News roundup: Microsoft announces first-ever layoffs … Senate panel approves Geithner … Thain leaves Bank of America

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    A bad sign: Microsoft says it is cutting 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months—more than 5% of its work force—a sign of how badly even the biggest and richest companies are being stung by the recessi…


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