1.   And it is spreading quickly, even as half the private work force has no retirement benefits and many companies have been trimming pension benefits for rank-and-file workers.

2.   Barry Davison, chairman of Anglo Platinum, insists that his company will trim costs even as the high price of platinum reduces pressure to do so.

3.   A combination between Boeing and McDonnell Douglas would probably lead to job cuts, even though both companies have trimmed tens of thousands of jobs in recent years.

4.   European bonds rose on expectations companies will trim investment plans, slowing economic growth and averting official interest rate increases.

5.   Exports may also have picked up because Swiss companies trim costs and move production abroad in order to compete with foreign companies.

6.   Having companies trim their workforces or shift manufacturing abroad might not be good for employment in Japan.

7.   In addition to cutting jobs, the company is trimming business travel, technology spending and its marketing budget.

8.   Matsushita said the economy will remain stagnant as companies trim inventories and slow investment, consumers tighten their purses, and the government cuts public works spending.

9.   New technologies have let electronics companies trim some of the excess mass from rear-projectors.

10.   So even as big name companies trim their payrolls, analysts expect the economy overall to continue to create jobs.