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Plan for U.S. “Entrepreneur’s Visa” Moves Forward

Corey Boles, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 22 at 10:41 am PT

A bipartisan group of senators will introduce legislation Tuesday that would seek to make it easier for foreign students who hold post-graduate degrees in math, science or engineering from American colleges to remain in the U.S. after they finish their studies.

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Sony to Cut Estimated 10,000 Jobs

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 9 at 2:58 am PT

Sony Corp. plans to reduce its work force by an estimated 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global staff, as part of new Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai’s restructuring plan, people familiar with the matter said Monday.

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Apple Doubling Presence in Texas

Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 9 at 1:30 pm PT

Apple Inc. plans to build a $304 million campus in Austin, Texas, doubling its presence there over the next decade.

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Nokia Siemens to Cut 17,000 Jobs

Arild Moen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 23, 2011 at 5:15 am PT

Network equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks Wednesday said it will cut 17,000 jobs globally in a bid to reduce operating costs by €1 billion by the end of 2013, part of a major restructuring that will see the company focus on mobile broadband and services.

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Senator Disputes Oracle’s Claim About New Jobs

Kristina Peterson, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 11, 2011 at 1:43 pm PT

A 2004 tax break for U.S. companies bringing home overseas profits didn’t lead to more net U.S. jobs at technology company Oracle Corp., the company that claimed to have generated the biggest job growth among the 15 largest beneficiaries of the tax holiday, Sen. Carl Levin (D., Mich.) said Tuesday.