Friday, October 31, 2008

Electronic Arts warns of lower earnings, job cuts - Los Angeles Times


Reuters

Electronic Arts warns of lower earnings, job cuts
Los Angeles Times, CA - 23 hours ago
The world's largest game publisher said retail sales of its games slowed in October -- right about the time the global financial crisis deepened. ...
EA Warns of Weak Holiday Sales, Slashes Jobs Wall Street Journal
Electronic Arts lowers forecast and cuts jobs International Herald Tribune
Electronic Arts Lowers 2009 Forecast, Will Cut Jobs (Update2) Bloomberg
guardian.co.uk - The Associated Press
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AP sources: Issues resolved in GM-Chrysler talks - The Associated Press


CBS News

AP sources: Issues resolved in GM-Chrysler talks
The Associated Press - Oct 29, 2008
A study by the Anderson Economic Group of East Lansing, Mich., released Wednesday estimated that 25000 to 35000 automaker jobs could be cut if the deal is ...
What Price Survival? GM/Chrysler Merger Moving Ahead, but Could ... MotorTrend Magazine
Chrysler offers up to $75000 in buyouts Reuters
Will GM Take Driver's Seat at Chrysler? CFO.com Magazine
Washington Times - The Associated Press
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UPDATE: Tenneco To Cut 1100 Jobs As Global Auto Sales Slide - CNNMoney.com


Washington Times

UPDATE: Tenneco To Cut 1100 Jobs As Global Auto Sales Slide
CNNMoney.com - Oct 29, 2008
(FDML) have already signaled they will cut or are already cutting jobs. Federal-Mogul alone has begun cutting 4000 positions. The supplier cuts comes as ...
Tenneco to Eliminate 1100 Jobs, Close Four Factories (Update3) Bloomberg
US: Tenneco to close plants and cut 1100 jobs Automotive World (subscription)
Tenneco Intends 1100 Job Layoffs , To Close 4 US Manufacturing ... RTT News
Manufacturing & Technology eJournal (press release) - Cleantech Group
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Game giant Electronic Arts posts loss, plans job cuts - Los Angeles Times


Reuters

Game giant Electronic Arts posts loss, plans job cuts
Los Angeles Times, CA - 8 hours ago
... new jobs and global exports from the video game business, which is expected to deliver nearly $50 billion in sales this year despite the brutal economy. ...
Electronic Arts Lowers 2009 Forecast, Will Cut Jobs (Update2) Bloomberg
EA Announces Impressive ‘Spore’ Sales, Big Lay-Offs MTV.com
Electronics Arts cuts profit outlook, shares fall guardian.co.uk
The Associated Press - CNET News
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Motorola Earnings Beat Estimates After Job Reductions (Update2) - Bloomberg


Reuters

Motorola Earnings Beat Estimates After Job Reductions (Update2)
Bloomberg - 17 hours ago
... posted third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates after cutting more than 9000 jobs in two years to make up for slumping sales. ...
Motorola to cut 3000 jobs and delay spinoff International Herald Tribune
Motorola's Turnaround Plans Meet with Skepticism BusinessWeek
EARNINGS OUTLOOK Motorola seen cutting more jobs MarketWatch
PC World - San Jose Mercury News
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EA Warns of Weak Holiday Sales, Slashes Jobs - Wall Street Journal


AFP

EA Warns of Weak Holiday Sales, Slashes Jobs
Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
The company said sales in October were weak and it cut its forecast for the crucial holiday quarter, sending shares down 13% to $24.15 in after-hours ...
Game giant Electronic Arts posts loss, plans job cuts Los Angeles Times
Electronic Arts Lowers 2009 Forecast, Will Cut Jobs (Update1) Bloomberg
Electronic Arts loses $310M, will cut hundreds of jobs Bizjournals.com
MTV.com - The Associated Press
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Kodak to Cut Jobs; Reduces Sales, Profit Forecasts (Update1) - Bloomberg


Reuters

Kodak to Cut Jobs; Reduces Sales, Profit Forecasts (Update1)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Courtney Dentch Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said it will eliminate more jobs and predicted a third-straight annual sales decline as Chief ...
Kodak 3Q profit spikes, but full year seen weaker Seattle Post Intelligencer
Kodak 3Q profit spikes, but warns of 'targeted' job cuts WTEN
Kodak's Picture Dims Forbes
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - News 10NBC
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Steve Jobs holds court - Macworld


BBC News

Steve Jobs holds court
Macworld, CA - Oct 21, 2008
“There’s no guarantee that sustained sales will equal initial sales,” Jobs cautioned. “And who knows about the economic slowdown? But the fact is, ...
Apple: 13 M iPhones sold in total, 2.6 M Macs sold last quarter BetaNews
Apple earnings call features Steve Jobs, outstanding numbers Baltimore Sun
Week in review: Reversal of fortunes CNET News
Computerworld - Motley Fool
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Automakers slash production, jobs and targets - Taipei Times


BBC News

Automakers slash production, jobs and targets
Taipei Times, Taiwan - Oct 24, 2008
... while Italy’s Fiat Group SpA warned that sales could drop 20 percent next year. In the US, Auburn Hills-based Chrysler said it would eliminate 1825 jobs ...
European car industry slumps amid financial crisis International Herald Tribune
Peugeot Citroen and Chrysler wield the axe as demand for cars ... Independent
Car makers slam on brakes as orders slump Times Online
Radio Netherlands - Radio France Internationale
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Home sales stop fall in September - Chicago Tribune


TopNews

Home sales stop fall in September
Chicago Tribune, United States - Oct 25, 2008
By Wailin Wong and Robert Channick | Chicago Tribune With a growing family and a steady job as a heavy-machine operator for a Chicago coal handling facility ...
Sales of preowned homes in West soared in Sept. Forbes
September Illinois Home Sales Down 8.7 Percent from Last Year Earthtimes (press release)
Jacksonville home sales flat; up 24% statewide Florida Times-Union
USA Today - Chicago Tribune
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Whirlpool to Cut 5000 Jobs as US Economy Slows (Update3) - Bloomberg


Wall Street Journal

Whirlpool to Cut 5000 Jobs as US Economy Slows (Update3)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
... cut 5000 jobs, or 6.8 percent of its workforce, and forecast lower annual profit as the global credit crunch and US housing slump clips appliance sales. ...
Whirlpool to cut 5000 jobs as credit crisis saps demand AFP
CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Whirlpool posts lower profit, cuts more jobs Reuters
Whirlpool Looking Drained Forbes
Wall Street Journal - Reuters
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Pfizer Profit Jumps on Job Cuts, International Sales (Update2) - Bloomberg


St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pfizer Profit Jumps on Job Cuts, International Sales (Update2)
Bloomberg - Oct 21, 2008
International sales accounted for 59 percent of the company's revenue. Pfizer cut 11000 jobs last year alone, leaving it with 86600 employees as of Dec. 31. ...
Pfizer posts strong profit on global sales, job cuts AFP
Pfizer profit triples on Lyrica sales, job cuts Business Report
Pfizer Third Quarter Earnings Show Profit Due in Part to Job Cuts ... Network Médica
Wall Street Journal Blogs
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Monday, October 27, 2008

Chrysler axes 5000 jobs amid merger talks with GM news - domain-B


ABC News

Chrysler axes 5000 jobs amid merger talks with GM news
domain-B, India - 14 hours ago
Vice chairman and president, Tom LaSorda said that sales projections for the rest of this year and 2009 look bleak and indicated that the company would be ...
Chrysler seller: Sales, work force have fallen The Desert Sun
Chrysler culls 5000 jobs Globe and Mail
Job cuts at Chrysler fan talk of sale Chicago Tribune
Steel Business Briefing (subscription) - Detroit Free Press
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Apple: 13 M iPhones sold in total, 2.6 M Macs sold last quarter - BetaNews


BBC News

Apple: 13 M iPhones sold in total, 2.6 M Macs sold last quarter
BetaNews - Oct 21, 2008
... in Motion during the previous quarter, by virtue of its 3G iPhone launch. "There's no guarantee that sustained sales will equal initial sales," Jobs warned.
Apple's iPhone sales are good-not-great Computerworld
Apple profits beat estimates, but sales disappoint San Jose Mercury News
The day Apple released its iPhone revenue bomb CNNMoney.com
Macworld - Baltimore Sun
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GKN to cut more than 1400 jobs and shut factories as car industry ... - Telegraph.co.uk


stv.tv

GKN to cut more than 1400 jobs and shut factories as car industry ...
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 59 minutes ago
Volvo said sales of its heavy trucks had fallen from nearly 42000 in the third quarter last year to 115 in the same period in 2008. ...
UPDATE 2-UK's GKN to cut over 1400 jobs, shut plants Reuters
Engineering Firm To Axe 1400 Jobs Sky News
UK: GKN to axe jobs as auto demand slides just-auto.com (subscription)
Forbes - Times Online
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Chrysler seller: Sales, work force have fallen - The Desert Sun


Boston Globe

Chrysler seller: Sales, work force have fallen
The Desert Sun, CA - 3 hours ago
Hector Zazueta, a sales manager of Dodge City Chrysler in La Quinta, said anecdotally that sales have fallen roughly 50 percent in the past three months. ...
Chrysler culls 5000 jobs Globe and Mail
Job cuts at Chrysler fan talk of sale Chicago Tribune
Without bailout, huge job loss seen at GM Detroit Free Press
CNNMoney.com - Financial Times
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Sunday, October 26, 2008

GM/Chrysler mull job-sparing deal for US aid - guardian.co.uk


Washington Post

GM/Chrysler mull job-sparing deal for US aid
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
Such a merger would shake up the US industrial landscape and create an automaker with about a third of the US car market by sales. But its immediate success ...
Chrysler slashing 5000 jobs as sale talk goes on The Associated Press
GM to Cut More Jobs, Suspend Savings-Plan Payments (Update1) Bloomberg
Fading future Indianapolis Star
The Age - WKZO News
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Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, Unimpressed by Apple TV Sales - Teleclick.ca


Crave

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, Unimpressed by Apple TV Sales
Teleclick.ca, Canada - 4 hours ago
Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, admitted in an earnings call earlier this week that the company’s digital video receiver device, Apple TV, has not been as successful ...
Mac Bloggers Rattle RIM, Nose Out Netbooks TechNewsWorld
What recession? Apple sales soar on iPhone 3G Australian Personal Computer
Jobs: The iPhone is Apple's netbook Computerworld
ZDNet Blogs - InformationWeek
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Apple's Mac Attack - Forbes


BBC News

Apple's Mac Attack
Forbes, NY - 20 hours ago
Apple clocked iPhone sales of 6.9 million units up from a mere 1.1 million during the same time last year. "We sold more phones than RIM," said Steve Jobs, ...
Apple revenue shoots up as Mac sales soar Computing
Apple profits up on iPhone sales BBC News
Apple earnings rocket as iPhone sales soar Phones Review
DailyTech - The Associated Press
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Pfizer posts strong profit on global sales, job cuts - AFP


St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pfizer posts strong profit on global sales, job cuts
AFP - Oct 21, 2008
NEW YORK (AFP) â€" US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. reported Tuesday third-quarter net profit that tripled from a year ago on strong international sales ...
Pfizer Profit Jumps on Job Cuts, International Sales (Update2) Bloomberg
Pfizer profit triples on Lyrica sales, job cuts Business Report
Pfizer Third Quarter Earnings Show Profit Due in Part to Job Cuts ... Network Médica
Wall Street Journal Blogs
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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Merck Will Chop 7200 Jobs After Profit Falls 28% on Sales Sag - Bloomberg


Dividend.com

Merck Will Chop 7200 Jobs After Profit Falls 28% on Sales Sag
Bloomberg - 11 hours ago
... Co. will cut 7200 jobs, or 12 percent of its workforce, as the third-largest US drugmaker faces generic competition and falling sales of its Zetia and ...
Bitter Pill: Merck To Cut 7000 More Jobs NPR
Merck And The Shrinking Drug Industry Forbes
Merck to slash 12% of workforce International Herald Tribune
Dividend.com - Bloomberg
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Job cuts at Chrysler fan talk of sale - Chicago Tribune


AFP

Job cuts at Chrysler fan talk of sale
Chicago Tribune, United States - 11 hours ago
"Never before have auto industry sales contracted at such a fast rate," Bob Nardelli, Chrysler's chairman and CEO, said in a statement. ...
Chrysler to slash up to 5000 jobs worldwide by year-end AFP
Ailing Chrysler to cut 5000 more Detroit Free Press
Chrysler to cut 5000 jobs ABC Online
Financial Times - CNN
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Chrysler Plans to Cut 25% of Salaried Jobs by Dec. 31 (Update2) - Bloomberg


Finance and Commerce

Chrysler Plans to Cut 25% of Salaried Jobs by Dec. 31 (Update2)
Bloomberg - 19 hours ago
GM also is cutting additional salaried jobs and yesterday said it is suspending some employee benefits as it works to conserve cash amid declining sales in ...
Michigan will take brunt of Chrysler's salary-job cuts MLive.com
General Motors cuts another 5000 jobs, stops contributions to 401k ... BloggingStocks
Chrysler has multiple bids on Viper business Reuters
MotorTrend Magazine - Bloomberg
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Chrysler culls 5000 jobs - Globe and Mail


United Press International

Chrysler culls 5000 jobs
Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago
The problem for Chrysler, GM and Ford Motor Co. is the collapse of sales in the US market. Ford is believed to be in the best shape to weather the storm ...
Job cuts at Chrysler fan talk of sale Chicago Tribune
Chrysler to slash up to 5000 jobs worldwide by year-end AFP
Ailing Chrysler to cut 5000 more Detroit Free Press
ABC Online - Financial Times
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