Jobs Cut

Mike: Good day to all. Today is starting out with some bad news on the layoff front, as this blog’s headline suggests. Must be the corporate leaders are getting back from their extended July 4 breaks and are ready to get back to downsizing. There are a couple of defense related layoffs with the Boeing […]

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Mike: My job has been a little easier so far this week with the reduced number of layoff announcements, which may be an indication that there’s a slowdown in layoff activity, at least in the short-term. These’s plenty of retail economic news out there today and it’s a very mixed bag. I’ll let the people […]

Continue reading about Johnson Controls chops 211 – GE Capital lays off 127 – Stride Rite cuts 120 – Retail sales improve? – Chicago: union deal by midnight or 431 lose jobs

Mike:  Tuesday is a rather quiet day for economic reports and layoff announcements so far, so I’ll get on to the news of the day. Since I’m running a little late today and don’t have time for commentary right now, I’ll urge you to take a look at the following article that includes part-time workers […]

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