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Industrial conglomerate Siemens said it had slashed its consumption of fossil fuels by around 40 percent since 2022, noting its "decarbonisation strategy" had made it "more resilient".

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The company slightly raised its 2025 adjusted profit view, which it had slashed in July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Zendesk had slashed 8% of its workforce in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

Meloni cited figures that motor vehicle production in Italy had dropped from 1 million in 2017 to under 700,000 in 2022 and that Stellantis had slashed 7,000 jobs since the merger.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Smyth observed that Congress had slashed the agency’s research budget for 1953 from $43 million to $33 million, “as you no doubt have heard.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik