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American aerospace company Boeing announces it will layoff 17,000 workers by the end of 2024, 10% of its global workforce, due to financial difficulties following the machinists strike.
2024-11-20

Swedish lithium-ion technology developer Northvolt announces revised company operational scopes and its intention to layoff 1,600 workers in the country.
2024-09-23

Microsoft announces that it will lay off 650 Microsoft Gaming employees as part of cuts to its workforce.
2024-09-12

American sports publication "Sports Illustrated" lays off the majority of its staff after its publishing license is revoked by the Authentic Brands Group, the owner of the "SI" brand.
2024-01-19

Satellite launch service provider Virgin Orbit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to secure long-term funding. The California-based company announces that it will layoff 85% of its workforce.
2023-04-4

Amnesty International says it has been forced to halt its Indian operations due to "reprisal" from the government. Amnesty said its bank accounts were frozen and it was forced to lay off staff, and suspend all its campaign and research work.
2020-09-29

Proceedings begin in the trial of Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, former chairman of the giant insurance company AIG, on charges of accounting fraud. The 2005 indictment accuses Greenberg and AIG's former CFO of setting up bogus reinsurance transactions to conceal the insurer's financial difficulties in 2000 and 2001.
2016-09-13

BBC journalists strike against layoffs being forced on them by the corporation.
2011-07-15

British confectionery maker Cadbury is to be purchased by American company Kraft Foods for £11.5 billion (850 pence per share).
2010-01-19

Warren Buffett who through Berkshire Hathaway controls a significant block of the shares of Kraft came out in opposition to Kraft's proposal to float 370 million shares in order to fund its bid for the UK based confectioner Cadbury.
2010-01-5