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Job Cuts News 16 October 2025 - 6 November 2025

JELD‑WEN to cut 850 jobs and trims 2025 outlook after deep Q3 loss; Europe business under strategic review

JELD‑WEN to cut 850 jobs and trims 2025 outlook after deep Q3 loss; Europe business under strategic review

Date: Nov. 6, 2025 Key takeaways What’s new today (Nov. 6) Following Monday’s earnings release, JELD‑WEN confirmed it will shed ~850 positions across North America and corporate functions and is reviewing strategic alternatives for its Europe segment. The workforce actions, slated to be completed by the end of 2025, are part of a broader cost‑reset amid weaker demand and price‑cost pressure. Q4 Capital Charlotte’s local press reports the reductions will include positions in the Charlotte area, adding a regional dimension to the restructuring at the company’s headquarters. Charlotte Observer The numbers: Q3 at a glance The Associated Press likewise summarized
GM Stock Skyrockets 7% as Earnings Beat, EV Strategy U-Turn Fuel Rally

GM Slashes 1,700 EV Jobs, Cites Trump Policy Shift – Investors Cheer Cost Cuts

GM Hits Brakes on EV Production, Axes Jobs in Michigan and Ohio General Motors confirmed sweeping layoffs this week across its electric vehicle operations in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, marking one of the auto industry’s starkest retreats from aggressive EV expansion. The company said it will eliminate approximately 1,700 jobs as it idles surplus production capacity. The heart of the cuts is at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck “Factory Zero” assembly plant – an all-EV factory that builds the Chevy Silverado EV and other electric pickups – which will scale down to a single daily shift starting in January reuters.com. About 1,200 workers
Target Shocks Workers: 1,000 HQ Jobs Cut Before Christmas – Retail Giant’s Woes Deepen

Target Shocks Workers: 1,000 HQ Jobs Cut Before Christmas – Retail Giant’s Woes Deepen

Layoffs Details & Rationale Target announced on Oct. 23 that its Twin Cities headquarters will shed about 1,000 corporate positions and close another 800 open jobs axios.com foxbusiness.com. About 80% of the cuts are U.S.-based, mostly managers foxbusiness.com. The company says this eliminates roughly 8% of HQ staff and is aimed at speeding up decision-making. “To better serve our guests, we’re prioritizing the need to work faster and reduce the complexity that has been created over time,” Fiddelke told employees foxbusiness.com axios.com. He wrote that “the truth is, the complexity we’ve created over time has been holding us back” –
Meta’s AI Shake-up: 600 Jobs Axed as Zuckerberg Doubles Down on “Superintelligence”

Meta’s AI Shake-up: 600 Jobs Axed as Zuckerberg Doubles Down on “Superintelligence”

Leaner AI Team, Same Big AI Bet Meta’s parent company (Nasdaq: META) quietly confirmed on Oct. 22 that it is “slashing” roughly 600 jobs from its superintelligence-focused AI unit reuters.com timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Axios first reported the cuts via an internal memo, and Reuters/Tech news sites (TechCrunch, The Verge) later confirmed that Meta is cutting staff in three of its four AI sub-units: research (FAIR), product AI, and infrastructure. By contrast, the TBD Labs – a newly formed group of “a few dozen” top researchers working on the next generation of foundation models – will not be affected reuters.com timesofindia.indiatimes.com. In other
Nestlé Shares Soar 8% on Surprise Q3 Sales, 16,000-Job Cut Plan – What’s Next?

Nestlé Shares Soar 8% on Surprise Q3 Sales, 16,000-Job Cut Plan – What’s Next?

Sources: Nestlé Q3 2025 results and stock news from Bloomberg/Swissinfo swissinfo.ch swissinfo.ch; Reuters coverage reuters.com reuters.com; analyst comments from Vontobel and RBC via Bloomberg swissinfo.ch swissinfo.ch; forecasts from TipRanks and RBC tipranks.com investing.com; sector data from Nasdaq/Zacks nasdaq.com nasdaq.com; SNB monetary report snb.ch.
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