81.   At the time, the Seattle area was in a mild recession, primarily from jobs cuts at the Boeing Co., its largest employer.

82.   At the World Financial Center in downtown Manhattan, where Merrill Lynch has its headquarters, employees seemed glum but resigned about the announcement of job cuts.

83.   Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises plans to restructure its unprofitable, stand-alone Internet unit, but it is not clear whether the move will lead to job cuts.

84.   Atlanta-based Delta so far has stopped short of job cuts.

85.   BANKBOSTON, Boston, said it planned a major reorganization that would probably result in job cuts.

86.   Atlanta-based Turner Broadcasting is expected to announce more job cuts by the end of the month in addition to those announced Wednesday at the cable news operation.

87.   Beaufret said the new job cuts will come through layoffs, outsourcing and asset disposals.

88.   BancBoston Robertson Stephens, J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch and many other firms have announced job cuts, too.

89.   Because of the overlap in their projects, industry experts expect significant job cuts and streamlining.

90.   Bank officials declined to provide specific breakdowns of local job cuts, but headquarters functions of the former BofA got a disproportionate share.