NEW YORK - In an attempt to cut another $800 million in costs, American Express will eliminate 4,000 jobs.

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That’s about 6% of the firm’s global workforce.

While a number of affected workers were notified of the layoffs in recent days, company spokeswoman Joanna Lambert said the rest will be informed later. That always makes for a pleasant situation. .

The recent layoffs follow the 7,000 layoffs announced in October of last year.

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