slashing
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It also jeopardizes global crop yields—gas is a vital fertilizer feedstock—and could cripple semiconductor production by slashing helium supply, a natural gas byproduct.
Some investors have urged the bank to leave Switzerland for the U.S., where regulators on Thursday proposed slashing capital requirements for big banks.
Major U.S. indexes fell Thursday, with investors slashing their expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.
In addition to changing venues, the outlet’s new global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, has made radical changes: slashing the guest list and banning outside media.
From Los Angeles Times
That could increase productivity and shift humans into new roles without slashing the manufacturing workforce, he said.
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