Are There Enough Jobs for M.B.A.s?

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🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 16. Some recent graduates are still waiting for their expensive M.B.A.s to pay off. Careers reporter Lindsay Ellis explains why they are struggling to find work. Plus, a federal judge has blocked JetBlue’s planned acquisition of discount carrier Spirit Airlines, agreeing with the U.S. Justice Department that it would eliminate an important competitor. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Is your bank at home in three markets or 53?
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0:24.5	Voted the UK's Best Trade Finance Bank for seven consecutive years by Euromoney UK Trade Finance
0:29.1	Survey 2023. A federal judge has blocked Jet Blues purchase of Spirit Airlines and why recent
0:40.9	MBA graduates are struggling to find jobs.
0:43.8	A lot of graduates are really funneling into three big job categories.
0:49.2	You have consulting, you have finance, and you have tech. And each of those three sectors that really heavily recruit
0:57.8	MBAs have hit downturns and bumps recently.
1:02.2	Plus is New Hampshire the last stand for Trump's downturns and bumps recently.
1:02.6	Plus, is New Hampshire the last stand for Trump's GOP rivals
1:06.1	after his win in Iowa?
1:07.5	It's Tuesday, January 16th.
1:09.6	I'm Anne Marie Fertoli for the Wall Street Journal.
1:11.9	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top
1:14.3	headlines and business stories that moved the world today.
1:18.7	A federal judge has blocked Jet Blues 3.8 billion dollar acquisition of Spirit Airlines,
1:29.2	agreeing with the Justice Department that the tie-up would lessen competition.
1:33.1	The DOJ said the deal would remove Spirit, a low-cost carrier that benefits travelers and puts
1:37.8	pressure on other airlines to keep fares down.
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