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🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Well-designed benefits: a lever for organizational resilience

Organizations facing economic tension and inflation are advised to invest in human capital rather than merely cutting costs to recover from crises.

Feb 26 • 08:16 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's brutal cost-cutting pays off - but reputational damage is done

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's cost-cutting measures at Manchester United have resulted in significant financial improvement but have also caused reputational harm to the club.

Feb 25 • 15:03 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Sports

Manchester United's transformation plan generates quarterly profit, despite revenue decline

Manchester United reported a quarterly profit driven by cost-cutting measures, despite a drop in sponsorship revenue and ticket sales due to their absence from European competitions.

Feb 25 • 14:50 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Savings Decision to Be Reversed: District Administrator Concedes to Carnival Revelers

Ebersberg's district administrator plans to reverse a cost-cutting measure after being criticized during local carnival celebrations.

Feb 25 • 14:34 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Man Utd profits soar as latest financial results revealed after Sir Jim Ratcliffe cost-cutting

Manchester United posted an operating profit of £32.6 million for the first half of the financial year, a significant turnaround from the previous year's loss, largely due to cost-cutting measures implemented by co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Feb 25 • 12:07 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Ukraine's Strategy Aims to Raise the Cost of War for Russia to Achieve Peace

Ukraine plans to increase the cost of the war for Russia in order to achieve peace, focusing on enhancing air defense, halting Russian attacks, and cutting off economic resources fueling its war efforts.

Feb 25 • 02:44 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Volkswagen Cuts Costs: Factory Closures and 60 Billion Euros in Savings

Volkswagen plans to cut costs by 20% across all brands by 2028, with potential factory closures aimed at achieving savings of up to 60 billion euros.

Feb 18 • 11:00 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Automotive Industry: Volkswagen Lets the Next Cost-Cutting Hammer Swing

Volkswagen is under increasing pressure to implement more aggressive cost-cutting measures as it prepares for its upcoming annual press conference amid ongoing crises and challenges.

Feb 17 • 19:22 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Auto Industry: Explosive VW Cost-Cutting Round

Volkswagen is facing pressure to reduce costs despite a recent influx of six billion Euros, with management proposing a significant restructuring initiative that could affect employees amid bonuses for top executives.

Feb 17 • 14:38 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

VW wants to improve profitability and plans extensive cuts

Volkswagen's CEO Oliver Blume has announced a major cost-cutting program aimed at reducing expenses by 20% across all brands by 2028.

Feb 17 • 13:22 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Morrisons 'to sell dozens of in-store pharmacies' as it scrambles to slash costs

Morrisons is planning to sell several of its in-store pharmacies to reduce costs amid significant financial losses.

Feb 17 • 10:15 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Cost-Cutting Measures: The Church is Overwhelmed by Reform Pressure

The planned cuts in the Protestant Church reflect an increasing severity in response to financial pressures.

Feb 17 • 06:05 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Volkswagen plans to cut costs by 20% by 2028

Volkswagen intends to reduce its expenses by up to 20% by the end of 2028 to recover sustainable profitability amid increasing market challenges.

Feb 16 • 07:35 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Companies streamline structure, and Brazil eliminates more than 300,000 managerial and director positions in 6 years

Brazil has seen the elimination of over 300,000 managerial and director positions since 2020 due to corporate restructuring and cost-cutting measures, amidst a growing overall job market.

Feb 16 • 02:00 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Business Ticker: Volkswagen aims to cut costs by 20 percent by 2028

Volkswagen plans to reduce its costs by 20 percent by 2028, with potential factory closures on the table, as announced by CEO Oliver Blume and CFO Arno Antlitz.

Feb 15 • 09:17 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

BBC must cut ten percent of costs

The BBC is facing significant financial pressure and must reduce costs by ten percent over the next three years, amounting to potential savings of up to £600 million.

Feb 12 • 23:06 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

BBC announces hundreds of millions in additional savings

The BBC has announced a 10% budget cut over the next three years, which could amount to hundreds of millions of pounds in savings.

Feb 12 • 19:23 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

China turns old oil pipeline into new carbon highway in green cost-cutting gambit

China has successfully repurposed an old oil pipeline for carbon dioxide transportation, marking a significant step towards achieving its decarbonisation goals.

Feb 11 • 02:00 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

"Bad decisions keep piling up": the strike at Ubisoft followed by 1200 employees, according to the unions

A significant strike at Ubisoft France is seeing participation from 1200 employees as the company faces major restructuring and cost-cutting plans.

Feb 10 • 18:42 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Sumitomo Heavy Industries to Reduce Employee Numbers by 500, Halting Re-employment Offers for Seniors

Sumitomo Heavy Industries has announced a plan to reduce its workforce by 500 employees as part of cost-cutting measures.

Feb 10 • 10:12 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Santander prepares a significant cost-cutting strategy and efficiency improvements in its strategic plan

Santander is set to implement significant cost-cutting measures and efficiency improvements as part of its new strategic plan, which will also focus on integrating artificial intelligence solutions.

Feb 10 • 04:15 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

PGG again needs state aid. Cost-cutting continues

Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG) requires additional financial support from the government due to declining coal production and market challenges.

Feb 9 • 10:10 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Tensions rise among ITV daytime stars over shared toilets and dressing rooms

ITV daytime stars are experiencing low morale due to shared toilets and cramped dressing rooms in the new studio, leading to frustrations among staff.

Feb 8 • 13:57 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

NHS hiring bans in cancer units shortsighted and dangerous, doctors warn

Doctors warn that NHS recruitment freezes for cancer treatment units amidst cost-cutting measures are shortsighted and potentially hazardous given the rising demand for cancer care.

Feb 6 • 17:58 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
National & Local

Maersk announces layoffs of up to 1,000 employees

As part of a cost-cutting plan, A.P. Moller Maersk will lay off 15 percent of its administrative staff, amounting to approximately 1,000 employees, primarily affecting its Denmark headquarters.

Feb 5 • 08:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

GOP must race for new 'big, beautiful bill' to slash costs before midterms, top House Republicans warn

House Republicans are calling for urgent action to pass a substantial cost-cutting bill before the midterm elections, emphasizing the need for progress within February.

Feb 4 • 15:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Mediaset tries to cut costs in light of low audiences and merges the set and newsrooms of Informativos Telecinco and Noticias Cuatro

Mediaset is merging the news teams and recording locations of Telecinco and Noticias Cuatro to reduce costs amid historically low audience ratings.

Feb 3 • 16:03 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
National & Local

Demant in major cost-cutting round: 700 employees globally may be affected

The Danish hearing aid company Demant plans to undergo a cost-saving exercise over the next two years, expected to impact 700 employees worldwide, with 150 of those in Denmark, due to lower market growth in the hearing aid sector.

Feb 3 • 09:03 UTC
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
World

Canada Stops Issuing Visas Inside Russia

Canada has halted visa issuance at its processing centers in Russia as part of a cost-cutting and modernization effort, not a change in immigration policy for Russian citizens.

Feb 3 • 07:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The number of holiday reservations has increased, but their value is lower. Tourists are cutting costs

This winter season has seen an increase in reservations for ski resorts, but tourists are opting for cheaper options and cutting costs on travel.

Jan 12 • 13:21 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

The new CEO of Munich Re irritates his employees at the start

Christoph Jurecka's transition into the role of CEO at Munich Re has been rocky, as he inherits a cost-cutting program from his predecessor that raises concerns among employees about its implications.

Jan 12 • 12:15 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
Crime & Justice

The Truth: Crash for Show

The insurance industry is reportedly using experienced stunt drivers to stage crashes for cost reasons, leading to various accidents along a slippery road in Osnabrück.

Jan 9 • 06:10 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Ubisoft closes Assassin's Creed studio amid unionisation efforts, with 71 jobs affected

Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio in Canada, affecting 71 jobs, shortly after employees voted to unionise, citing cost-cutting and restructuring as reasons for the closure.

Jan 8 • 21:24 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ribera Salud's other business in Madrid is a large laboratory also marked by management based on 'profit'

The scandal-hit Ribera Salud manages a public center in Madrid that conducts tests for nearly 1.4 million residents, facing worker complaints about overwork and cost-cutting practices.

Jan 5 • 04:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
World

Dark Forecast: A Major European Sector Is Threatened with Losing 200,000 Jobs. The Culprit Is One

Analysts warn that the European banking sector could lose over 200,000 jobs in the next five years due to the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence and the closing of branches, pushing banks to cut costs and shift operations to digital channels.

Dec 31 • 10:50 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
World

The banking sector faces 200,000 layoffs. "They are pressured to reduce costs"

Analysts predict that the European banking sector could lose over 200,000 jobs in the next five years due to the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence and the closure of branches, as banks aim to cut costs and shift more operations online.

Dec 31 • 10:30 UTC

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