{"id":314022,"date":"2026-01-30T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-recent-wave-of-job-cuts-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:00:50","slug":"whats-behind-the-recent-wave-of-job-cuts-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-recent-wave-of-job-cuts-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s behind the recent wave of job cuts | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0aeJ7NVg5cE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's behind the recent wave of job cuts | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0aeJ7NVg5cE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A wave of layoffs continues at big corporations in the US. 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