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Washington Mutual announced Thursday it will eliminate 1,600 jobs in the San Francisco area, a company spokesman said.

Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce says it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs in 2009, including 140 in the UK.

Building materials firm Wolseley is to cut 2,300 more jobs, the majority in the UK, as the housing downturn continues to bite.

US bank Citigroup announces plans for up to 75,000 job cuts, up from a previously announced total of 23,000.

Citigroup said Monday it planned to cut more than 50,000 jobs, the latest move by the struggling bank to cut costs in order to weather the credit crisis plaguing Wall Street

Computer hardware maker Sun Microsystems is to cut up to 6,000 jobs in a bid to reduce costs.

Software and computer networking company Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced Friday it will cut up to 18%, or 6,000, of its staff in a cost-cutting move.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to cut about 3,000 jobs in the next few weeks, the BBC has learned.