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Sony to ax 10,000 jobs in turnaround bid: Nikkei

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Japan's Sony Corp is cutting 10,000 jobs, about 6 percent of its global workforce, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday, as new CEO Kazuo Hirai looks to steer the electronics and entertainment giant back to profit after four years in the red.
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Sony to axe 10,000 jobs in turnaround bid: Nikkei

Japan's Sony Corp is cutting 10,000 jobs, about 6 percent of its global workforce, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday, as new CEO Kazuo Hirai looks to steer the electronics and entertainment giant back to profit after four years in the red.
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Jobs recovery suffers setback in March

Employers hired far fewer workers in March than in previous months, keeping the door open for the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary support for a still sluggish economy.
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U.S. online jobs index flat at 143 in March

A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States held steady in March, with transportation and retail registering strong growth, the operator of a job search website said on Friday.
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After Jobs Act, Case turns focus to immigration

As he gathers with other movers and shakers at the White House on Thursday afternoon to witness President Barack Obama's signing of the Jobs Act, AOL Inc co-founder Steve Case is already thinking ahead to the next cause he can help champion behind the scenes: immigration reform.
US Job Market

US Jobless Claims Fall To 357,000 - Lowest Level In 4 Years

Claims for jobless benefits fell to 357,000 last week, building up toward a solid March nonfarm payroll report that is scheduled to come out on Friday. Some economists though still fear that the improvement in the U.S. economy seen so far this year could be just another false start.
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Wall Street Stock To Open Lower Despite Jobs Data

Wall Street stocks were looked likely to open lower open on Wednesday, despite good private sector payrolls data, as investors digested minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting published Tuesday suggesting further monetary stimulus action is unlikely.
File photo of a man looking at employment opportunities at a jobs center in San Francisco

US Employers Created 209,000 Jobs Last Month: ADP

U.S. employers created 209,000 jobs in March, slightly more than analysts expected but less than the previous month's figure, a report from Automatic Data Processing Inc., a private payrolls processor showed, on Wednesday.
Model-turned-actor Ashton Kutcher will play late Apple founder Steve Jobs in a new independent movie chronicling the life of the genius hippie-turned-entrepreneur who put a "ding" in the universe. The casting looks right, but it isn't.

April Fools? Why Ashton Kutcher As Steve Jobs Is A Bad Joke

When Variety reported on Apr. 1 that Ashton Kutcher would play Steve Jobs in a new biopic, it sounded like a perfect April Fools joke. But nope, this is no joke. Kutcher will in fact play Jobs in a new independent movie chronicling the life of the genius hippie-turned-entrepreneur who put a ding in the universe.
Tim Cook(L) and Steve Jobs

Tim Cook Beats Steve Jobs in Popularity Among Apple Employees: Why?

Hardly 7 months have passed when Tim Cook took the post of CEO at Apple Inc. and now he has gained the top spot on top 25 Highest Rated Tech CEOs of 2012 ranking list. Tim Cook received the hottest spotlight within a few months, while it took years for Steve Jobs become so popular.
U.S. Economy

US Economy In Early 2012 - Has The Renewal Begun?

In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host, and former Fox News commentator, had it right: The United States could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated.
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Best Buy sales disappoint, to cut stores, jobs

Best Buy Co Inc reported weaker-than-expected sales for the fourth quarter on Thursday, and said it has decided to close 50 big-box stores and to cut 400 jobs in corporate and support areas.

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