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Sony to cut 8,000 electronics jobs, close plants as global downturn batters profits

Sony is slashing 8,000 jobs, or 4 percent of its global work force, aiming to cut costs by $1.1 billion a year as an economic downturn and a stronger yen batter profits at the Japanese electronics maker. Sony Corp., which has 185,000 employees worldwide, said Tuesday it will complete the job cuts — all in the electronics sector — by the end of March 2010. The company will close several plants, including one in Dax, France, cut investment in electronics and outsource some... Full Story
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