The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 24, 2012 Hewlett-Packard to Fire 27,000 Workers --------------------------------------- The tech giant Hewlett-Packard has announced a new round of job cuts amid declining profits. On Wednesday, HP said it will slash 27,000 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce. .