Dutch paint giant Akzonobel slashes 2,000 jobs worldwide
The Hague (AFP) - AkzoNobel, the world's leading paintmaker and manufacturer of Dulux paint, said Tuesday it was cutting 2,000 ...
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Swedish battery maker Northvolt to slash 1,600 jobs, quarter of staff
Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden's beleaguered electric car battery maker Northvolt said Monday it would cut a quarter of its staff ...
Microsoft cutting more jobs from its gaming unit
San Francisco (AFP) - Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten ...
Battery maker Northvolt to cut jobs, slash operations
Stockholm (AFP) - Beleaguered Swedish electric car battery maker Northvolt said Monday it would cut its workforce as it scales ...
VW bosses defend possible plant closures at stormy meeting
Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) - Volkswagen executives defended plans to consider the unprecedentedclosure of factories in Germany during a heated meeting ...
Volkswagen mulls plant closures and job cuts in Germany
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German automotive giant Volkswagen said Monday it could take the unprecedented move to close production sites ...
IBM says will end research and development work in China
Beijing (AFP) - US computer giant IBM confirmed Monday it would close its research and development arm in China. Multiple ...
German chip maker Infineon to cut 1,400 jobs
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German chip maker Infineon said Monday it will slash 1,400 jobs and relocate 1,400 more due ...
BBC to axe 500 more jobs in bid to be ‘more agile’
London (AFP) - The BBC is to axe 500 jobs over the next 20 months in a bid to save ...
CNN plans to launch paid streaming service, cut 100 jobs
New York (AFP) - CNN, which has struggled amid the decline of the US cable broadcasting industry, plans to launch ...
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