Amazon to cut another 9,000 jobs worldwide

Amazon is to cut 9,000 further jobs across its global business, mostly affecting its cloud services, advertising and Twitch livestreaming units. The cuts come months after the online retailer announced it had expanded staffcutting plans to affect more than 18,000 workers. In January it also revealed separate plans to shut three of its UK warehouses and seven delivery stations, affecting more than 1,200 further jobs.

Amazon’s chief executive, Andy Jassy, said in a letter to workers that the company had added a substantial amount of staff in the past few years, but the uncertain economy had forced it to choose cost and headcount cuts. Amazon employs more than 1.5 million people worldwide.