Bernard Arnault, in an LVMH earnings call, used a bizarre new term for tech layoffs when referencing a conversation with Meta's Mark Zuckerberg.

He’s someone Trump really looks up to and wants to make happy,” a source said of LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, the wealthiest man in France.

The ceremony in the US Capitol underscored the president’s deepening ties to titans of industry and the shifting stances of those who previously scorned him.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images.

A who's who of tech titans, business magnates, and global elites attended President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, including Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg.

Mr Trump is more transactional than presidents before him, which increases the risk of cronyism and self-dealing. But America’s economy, including its technology industry, is too unwieldy and dynamic to petrify into an actual oligarchy, whatever diplomats and departing presidents say. ■

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Trump is eager to start the work he has fought to do for so long; he wants to bring the United States of America back to glory.

Arnault announced that world-famous jewelers Tiffany & Co will be laying off or “promoting outwards” underperforming workers.

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French luxury conglomerate LVMH saw its stock slide by more than 6% following the Tuesday evening reveal of its 2024 annual results.