# He said companies in the S&P 500 could cut about 10% of their workforce today without slowing.

*business · news · 2026-04-07 · Benzinga*

## Key points

- S&P 500 companies could cut 10% of their workforce now without slowing operations due to AI.
- AI-driven efficiency gains could enable workforce reductions of up to 20%–30% as models improve.
- Nvidia remains the top AI market pick for powering inference at OpenAI and Anthropic.
- SpaceX could reach a $2 trillion valuation, driven by retail demand and potential early index inclusion.
- Trillion-dollar IPOs like SpaceX may prompt faster index inclusion, impacting price discovery and liquidity.

**Companies:** Nvidia, Google, SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic

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