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Royal Dutch Shell Cuts Up To 9,000 Jobs As Oil Industry Continues To Falter During Pandemic

Royal Dutch Shell announced Wednesday it is cutting up to 9,000 jobs as part of the oil giant’s plan to move toward low-carbon energy. The move comes as the oil industry continues to falter due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Ali Velshi, MSNBC anchor and economics correspondent.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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