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Dell to cut about 6,650 jobs, battered by plunging PC sales

Bloomberg Dell Technologies Inc., facing plummeting demand for personal computers, will eliminate about 6,650 jobs, becoming the latest technology company to announce it will let thousands of employees go. The company is experiencing market conditions that “continue to erode with an uncertain future,” Co-Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke wrote in a memo viewed by Bloomberg. The reductions amount to about ...

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Swedish krona falls to 14-year low

  Bloomberg The Swedish krona fell to its lowest level against the euro since 2009 as a downturn in the housing market fueled broader investor concern about the Scandinavian nation’s economy. The currency sank as much as 0.6% to 11.4434 per euro, taking its drop in the past 12 months to more than 8%. The krona could get some support ...

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World’s top gold miner Newmont offers $17b for Newcrest:

  Bloomberg Newmont Corp. is offering $17 billion to acquire Australia’s Newcrest Mining Ltd. and create a global precious metal behemoth in the largest takeover deal globally this year. The takeover, if completed, would also be one of the biggest in Australian history, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Newcrest jumped as much as 14% in Sydney, the most since ...

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