Nissan To Slash 20,000 Jobs

Nissan Motor Co. Monday said it has swung to a fiscal third quarter loss on a "severe downturn in the global economy" and the impact of a strengthened yen, adding the deterioration in business conditions forced the Japanese auto major to slash its full-year profit and revenue forecasts.

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