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Alcoa Inc. will reduce its total global workforce by 13%, cut
primary aluminum output by 18% of capacity, and sell off a series of
product lines all in the effort to 'conserve cash, reduce costs and
strengthen the company's competitiveness during the current economic
downturn.'
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The supply chain, warehousing and transportation management
solutions provider boosts its coverage in Canada, Asia and the
Northeastern U.S.
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MTA2009, which was scheduled to be held March 25 through March 28
at
the Singapore Expo has been cancelled due to the prevailing economic
climate which 'had a significant effect on the precision engineering
and
machine tools industry.'
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The Kuwaiti group last month scrapped a $17.4 billion deal to
create
a petrochemicals joint venture.
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"The good news, which neither the WSJ article nor the ISM index
reflects, is that people aren't all of a sudden going to stop consuming
goods just because of a lousy economy..."
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Daily News For January 7, 2009 