Dell to slash over 6,000 jobs amid 'uncertain market future'


FILE PHOTO 3D printed clouds and figurines are seen in front of the Dell logo in this illustration taken February 8 2022. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: 3D printed clouds and figurines are seen in front of the Dell logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc is cutting about 6,650 jobs, or 5% of its global workforce, as it struggles with a slump in the personal computer market and braces for a potential recession.

The move on Monday aligns Dell with a raft of U.S. companies from Goldman Sachs Group Inc to Alphabet Inc that have laid off thousands this year to ride out a demand downturn wrought by high inflation and rising interest rates.

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