Saudi Arabia Says ‘No Need’ for OPEC Production Cut

By Ayesha Daya and Fred Pals May 27 (Bloomberg) — OPEC has “no need” to cut oil production because there are signs of a recovery in demand, meaning inventories will eventually decline, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said.

Seagate Technology to cut 1100 jobs

Hard disk drive and storage company Seagate Technology plans to cut about 1100 more jobs, or 2.5 percent of its work force. The Scotts Valley, Calif.

Unilever CEO: No Need To Cut Prices To Grow Volumes

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Unilever PLC (UN, UL) doesn’t need to cut prices in order to achieve its key objective of growing volume, the consumer goods group’s chief executive said Thursday.

Delta Air, Continental Cut Mexico Flights as Flu Curbs Demand

By Mary Schlangenstein and Mary Jane Credeur The service reductions to Mexico, where the flu formally known as H1N1 originated, are the first by US carriers.

Jones Apparel to Close Stores, Cut Up to 1000 Jobs

By Cotten Timberlake April 29 (Bloomberg) — Jones Apparel Group Inc. said it will shutter about 225 locations in 2009 and 2010, representing a fifth of its own stores, and cut as many as 1000 jobs to reduce costs as the recession slows apparel and …

General Motors will cut as many as 8000 more jobs, dump Pontiac

General Motors Corp. will cut 7000 to 8000 jobs in addition to cuts announced two months ago, and it will eliminate its Pontiac brand.

Dollar gains vs. euro as Trichet signals a cut

By William L. Watts & Deborah Levine, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The US dollar gained versus the euro Monday, extending the euro’s previous-week losses, as the head of the European Central Bank signaled that policy makers are weighing a …

Sony-Ericsson to cut 2000 more jobs

Sony-Ericsson on Friday reported a first quarter loss of $387 million and will cut an another 2000 jobs. It is unclear how many of those cuts would come from the company’s North American headquarters in Research Triangle Park, where Sony Ericsson cut …