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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (85848)	3/26/2001 8:43:53 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 436258

we can only hope

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (85848)	3/27/2001 2:03:03 AM
From: Perspective	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

I get a lot of scoffs when I mention the similarities to 1929 at work. While even I doubt that unemployment would hit double-digit percentages as a result of the fallout, I've got to wonder when I see so many companies announcing 10% layoffs, before we're even "in recession". Just a few of the biggies. For whom the bell tolls... dailynews.yahoo.com Friday March 23 2:10 PM ET Company Job Cuts at a Glance By The Associated Press, Several major companies have announced job cuts in the past few months, including: -DaimlerChrysler 26,000 -Motorola: 22,000 -Lucent Technologies: 16,000 -Verizon: 10,000 -Procter & Gamble: 9,600 -Solectron: 8,200 -Sara Lee: 7,000 -Whirlpool: 6,000 -J.C. Penney: 5,300 -Compaq: 5,000 -Xerox: 4,000 -Nortel Networks: 4,000 -Textron: 3,600 -Schawb: 3,400 -Gateway: 3,000 -ShopKo Stores: 2,500 -AOL Time Warner: 2,400 -Standard Register: 2,400 -Sears: 2,400 -Electrolux: 2,000 -Service Merchandise: 1,750 -Hewlett-Packard: 1,700 -Amazon.com: 1,300 -3Com: 1,200 -Freightliner.: 1,085 -Norfolk Southern: 1,000-2,000 Source: Individual companies. BC