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Yahoo yesterday in the US reported a 64 per cent drop in net income for the third quarter, issued cautions about a weakening advertising market, and confirmed that layoffs were indeed on the way.
British telco BT this week revealed plans to let go of 10,000 workers by the end of March 2009.
The world's largest printing and document services company has announced plans to cut 5 per cent of its workforce and lower its forecast for the next quarter.
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