MassLive

Karen Read’s SUV was supposed to hit the auction block in January. Here’s why it didn’t

The Lexus SUV Karen Read was driving the night her boyfriend, Boston Police officer John O’Keefe, was killed was supposed to go up for auction in January after being restored — free of charge — at a ...
AOL

Jack Dorsey says he's cutting nearly half of his staff — 4,000 jobs — at Block. Read the memo.

Block is letting go of over 4,000 employees, cutting the company nearly in half, cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday. "I had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays ...
CoinDesk

Analysis: Block’s retreat to 2019 scale could be a hint of deeper shifts in payments economics

Fintech company Block is shrinking back toward its pre-pandemic size, cutting staff to about 6,000 from a Covid-era peak of over 10,000, compared with just 3,800 in 2019. CEO Jack Dorsey says AI ...
Business Insider

I'm a senior software engineer laid off from Block. There are 3 things I'm keeping in mind as I reenter the job market.

A former Block engineer reflects on adjusting his expectations as he reenters a tougher job market. Isaac Casanova tells BI job seekers have to check their ego since companies are tightening head ...
24/7 Wall St

Block Jumps 6% as Strong Q4 Results, Job Cuts, Analyst Upgrades Reignite Investor Interest

Block (XYZ) shares rallied to $63 Wednesday after the company’s Q4 beat with $0.65 adjusted EPS vs. $0.6393 consensus, plus strong gross profit (+26.14% YoY to $2.87B) and a dramatic 40% workforce ...
MassLive

Karen Read lawyers accuse attorney of ‘fabricating evidence’ in lawsuit court filing

Karen Read’s lawyers asked a judge to sanction a lawyer representing the family of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, for fabricating evidence in a recent court filing in the wrongful ...