on Thursday as the payments firm benefited from resilient ‌consumer spending and strong growth in its core businesses. The ‌Oakland, California-based company now expects annual gross profit to be $12.33 billion in 2026, compared ​with its previous forecast of $12.20 billion. U.S. consumer spending remained broadly resilient ‌in the first three ⁠months of 2026, underpinned by a stable labor market and wage growth.

Jack Dorsey's financial services company Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) is set to report the financial results for the first quarter of 2026 on May 7. As Dorsey is a strong Bitcoin (BTC) advocate, Block's products integrate the top cryptocurrency. Cash App, a wallet that allows Bitcoin ...

Block, Coinbase, PayPal, Crypto.com, and others are tying job cuts to AI as investors question real efficiency gains.

XYZ gears up for Q1 earnings with rising revenue and EPS expectations, even as consensus bitcoin revenue dips and analyst sentiment weakens.

Here's how two senior executives said AI will affect their businesses in the years ahead: AI changes “how we work,” says Brian Armstrong, CEO at Coinbase Global. The company on Tuesday announced it was cutting 14% of its workforce.