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Oil bust forces Texas H-1B visa holders to exit country

May 18, 2016
As layoffs continue, foreign-born oil workers have little choice but to go home.
Workers construct new sidewalks in the Permian Basin oil field on January 21, 2016 in the oil town of Midland, Texas.
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Anglo American mining to cut 85,000 jobs

Dec 8, 2015
A complete company overhaul is calling for cutting two-thirds of its workforce.

More trouble ahead at ESPN

Sep 23, 2015
Caught between cord-cutters and rising licensing fees, the network is in a bind.

Target announces layoffs at company headquarters

Mar 4, 2015
The company hopes to beat a slump with new plans, and fewer workers.

American Apparel closes a challenging year

Dec 31, 2014
As the company welcomes a new CEO, will changes boost American Apparel's bottom line?

The ups and downs of manufacturing jobs

Dec 12, 2014
Being laid off in manufacturing 4 times in 3 years

How companies like Microsoft should handle mass layoffs

Jul 17, 2014
Microsoft is laying off 14 percent of its staff. But it'll be six months before the redundancy process is complete.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during his keynote address at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2014 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, July 16, 2014.
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Microsoft: biggest job cuts ever

Jul 17, 2014
Microsoft announced it’s cutting up to 18,000 jobs over the next year.

Hewlett-Packard's innovation trend flattened long ago

May 23, 2014
HP's innovation helped build Silicon Valley, but it's not had a giant hit since its printers 30 years ago.

When the coal layoffs trickle down

Apr 11, 2014
Coal communities in eastern Kentucky have been reeling from the effects of a relentless wave of mining layoffs.