Key Points
(Reuters) Several U.S. and Canadian companies, mostly in sectors such as technology and media, have kicked of the year with job cuts, as they look to keep a lid on costs in an uncertain economy...
* Amazons job cuts include less than 5% of employees at Buy with Prime unit, 5% at audiobook and podcast division Audible, several hundred in streaming and studio operations, 35% at streaming unit Twitch and a few hundred at healthcare units One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy.*.
* Comcast-owned British media group Sky plans to cut about 1,000 jobs across its businesses this year...
* PayPal Holdings is planning to cut about 2,500 jobs, or 9% of its global workforce this year...
* United Parcel Service plans to cut 12,000 jobs in a bid to cut $1 billion costs after a bumpy year...
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