 Ontario Now | Ontario premier promises province will get new auto assembly plant The Canadian Press, TORONTO - ... car sales, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty predicted Tuesday the province will get a new auto assembly plant and the high-paying jobs that go with it. ... General Motors cuts 1000 more jobs in Canada Liberals pressed for job guarantees Workers' anger at boil |
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Ontario premier promises province will get new auto assembly plant - The Canadian Press
Dell to shed 250 jobs in Ireland - BBC News
 RTE.ie | Dell to shed 250 jobs in Ireland BBC News, UK - The job losses will be mainly in the areas of finance, IT, marketing, sales and technical support. About 180 to 200 of these jobs will be lost at Dell's ... Computer maker Dell to cut 250 jobs in its European base of Ireland Dell confirms plan to cut 250 Irish jobs Computer giant to shed 250 jobs |
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
DSG closes down Italian stores, 100 jobs to go - Times Online
 Channel EMEA | DSG closes down Italian stores, 100 jobs to go Times Online, UK - ... been dogged by falling sales of computers and electrical goods, exacerbated by consumers cutting back on spending as mortgages, fuel and food costs rise. DSG International says considering closing 40 stores in Italy UPDATE DSGi moots Italian retreat DSGi to close 40 UniEuro stores |
McGuinty promises Ontario will get a new auto assembly plant - The Canadian Press
 CityNews | McGuinty promises Ontario will get a new auto assembly plant The Canadian Press, TORONTO - ... Sandra Pupatello says it's important to note GM is not moving jobs to another jurisdiction, but plans to trim its workforce because of slumping sales. ... CAW calls loss of GM truck plant shift devastating CAW Says GM To Cut Pickup Plant To One Shift Due To Sales GM cuts 900 jobs |
Monday, April 28, 2008
Existing Home Sales Drop for Seventh Straight Month - BusinessWeek
 St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Existing Home Sales Drop for Seventh Straight Month BusinessWeek - The economy is losing jobs. And credit is tight. You add those things together, and the home-selling season this year is going to be another bad one. ... Home sales continue slump Homes still too high for 'average' family Prices Still Too High |
390 jobs face axe in Uniq closure - The Press Association
 BBC News | 390 jobs face axe in Uniq closure The Press Association - The UK business grew sales by 0.6% in the first three months of 2008, helped by continuing improvement from its prepared foods site at Northampton and the ... Uniq to slash 390 jobs as costs jump UPDATE 1-Uniq set to close desserts factory, 390 jobs to go UK: Uniq plans manufacturing consolidation |
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Major threat to building jobs as Persimmon closes new sites - Times Online
 Telegraph.co.uk | Major threat to building jobs as Persimmon closes new sites Times Online, UK - In the depths of that housing recession Persimmon slowed work on sales sites already open but it did not halt expansion altogether. ... First the banks - now the house builders want a bail-out Building firm halts new sites Why build houses if the mortgages aren’t available? |
Black & Decker cutting 700 jobs - Forbes
 CNNMoney.com | Black & Decker cutting 700 jobs Forbes, NY - AP 04.25.08, 3:11 PM ET Black & Decker Corp. will cut about 700 jobs, or about 3 percent of its work force, and close a plant in Arkansas in the wake of a ... Toolmaker sets layoffs Slumping sales forcing Black and Decker to lay off 700 Tool maker Black & Decker cutting 700 jobs |
Saturday, April 26, 2008
UPDATE 2-Bristol profit slips on charges; drug sales soar - Reuters
 Turkish Press | UPDATE 2-Bristol profit slips on charges; drug sales soar Reuters - ... and will likely decimate sales of Bristol-Myers' biggest product. "Bristol is preparing for that now by cutting jobs, shutting plants" and shedding its ... Bristol-Myers's Net Falls 4.2% As Generic Competition Looms Bristol-Myers Profit Falls 4.2% on Restructure Costs (Update2) Bristol profits fall 4.2 percent |
Hello Dolly! Should Apple Allow the Return of the Clones? - Red Herring
 Earthtimes | Hello Dolly! Should Apple Allow the Return of the Clones? Red Herring, CA - Back in the late 1990's however, Apple had a big mess on its hands and on its store shelves, but after Steve Jobs returned he immediately simplified product ... Apple Riding a 51% Jump in Mac Sales Paul Sakuma, Associated Press Apple Revenues Up 43% On Mac Sales |
Friday, April 25, 2008
UPDATE: Ericsson's Shares Soar On Better-than-forecast Sales, Profit - CNNMoney.com
 Citizen | UPDATE: Ericsson's Shares Soar On Better-than-forecast Sales, Profit CNNMoney.com - Ericsson (ERICY) is in the process of cutting 4000 jobs, including 1000 in Sweden , to rein in costs during a difficult year for the industry. ... Ericsson Surges 23% as Profit, Sales Top Estimates (Update1) Don't Sell Ericsson Short Ericsson Q1 pre-tax profits down by half, shares up (Roundup) |
Generics and Job-Cutting Costs Lower Drug Makers’ Profits - New York Times
 AFP | Generics and Job-Cutting Costs Lower Drug Makers’ Profits New York Times, United States - The results included $113 million in charges as the company cut jobs, shut plants and shed products to deliver $1.5 billion in annual savings before 2012. ... AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers, Bayer Earnings Decline (Update1) UPDATE 3-Bristol profit slips on charges; drug sales soar Bristol-Myers's Net Falls 4.2% As Generic Competition Looms |
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Merrill Warns London Staff They May Lose Jobs, Reuters Reports - Bloomberg
 Earthtimes | Merrill Warns London Staff They May Lose Jobs, Reuters Reports Bloomberg - Eighty people in the Europe, Middle East and Africa teams, including Christian Exshaw, global head of foreign exchange, have been told their jobs are at ... Merrill Lynch begins warning UK staff of job losses Merrill seen laying off some energy traders: sources UPDATE 2-Merrill Lynch launches $7 bln debt sale |
Apple Riding a 51% Jump in Mac Sales - New York Times
 Turkish Press | Apple Riding a 51% Jump in Mac Sales New York Times, United States - Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, said increased traffic at the company’s retail stores led to stronger sales. Above, the reflection in an Apple ... Apple Revenues Up 43% On Mac Sales Apple has record second quarter - Mac sales hugely up, iPod sales ... Investors take a bite out of Apple |
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Schering-Plough's profit falls 48% on merger charges - MarketWatch
 The Money Times | Schering-Plough's profit falls 48% on merger charges MarketWatch - In early April, Schering-Plough announced it was slashing up to 10% of its workforce, or about 5500 jobs, in order to save the company around $1.5 billion a ... Glaxo, Schering, Merck KGaA First-Quarter Profit Beat Estimates Schering-Plough Earnings Fall On Acquisition Charges Schering-Plough (SGP) sees quarterly profit falling 48% on merger ... |
Apple Investors Say Thin Notebook May Extend Rise (Update1) - Bloomberg
 Wall Street Journal Blogs | Apple Investors Say Thin Notebook May Extend Rise (Update1) Bloomberg - Toronto-based Abramsky predicts total Mac sales of 2.2 million machines for the quarter, up 46 percent from a year ago. Jobs, 53, introduced the MacBook Air ... Earnings Preview: Apple expected to post big 2Q profit jump Apple's Mac strength could keep tech industry on a roll Apple's run-up sparks worries about valuation |
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Manpower's Annual 10 Hardest Jobs To Fill Survey: Engineers ... - PR Newswire (press release)
 Earthtimes | Manpower's Annual 10 Hardest Jobs To Fill Survey: Engineers ... PR Newswire (press release), NY - Production Operators * Rank in 2007 Top 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill For the third consecutive year, sales representatives, technicians, accountants/finance ... The hardest jobs to fill Employers desperate for skilled workers 31% Of Global Employers Say It's Hard To Fill Jobs - Manpower |
Logica to Cut 1300 Jobs as Part of Cost-Reduction (Update2) - Bloomberg
 Earthtimes | Logica to Cut 1300 Jobs as Part of Cost-Reduction (Update2) Bloomberg - Green began a review of Logica in January to spur sales, integrate acquisitions and boost Logica's shares, which fell 37 percent last year. ... Logica cuts jobs Logica unveils restructuring plan Logica to Cut 1300 Jobs as Part of Cost-Reduction (Update2) |
Monday, April 21, 2008
3rd UPDATE: Merck 1Q Net Nearly Doubles On AstraZeneca Gain - CNNMoney.com
 Earthtimes | 3rd UPDATE: Merck 1Q Net Nearly Doubles On AstraZeneca Gain CNNMoney.com - Merck has cut more jobs than expected, and now it is moving up plans to close, sell or reduce operations at four plants outside the US "We are not content," ... Merck Profit Jumps 94 Percent on AstraZeneca Payment (Update4) Merck Profit Gains on New Drugs, Partnership Payment (Update3) |
UPDATE: Shares Of Novartis Rise As First-quarter Profit Tops Forecast - CNNMoney.com
UPDATE: Shares Of Novartis Rise As First-quarter Profit Tops Forecast CNNMoney.com - Novartis noted that it's saved $160 million so far as part of its plan to cut 2500 jobs to counteract increased competition and tighter regulations. ... Novartis' Sweet Pill Novartis Shares Rise 3.1% as Earnings Beat Estimates (Update3) Novartis First-Quarter Profit Rises on Diovan Sales (Update3) |
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Ford will add up to 500 Oakville jobs - Toronto Star
Ford will add up to 500 Oakville jobs Toronto Star, Canada - Focus sales are up 23 per cent through March compared with the first quarter of last year. The redesigned car is taking 7.6 per cent of the US small car ... Ford's hiring boom built on fuel efficiency • Laid off workers offered jobs at Oakville ... Ford Plans to Hire New Workers for Ontario Plant, Globe Reports |
Economists bemoan local job losses - San Diego Union Tribune
 UC Daily News | Economists bemoan local job losses San Diego Union Tribune, United States - “With that kind of drop, you would expect to see a decline in retail sales jobs,†he said. Thornberg said the employment situation would be worse it it ... State unemployment rate jumps, few new jobs SJ jobless rate hits 4-year high |
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Citigroup to trim 9000 jobs - Chicago Tribune
 Ottawa Citizen | Citigroup to trim 9000 jobs Chicago Tribune, United States - Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. reported that first-quarter profit rose 22 percent on higher sales and contracts from Embraer, ... Citigroup posts $5.11 bln loss, to cut 9000 jobs Citigroup loses $5B, will cut 9000 jobs Citigroup reveals $5.1 billion US loss |
Friday, April 18, 2008
Steep Drop in US Motorcycle Sales Has Harley Davidson Cutting Jobs - Wall Street Journal
 Earthtimes | Steep Drop in US Motorcycle Sales Has Harley Davidson Cutting Jobs Wall Street Journal - Harley's domestic sales, often taken as a broad measure of consumers' willingness to buy expensive discretionary items, tumbled nearly 13%. ... Harley-Davidson cuts shipments, jobs at 1Q profit skids Harley reducing jobs, production Harley-Davidson to cut jobs, ship fewer motorcycles |
Tesco raises profit to £2.8 billion with 30000 new jobs - Times Online
 The Money Times | Tesco raises profit to £2.8 billion with 30000 new jobs Times Online, UK - Tesco reported a strong start to the year, with a like-for-like increase of 4 percent in UK sales, excluding petrol, in the first five weeks of 2008. ... Tesco announces profit rise and thousands of new jobs Tesco defies consumer slowdown Tesco's top prize on supermarket sweep is £2.85bn |
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Pfizer profit misses mark, hurt by Lipitor fall - Guardian
 Turkish Press | Pfizer profit misses mark, hurt by Lipitor fall Guardian, UK - She said Lipitor sales were $300 million below her forecasts, and the main reason for the earnings shortfall. Pfizer said it still expects earnings this ... Pfizer 1Q profit falls on buyout charges, patent losses Pfizer's Net Falls 11% As Generics Advance Pfizer earnings hurt by generic drugs |
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