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Published 11/05/2009 by TheDeal.com

Corporate layoffs: J&J, Nokia JV and much more

Corporate layoffs are churning this earnings season, with companies trying to cut costs while growing their core businesses. We've gathered a list of pink slippers from the past couple weeks. Of course, aggressively cutting costs is only one side of recent corporate...

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