Washington manufacturer Danaher announces 1700 job cuts over the next year.
NYC Comptroller expects 165,000 jobs to go
William C Thompson, Jr. says that he expects far more job losses than originally forecast.
Barclays prepares for more job cuts
Barclays' Bank announced 3,000 job losses in October - but it is now thought to be preparing for more.
Credit Suisse says 650 jobs to go
Global banks are in global crisis and Credit Suisse says that it is to cut 650 jobs, mainly in its flagship investment banking division.
Aston Martin to cut 600 workers
As the financial crisis hits the top end of spending Aston Martin, which had previously announced an extension of its Christmas shutdown has now said it will have to cut 600 jobs from its manufacturing plant.
As HSBC's rolls around the world conducting its staff and efficiency review, an additional 500 jobs have been earmarked to be cut from the UK wor...
MFI furniture chain fails; 1200 jobs may go
MFI, which suffers badly in every UK housing slump, has called in the administrators, putting 1,200 at risk.
About 30,000 jobs at risk at Woolworths UK
Around 25,000 jobs at Woolworths retail arm and 5,000 at the entertainment division are under threat as the 800 store retail giant collapses as t...
BAe loses 200 jobs
200 jobs are to go at defence contractor BAe. It says the British government is spending less on armoured vehicles.
AstraZeneca to cut 1400
Spain, Belgium and Sweden will be the primary places that the pharmaceuticals giant will cut most of the 1400 jobs it has announced it will remov...
The Bad News File
Job losses, corporate insolvency, businesses closing. It's all bad news but in a strange way kind of comforting - whatever is happening around you isn't just happening where you are.