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After Prop 8, James Dobson Asks Who Would Jesus Fire?
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment
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The truth is, spreading hate and intolerance is a business just like anything else. And in business, sometimes you're forced to make tough choices.
The Ketchup Generation: Entry-Level Jobs Really are There for You, Even During a Recession; Here's the Secret
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business
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Everyone I know under 30 loves ketchup -- on everything. When I grew up, it was just for french fries and hamburgers. Now, they practically want to use it as lube.
Laid-Off Silicon Valley Worker Kills Three
AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 11.15.2008 | Business
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A 47-year-old engineer arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting three of his co-workers had been laid off hours earlier a...
The Economist Lays Off 12 Employees
AdAge | Nat Ives | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The Economist Group, whose flagship title was recently named Advertising Age's Magazine of the Year, has laid off about a doze...
British Phone Company BT To Cut 6,000 More Jobs As Net Profit Rises
AP | EMILY FLYNN VENCAT | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business
LONDON — BT Group PLC, Britain's largest phone company, on Thursday reported quarterly earnings rose 18 percent but said it would slash 6,000 mo...
CEOs Warn Of Huge Layoffs: Daley
Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 11.12.2008 | Chicago
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Mayor Daley said Wednesday he's been warned by a parade of corporate CEOs that a blizzard of job cuts are about to bury the souring Chicago economy. ...
Al Gore's Current TV Laying Off 60
CNET | Posted 11.12.2008 | Media
There have been layoffs at Current Media, the cable network co-founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. A statement from Current put the number...
Who's Firing And Who's Hiring
CNBC | Dave Burdick | Posted 11.12.2008 | Business
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The jobs market has been downright scary lately. Seems every day there's a long list of companies with layoffs, or a blog listing layoffs, or a projec...
If Life Gives You Limes, Make Margaritas
Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.07.2008 | Business
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His island empire may be laid back but it's no fool's gold. In 2006, Buffett ranked number seven on Rolling Stone's list of Richest Rock Stars, beating out Celine Dion and rapper 50 Cent.
Ford Announces $129M Loss, 10 Percent American Salaried Job Cuts
AP | TOM KRISHER and JAMES PRICHARD | Posted 11.07.2008 | Business
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DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. said Friday it lost $129 million in the third quarter as the struggling automaker burned through $7.7 billion i...
Goldman Sachs Layoffs To Number 3,200
DealBook | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business
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Goldman Sachs notified roughly 3,200 employees this week that they have been laid off, part of previously reported plans to slash 10 percent of the fi...
The Layoffs Will Be Blogged
New York Times | CLAIRE CAIN MILLER | Posted 11.05.2008 | Business
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SAN FRANCISCO -- During past downturns, layoffs were mostly a private affair. Big companies tended to issue vague press releases filled with jargon ab...
Circuit City Closing 20% Of U.S. Stores To Save Cash
Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business
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Here come the closeout sales: Circuit City (CC) says it's shuttering 155 of its 721 U.S. stores, or about 20%, to save cash. The declining electronics...
Motorola To Cut 3,000 Jobs, Mostly From Cell Phone Division
Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 10.30.2008 | Business
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Motorola (MOT) announced this morning that it's aiming for $800 million in cost savings next year, including $600 million from its money-losing cellph...
Qwest Profit Down, Will Cut 1,200 Jobs
AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 10.29.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a profit for its third quarter Wednesday, but said the continued slide of its traditio...
Time Inc. To Lay Off 600 Employees, Organize Titles Into Three Divisions
New York Times | Tim Arango | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media
Time Inc., the world's largest magazine company, is set to announce a revamping that will result in job cuts of 6 percent -- more than 600 positions -...
Fidelity Layoff Rumor Gains Traction, But Not Confirmed
Reuters | Posted 10.28.2008 | Business
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments said on Tuesday it was reviewing its costs and staffing following an industry report that said as many as 4,00...
Whirlpool to cut 5,000 jobs by end of 2009
AP | JAMES PRICHARD | Posted 10.28.2008 | Business
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Whirlpool Corp. said Tuesday it is eliminating about 5,000 jobs this year and next, due in large part to the long downturn...
Chrysler to Cut 25% of Salaried and Contract Jobs
New York Times | Nick Bunkley | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business
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The automaker said that it would offer buyout and early retirement packages in the next two weeks and that layoffs would follow in December. As many a...
Auto Job Losses Keep Coming
AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business
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DETROIT — The employment carnage in the ever-shrinking U.S. auto industry continued Thursday as Chrysler LLC announced it would get rid of 1,825...
Wall Street Layoffs Could Surge Past 200,000
AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — Traders and investment bankers might have more to worry about than dwindling bonus pools this year as mass firings on Wall Street are...
Yahoo Layoff Memo Full Text
Silicon Alley Insider | Nicholas Carlson | Posted 10.21.2008 | Business
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Yahoo is going to fire at least 10 percent of its global workforce by year-end, CEO Jerry Yang told employees in a company wide memo today (1400+). ...
Yahoo firing 1,500 workers; 3Q profit falls 64 pct
AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 10.21.2008 | Business
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SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. will fire at least 1,500 workers to cope with a crumbling economy that dented its third-quarter profit and turned up ...
Economist: Bush Administration Needs A 180 On Unemployment Policy
Economix | Alan B. Krueger | Posted 10.20.2008 | Business
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Public labor exchange offices were established in the early days of the New Deal to help the unemployed find jobs. This function is now done in One-S...
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