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Automaker Volkswagen says it will shed 30,000 jobs to cut costs as it tries to recover from its diesel emissions scandal and invests more in electric-powered vehicles and digital services.

Automaker Volkswagen says it will shed 30,000 jobs to cut costs as it tries to recover from its diesel emissions scandal and invests more in electric-powered vehicles and digital services.

Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford called Donald Trump to tell the president-elect the auto maker won't move production of Lincolns out of Kentucky, a sign the car company aims to work with a new administration on protecting American manufacturing workers.

Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford called Donald Trump to tell the president-elect the auto maker won't move production of Lincolns out of Kentucky, a sign the car company aims to work with a new administration on protecting American manufacturing workers.

DuPont says it will soon stop contributing to active employees' pension plans, a move that will affect the retirement of 13,000 U.S. workers, including 2,800 in Delaware.

DuPont says it will soon stop contributing to active employees' pension plans, a move that will affect the retirement of 13,000 U.S. workers, including 2,800 in Delaware.

Charles Rosen doesn’t know anything about the cider business, or farming apples for that matter.

Charles Rosen doesn’t know anything about the cider business, or farming apples for that matter.

The American dream of a blissful retirement, free of financial worries, is dying.

The American dream of a blissful retirement, free of financial worries, is dying.

The biggest U.S. manufacturer of solar panels is cutting a quarter of its jobs worldwide and will halt production at its only North American plant, in Ohio.

The biggest U.S. manufacturer of solar panels is cutting a quarter of its jobs worldwide and will halt production at its only North American plant, in Ohio.

The Latest on First Solar's job cuts and restructuring (all times local): 5:25 p.m.

The Latest on First Solar's job cuts and restructuring (all times local): 5:25 p.m.

The Republican-led House has acted decisively to bar the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran, a move that would scuttle deals already authorized by the Obama administration and potentially worth billions of dollars.

The Republican-led House has acted decisively to bar the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran, a move that would scuttle deals already authorized by the Obama administration and potentially worth billions of dollars.

A large Swedish trade union has been running a weeklong hotline where people can talk about condescending or patronizing co-workers in an effort to raise awareness about workplace sexism and start a discussion about relations between employees.