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Layoffs
Unemployment workers face layoffs
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 7, 2012
As more people find work where there are jobs to be found, fewer workers are needed in state unemployment offices.
Layoffs down despite tepid earnings growth
Jul 20, 2012
Several big American companies -- General Electric, Schlumberger, Microsoft -- reported weak earnings and quarterly losses today. The question is, are we due for another round of major layoffs?
Planned job cuts at 13-month low
Jul 5, 2012
Ahead of tomorrow's June jobs report, data today shows the number of planned job cuts at U.S. companies has dropped to the lowest level in 13 months.
Early jobs report shows planned layoffs falling
Apr 5, 2012
This morning, the job placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that the number of planned layoffs dropped last month to a 10-month low -- a good sign as we await unemployment numbers from the government tomorrow.
Early numbers for February show action in job market
Mar 8, 2012
Today, we learned from the job placement firm, Challenger, Gray & Christmas about the number of planned layoffs at American companies in February.
Challenger: Planned layoffs reach four month high
by
Adriene Hill
Feb 2, 2012
According to early numbers out ahead of official unemployment figures from the government out tomorrow, planned layoffs went up in January -- but that is actually fairly typical.
Layoffs numbers bode ominously
Nov 30, 2011
Planned layoffs are up in 2011 over the previous year -- and there's still a month to go.
For public good, not for profit.
When the crowd disrupts the newsroom
by
Matt Berger
Nov 18, 2011
Citizen journalists and their "community generated content" are hitting traditional newsrooms where it hurts, the payroll. CNN journalists become the latest victims of digital disruption.
BofA to cut 30,000 jobs
by
Matt Berger
Sep 12, 2011
As part of an effort to cut expenses by $5 billion a year over the next two years, U.S. banking giant Bank of America confirmed today that it will...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Businesses laid off more workers in August
by
Bill Radke
Sep 1, 2010
...That's the opposite of expected - what's it mean?
Another ratings agency escapes fraud charges
For CEOs, it may pay to lay off
A big whopper:...