American Express to slash billion in costs
Credit-card issuer American Express (AXP) announced plans Wednesday to restructure its management, reduce jobs and cut $ 1 billion in costs over the next two years. Shares of American Express rose 43 cents, or 0.8%, to $ 53.61 Wednesday. Shares have …
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Faculty push back against 'attrition' policy
Faculty and student activists pushing for unionization argue that contingent faculty do not have adequate job security and are doing some work without pay. Some faculty also allege that the University is pursuing a policy of attrition to lower faculty …
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Yahoo plans first wave of job cuts
We will provide more clarity to our employees who are impacted by these decisions in the coming weeks," the company said in a statement emailed to USA TODAY. Earlier this month, the struggling Net company announced plans to cut about 15% of its …
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Phoenix council favors silence over Satanists- for now
"I'd rather continue to work on expanding transportation options, creating jobs and serving my community." DiCiccio, Waring and Nowakowski have also asked the council to consider referring the issue to city voters with a special election in May.
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