Sony Cutting Jobs at Online Music Store

June 20, 2007 By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Internet music retailer Sony Connect Inc. is eliminating some positions as part of a restructuring plan to shift resources to other online services, but it intends to continue operating, the company said Tuesday.

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