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  "id": 5549758,
  "title": "Volkswagen’s stock gets boost from plan to double job cuts to 100,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/volkswagens-stock-gets-boost-from-plan-to-double-job-cuts-to-100-000-5549758",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T11:53:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "The German car giant’s supervisory board unanimously approved a plan which envisaged slashing about 50,000 positions.",
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        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Volkswagen’s stock gets boost from plan to double job cuts to 100,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/volkswagens-stock-gets-boost-from-plan-to-double-job-cuts-to-100-000",
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        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "‘Much better than feared outcome’: Volkswagen shares jump 6% after revealing plan to reduce workforce by 50,000—and phasing out four factories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/much-better-than-feared-outcome-volkswagen-shares-jump-6-after",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:49:54.000Z"
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