Accenture plans to lay off 19,000 employees, or 2.5% of its workforce, and lowers its annual forecasts, as the global economic slowdown weighs on IT services (Chavi Mehta/Reuters)

Chavi Mehta / Reuters:
Accenture plans to lay off 19,000 employees, or 2.5% of its workforce, and lowers its annual forecasts, as the global economic slowdown weighs on IT services  —  Accenture Plc said on Thursday it would cut about 19,000 jobs and lowered its annual revenue and profit projections …