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Quarter of UK employers plan to cut jobs before tax rises bite, report finds
Increase in national insurance contributions and higher minimum wage are increasing employment costsFinancial Times - 3d -
Jeff Bezos space firm Blue Origin to cut a tenth of jobs
The company is looking to trim manager ranks and focus on ramping up rocket launches.BBC News - 6d -
Southwest Airlines to slash 15% of corporate jobs in 'unprecedented' move to cut costs
Southwest is cutting about 1,750 corporate jobs in a race to cut costs.CNBC - 2d -
Chevron will slash up to 20% of its workforce as part of cost-cutting plan
The layoffs will begin this year with most of the cuts complete before the end of 2026.CNBC - 6d -
HSBC sets out scale of cost cuts under chief executive’s restructuring plan
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Live updates: Trump says he plans to give Americans '20 percent' from DOGE cost cuts
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Career catfishing: why gen Z accept job offers – then ghost their new employers
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Laid-Off Federal Lawyers Flood DC Firms With Job Applications
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Could Trump's tariffs cost Americans their jobs?
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