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Capital One cutting 1,139 jobs in latest layoffs related to Discover deal

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Mark Weinraub
March 05, 2026 01:17 PM CST

Capital One is cutting more than 1,100 jobs in a fresh round of layoffs related to its $50 billion acquisition of Discover.

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