Like other tech giants, Amazon has been making layoffs in recent months. The company’s communications department was targeted in the latest round of layoffs, according to TechCrunch. These personnel changes may have stockholders and investors wondering if Amazon is still a strong investment choice in 2025. GOBankingRates spoke with some experts on whether Amazon stock is a good investment this year. Innovations and Competitors The experts who talked to GOBankingRates agreed that Amazon is...

Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images / Shutterstock.com Any big shake-ups in the tech world can spook investors and stock analysts. That includes recent layoffs at tech giants such as Microsoft (MSFT). Leaders at the company said those being let go are among the lowest performers there, according to Inc. At times, company layoffs can have big impacts on stocks. GOBankingRates spoke with some tech leaders and financial experts to find out whether they think the layoffs at Microsoft will negatively...

During his 2024 campaign for the White House, President-elect Donald Trump told voters he’d work to lower prices. Trump pointed to grocery costs as one of the areas he’d target to help consumers struggling with higher prices. Voters and consumer experts are waiting to see how the Trump administration will balance that promise of lower prices with pledges to change the food system in the United States to make it healthier. Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services (HHS), Robert...