The Social Prediction Community

Jobs Predictions

▼ advertisement
Bug Report & Feedback
If you found a bug or have any feedback for us, please tell us about it using our feedback form.

Citibank announces to cut more jobs in 2009?

[ Most Likely ] Yes (87% chance)
In Nov 2008, Citigroup Inc revealed plans to cut 52,000 jobs by early 2009 in a dramatic move to restore the No. 2 U.S. bank to health as it combats mounting debt losses and sagging economies worldwide...
will close on 2010-01-01 EST
  186 News 1 Comments Report gorglump gorglump (225)

HSBC announces to cut more jobs before Apr 2009

[ Predicted ] Yes (64% chance)
On Nov 17, a spokesman for HSBC confirmed that the bank would be laying off 450 people from its Hong Kong operations, and 50 from the "rest of Asia." The layoffs represent 2.0% of its Hong Kong work f...
[ Closed ] on 2009-04-01 EDT, Unanswered
  270 News 1 Comments Report gorglump gorglump (225)

Steve Jobs to step down as Apple's CEO in 2008

[ Predicted ] No, Jobs stays as CEO (81% chance)
Rumor has it that Steve Jobs's health is in significant decline. Currently it is mostly speculation, and there is no evidence behind these rumors. Here are some news articles discussing this rumor: ...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST, 1 Ziibos Answered
  212 News 11 Comments Report Homer Homer (*)
Some people are half-expecting the U.S. auto industry to disappear soon. In terms of the hole that General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. would leave in the S&P 500, it's not that troubling. Combin...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST, Unanswered
  207 News 3 Comments Report xiaxia xiaxia (100)

iPhone supports Adobe Flash in 2008.

[ Predicted ] No, Flash NOT on iPhone (81% chance)
In comments made at Apple's recent shareholder meeting, CEO Steve Jobs said that the iPhone doesn't support Flash because it runs too slowly on the device to be useful. The iPhone's lack of Flash has b...
[ Closed ] on 2008-12-01 EST, Unanswered
  151 News 9 Comments Report Homer Homer (*)

Will Steve Jobs stars in the next Mac commercial?

[ Predicted ] No way (67% chance)
Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld recently starred in a series of Microsoft commercial to counter Apple's bashing of PC with the "I'm and PC, I am a Mac" commercial. Just in case you haven't watched the a...
[ Closed ] on 2008-11-20 EST, Unanswered
  112 News 3 Comments Report Wallace Wallace (*)

Will Apple Computer reach 200 in 2008? With Jobs alive it will.

[ Predicted ] No, it will not reach 200. (69% chance)
Given Steve Jobs' health, Apple Computer will reach or surpass 200 US dollars per share before the end of this year. Given his death or serious illness, it will drop 25% and then move up within a week....
[ Closed ] on 2008-12-31 EST, Unanswered
  0 News 4 Comments Report Caioneach Caioneach (*)
Nov 3 - As the lights go out at about 20 percent of Circuit City's stores, the company is hoping that by closing hundreds of stores and cutting thousands of jobs it can survive consumers who are reluct...
[ Scored ] on 2008-11-14 EST
  6 News 3 Comments Report gorglump gorglump (225)
For those of you who still remember Steve Jobs's prediction of sellling 10 mil iPhones by the end of 2008, we just got an analyst who disagreed: http://blog.wired.... Just to be fair, we also got ...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST, Unanswered
  201 News 2 Comments Report goog goog (*)
PepsiCo Inc., the world's largest snack maker, said it will cut 3,300 jobs after profit declined more than analysts estimated and the company lowered its forecast for the rest of the year. The shares d...
[ Scored ] on 2008-11-07 EST
  10 News 3 Comments Report fihard fihard (26)

Yahoo! to Slash More Workforce in 2008?

[ Predicted ] No (60% chance)
In an effort to reduce costs during a tough economic climate, Yahoo! announced that it would slash 10% of its workforce, leaving more than 1,500 people out of a job. The news came as Yahoo! delivered t...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST, Unanswered
  69 News 1 Comments Report nyvesgha nyvesgha (244)

US Unemployment goes up or down in Sep 2008?

[ End Result ] unemployment remains 6.1%
The U.S. lost more jobs than forecast in August and the unemployment rate climbed to a five- year high, heightening the risk that the economic slowdown will worsen. The report showed the effects of the...
[ Scored ] on 2008-10-08 EDT
  27 News 5 Comments Report Homer Homer (*)

US Unemployment goes up or down in Aug 2008?

[ End Result ] unemployment > 5.7%
The US unemployment rate rose in July to 5.7 per cent - its highest level for four years - as the economy shed jobs for a seventh consecutive month. The data provided further evidence of deterioration ...
[ Scored ] on 2008-09-05 EDT
  23 News 5 Comments Report Homer Homer (*)
"With an audience reportedly populated with 1,000 Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) engineers, the crowd went wild on Monday when CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new iPhone 3G at the Worldwide Developers' Conference in Sa...
[ Closed ] on 2008-09-09 EDT, Unanswered
  105 News 4 Comments Report Homer Homer (*)

51job Inc. (NASDAQ:JOBS)

[ Most Likely ] 3 days (50%), 2 weeks (50%), 1 month (50%)
NASDAQ:JOBS - Bully or Bearish?