Avon culling: Company plans to slash more than 400 jobs

Avon Products Inc said on Monday it will slash more than 400 jobs and exit the Irish market, the latest moves in the new chief...

Orbitz conducts layoffs in broad cost-reduction efforts

Orbitz Worldwide laid off a substantial number of employees in the last few days as a way to throw more money into marketing its hotel...

Time Inc. begins reducing its staff by about 6%

Time Inc. is reducing its work force by six percent --  about 500 jobs, an internal memo to the publishing company's staff said on...

Zynga lays off 5% of its work force, ending 13 games

The company, which is trying to arrest a steep decline in earnings as users gradually migrate onto mobile devices or rival games, plans...

Bank layoffs get more ruthless in the gadget-age

LONDON - In the high-tech, gadget-addicted world of investment banking, layoffs are becoming more complex and brutal as firms try to stop...

Whirlpool to cut 5,000 jobs to reduce costs

NEW YORK — Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. plans to cut 5,000 jobs, about 10 percent of its workforce in North America and Europe, as it...