Symantec slashing spree will drag down earnings

Fleur Doidge
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Huge severance bill will hit revenues, but leading areas are doing well

Symantec has flagged yet more layoffs although by the end of July it had already cut management by more than a third, according to execs on its earnings call. The company has already laid off so...

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