layoffs, retirements, leveraged buyout, takeovers, downsizing, redundancies, lbo, restructuring, acquisitions, closings, severance, nonunion, mergers, furloughs, deals, refinancing, wage freeze, cutbacks, retrenchment, reductions, venture capital, hires, uaw, retirees, cuts, reorganization, sabbaticals, megadeal, workforce, recapitalization, incentives, repurchase, buyback, bankruptcies, collective bargaining, lenders, bondholders, startups, golden handshake, autoworkers, hiring freeze, bonuses, hostile takeover, attrition, dealmaking, headcount, pension, jobs, white collar, internships, unsecured debt, loans, bailout, tender offer, markdowns, preretirement, unionization, shutdowns, leaseback, mezzanine financing, payouts, financing, employers, investments, excessing, employees, shakeout, equity, automaker, nonproduction, qip, outsourcing, rebates, departures, unions, golden handcuffs, giveback, abatements, closures, mortgages, consolidation, cleanups, suitors, securitization, placements, headhunter, strategics, borrowings, bargaining, retraining, machinists, turnround, timberland, tax abatement, rehires, seniority, featherbedding, wasserstein, geers, private placement, carmaker, terminations, buyout, isps, amalgamations, buyers, cartels, consortia, purchasers, restructurings, ventures, businesses, consultancies, customers, deployments, expeditions, fairs

earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization, ebitda, high-yield bond, junk bond