GlaxoSmithKline to Cut 6,000 Jobs

LONDON (Reuters) - British drugs company GlaxoSmithKline Plc. (LSE:GSK.L - News) is set to announce about 6,000 job losses when it posts results on Thursday, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper said. The cuts by Glaxo, the world’s second largest drugs company after U.S. group Pfizer (NYSE:PFE - News), are part of Chief Executive Andrew Witty’s strategy to meet the challenges facing the industry, including increased competition from generic drug makers, the British newspaper said.

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