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BlackRock plans to eliminate 500 positions in round of job cuts

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The firm will dismiss about 2.5% of its global workforce after grappling with sharp declines last year in equity and bond markets.

BlackRock Inc. plans to dismiss about 500 employees, roughly 2.5% of its global workforce, after the world’s biggest asset manager grappled with sharp declines last year in equity and bond markets.

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