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Netflix Weighs Cuts Affecting About 5% of Workforce
Netflix is considering cutting about 5% of its workforce, a move that could affect roughly 800 positions based on its reported year-end headcount.
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- Netflix Weighs Cuts Affecting About 5% of Workforce
- 30,000 Join Brussels Anti-Austerity March Amid Clashes
- Canada lost 68,300 jobs in September, unemployment rises
- Vance Links Socialism to Foreign Workers and Girls’ Sports
- US suspends eight tech firms from green-card process
- U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 197,000 for Fourth Straight Week
- Amazon Confirms Fresh Cuts in Stores Business
- FCT NLC Declares Indefinite Strike Over Education Disputes
- HubSpot plans to cut about 660 jobs in AI-focused restructuring
- Supermassive Games loses more than 70 employees
- SSANU Reports Release of Eight Months of Salary Arrears
- Royal Mail proposes up to 2,500 support job cuts
30,000 Join Brussels Anti-Austerity March Amid Clashes
About 30,000 people joined a union-led anti-austerity march in Brussels on October 9, while clashes between police and groups of youths broke out nearby.
Canada lost 68,300 jobs in September, unemployment rises
Statistics Canada reported that employment fell by 68,300 jobs in September, extending the decline for a second consecutive month and sharply missing economists’ expectations for a modest increase.
Vance Links Socialism to Foreign Workers and Girls’ Sports
Vice President JD Vance said socialism is difficult to define before describing it as support for replacing American workers with foreign workers and allowing boys to play in girls’ sports, linking the ideology to imm...
US suspends eight tech firms from green-card process
The U.S. Department of Labor has suspended eight technology companies from the PERM green-card labor-certification process, halting new applications and processing of pending cases involving them, Labor Secretary Keit...
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 197,000 for Fourth Straight Week
The Labor Department reported that U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 197,000 for the week ended October 3, keeping claims below 200,000 for a fourth consecutive week.
Amazon Confirms Fresh Cuts in Stores Business
Amazon has confirmed fresh job cuts focused mainly on its Stores business, with employees in the United States, India and the United Kingdom among those affected.
FCT NLC Declares Indefinite Strike Over Education Disputes
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Federal Capital Territory Council declared an indefinite strike beginning October 7, 2026, directing affiliate unions across public and private sectors to withdraw their services over...
HubSpot plans to cut about 660 jobs in AI-focused restructuring
HubSpot plans to eliminate about 660 roles, or roughly 7% of its workforce, in a restructuring intended to align the company with a strategy focused on delivering customer outcomes with artificial intelligence.
Supermassive Games loses more than 70 employees
Supermassive Games is laying off more than 70 employees, according to former IT and facilities director Frank Tindle, following a redundancy consultation the studio said in August could result in up to 75 job losses.
SSANU Reports Release of Eight Months of Salary Arrears
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) says the Federal Government has released eight months of salary arrears owed to its members, after the union threatened an indefinite strike unless outstan...
Royal Mail proposes up to 2,500 support job cuts
Royal Mail is proposing to cut up to 2,500 head-office and support-function jobs by the end of 2027, in an organisational review that remains subject to consultation.
HSBC Consults on Proposed UK Wealth Job Cuts
HSBC is consulting employees on proposed cuts to its UK wealth business that could eliminate about half of management and specialist positions and reduce financial adviser roles by as much as 70%, according to reports...
Apache workers back strike action, Unite warns of pipeline risk
More than 160 offshore workers at Apache have backed industrial action in a pay dispute, Unite said, warning that a strike could disrupt operations at the Forties oil pipeline system.
Anchorage Digital Reportedly Cuts 17% of Workforce
Anchorage Digital is cutting about 17% of its workforce, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter, as the digital-asset company responds to weakness and cost pressures in the cryptocurrency sector.
Weak September Jobs Report Sends Bitcoin Toward $87,000
U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September, far fewer than economists had expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.1% in August.
US Adds 29,000 Jobs as Unemployment Rises to 4.2%
The U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department reported Friday, well below the 90,000 expected by economists in a Reuters poll. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.
Nike’s Pace plan targets $2.5 billion in savings and fewer jobs
Nike said its new Pace operating model will streamline the company and result in fewer jobs, while targeting about $2.5 billion in cumulative savings through fiscal 2031.
Weak September Jobs Report Lifts U.S. Stocks
U.S. payroll growth slowed sharply in September, with employers adding 29,000 jobs, well below economists’ forecast of 84,000, and the release was followed by lower Treasury yields and gains in major U.S.
U.S. Adds 29,000 Jobs as Unemployment Rate Rises
The U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, far below economists’ expectations, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.1% in August.
