Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs

Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2012. Okuda said Sharp will slash 5,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its global workforce, by the end of March 2013 to turn around its business, hit hard by a slump in its television business.

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