This Week in Business: Big Perks, Big Layoffs, and a Few PR Face-Plants

This week in business: Big perks, big layoffs, and a few PR face-plants

This week’s business headlines reflected a market still finding its footing in a post-pandemic, tech-driven, politically charged economy. The themes were clear: Companies are refining strategies to capture new audiences, governments are making moves with high economic stakes, and consumer behavior is forcing industries to adapt. In finance, the credit-card-rewards arms race saw a surprising twist—while premium travel cards have leaned on hefty f…

Is AI Downsizing the End of Big Business?

From Mega-Corporations to Micro-Enterprises: What History Teaches Us About Organizational Downsizing For over a century, corporate power was defined by size. The companies that employed the most workers — from Ford’s assembly lines to IBM’s towering headquarters — held unrivaled economic and cultural dominance. Bigger meant better, safer, and more competitive. But in 2025, the rules are being rewritten. Artificial intelligence (AI), automation, …