Bridgestone plans to lay off 158 workers at its La Vergne tire plant effective Dec. 21, and is considering ending production of passenger-car and light-truck tires there altogether, which could cut 500 jobs, the company said Monday. In an ...
1 Dec 2008
Despite a rash of lay-offs at Age of Conan developer Funcom, the troubled MMO will remain unaffected, claims product manager Erling Ellingsen. "Our aim is for this to not affect development of ‘Age of Conan,’ or any of our other games, at all ...
1 Dec 2008
LONDON -- Aston Martin, maker of James Bond's luxury sports car, said Monday that it is laying off as much as a third of its work force because of falling sales during the economic slump. Related Articles Ford Considers Sale of Volvo Sweden Talks to ...
1 Dec 2008
The debate among progressive activists and commentators in recent weeks has tended to range from the leave-Obama-alone-and-he'll-fix-everything position to the stage-a-protest-at-Obama's-house-for-the-next-month position, including numerous stances ...
1 Dec 2008
MADRID, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Workers at Renault's (RENA.PA: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) engine plant in Valladolid, Spain, have avoided lay-offs originally planned for this year by agreeing to bring forward days off from 2009, the ...
1 Dec 2008
On the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, advocates worldwide discussed numerous challenges facing HIV prevention efforts and called on governments to follow through on pledges to support HIV/AIDS care, prevention and treatment, AFP/Yahoo ...
1 Dec 2008
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire will lay off at least 158 employees at its plant in LaVergne due to a decrease in demand for passenger and light truck tires.
1 Dec 2008
JPMorgan Chase said it will lay off a total of 3,400 Washington Mutual employees in Seattle, with 1,500 leaving in the next 60 days.
1 Dec 2008
MADRID, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Workers at Renault's engine plant in Valladolid, Spain, have avoided lay-offs originally planned for this year by agreeing to bring forward days off from 2009, the Comisiones Obreras union said on Monday. Car manufacturers in Spain are faced with collapsing domestic demand, which Renault said last week would cut sales by 50 percent in the last quarter of this year. ...
1 Dec 2008
The British luxury carmaker looks to lay off nearly 30% of its workforce due to slowing sales.
1 Dec 2008
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - London-listed Petra Diamonds Ltd plans to halt output at its Helam mine in South Africa and lay off more than half of its workers due to the global financial crisis that has weakened demand for diamonds. Solidarity trade union said on Monday that Petra Diamonds had advised it that it wants to place the mine under care and maintenance and cut some 350 jobs at the ...
1 Dec 2008
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - London-listed Petra Diamonds Ltd plans to halt output at its Helam mine in South Africa and lay off more than half of its workers due to the global financial crisis that has weakened demand for diamonds.
1 Dec 2008
Red and Oh No collab for this song "Lay You Out" off of the upcoming Street Fighter Underground: Remix mixtape which is to commemorate the re-release of the classic video game, Street Fighter II. Holla at IllRoots for some more tracks ...
1 Dec 2008
Rangers lay an egg in 4-0 home loss to Panthers - General manager Glen Sather had told Rangers coach Tom Renney that historically, teams don't perform well in the first home game after Thanksgiving.
1 Dec 2008
Hugely popular US series The Simpsons went head-to-head with almost equally popular vendor Apple last night, as the former ridiculed the latter in a s...
1 Dec 2008
GALLERY: Preview of Willy Northpole’s Video for “Body Marked Up”. Click here to listen to "B. [Audiio:http://www.xxlmag.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/lay-you-outbangers.mp3]. COMMENT ...
1 Dec 2008
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1 Dec 2008
Georgia Pacific to lay off hundreds. Updated 5:05 PM. By: Ashley White. COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. – Company officials said more than 425 workers in Columbus County will be without jobs when a Georgia Pacific plywood plant closes its doors ...
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