Read more Sanyo stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36909/sanyo.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 22:58:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49854/panasonic-cuts-15000-jobs.htmlJim O'Neill<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=178603&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331233021' border='0' />A strong yen and softening consumer demand is prompting Panasonic to cut 15,000 jobs, close 27 plants, and restructure as it struggles to withstand burgeoning losses, reports the Wall Street Journal . The electronics company last quarter posted a $707.2 million net loss, and experts expect the downward trend...Workers leave the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. in Kadoma, Japan, today. The world's largest maker of plasma display TVs said Wednesday it will slash 15,000 jobs.http://www.newser.com/story/49854/panasonic-cuts-15000-jobs.htmlWed, 04 Feb 2009 06:47:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45799/panasonic-sanyo-merging-into-electronics-dynamo.html<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=163963&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331235130' border='0' />Panasonic has begun a $9 billion takeover of Japanese rival Sanyo, hoping that transforming into one of the world's biggest electronics companies will help it weather the toughest business conditions in a century. Top shareholders, including Goldman Sachs, had been haggling over the price with Panasonic since last month, but...In this April 28, 2008, file photo, Fumio Ohtsubo, president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., which was renamed on Oct. 1 to Panasonic Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo. http://www.newser.com/story/45799/panasonic-sanyo-merging-into-electronics-dynamo.htmlFri, 19 Dec 2008 08:02:01 CST