Hundreds of U.S. companies have slashed their workforces this year, including Amazon, Google, Meta and Disney. : Financial services giant Charles Schwab plans to cut 2,000 employees, while soup and sandwich chain Panera Bread will reportedly cut more than 300 corporate positions ahead of its parent company’s initial public offering, marking the latest in a series of layoffs amid lingering recession fears (see Forbes’ layoff tracker from the first quarter here).