Bob McCarty Writes

During the 48 hours since the U.S. House of Representatives passed its so-called “health care reform plan,” at least four large companies have announced plans to slash a total of 13,000 jobs.  The list appear below:
Johnson & Johnson — 8,000 employees
Sprint — 2,500 jobs
Pfizer — 2,000 jobs
Electronic Arts — 1,500 jobs
Of course, the list does [...]

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Starbucks® officials announced in a news release today they would cut 12,000 jobs and shutter 600 underperforming stores.
Rumor has it the coffee giant’s top officials would have announced their staffing cutbacks and store closings weeks earlier, but had difficulty describing the size of the cutbacks. When a credit rating analyst asked a Starbucks® [...]

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