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	<title><![CDATA[Barclays To Slash 2,100 Jobs]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/13/barclays-to-slash-2100-jo_n_157575.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>LONDON &amp;mdash; Barclays PLC will cut 2,100 jobs in its investment banking, fund management and private banking units in response to the global economic downturn, according to a person knowledgeable about the decision.</p>

<p>The cuts revealed Tuesday, representing about 7 percent of the bank's global staff, are in line with layoffs by other major banking institutions in recent months.</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-01-13T14:34:00-05:00</date_published>
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