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Shares in UK recruiter Hays drop 10% following a fourteenth quarterly fee decline

Shares in UK recruiter Hays drop 10% following a fourteenth quarterly fee decline

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A hiring slowdown across Germany's car industry and Britain's job market drove the 3% drop for the quarter ending in September. To protect its profits, the London-listed firm is cutting costs and looking to sell off businesses in seven different countries. It wasn't all bad news, though, with income actually jumping 8% in the United States and 12% across Canada.

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