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JCB to shed jobs amid downturn

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Construction equipment firm JCB is to shed 398 jobs as a result of "the extreme deterioration in business levels and confidence around the world". Matthew Taylor, the chief executive, explains how firms like his are struggling amid a world downturn.

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