08:19 AM EDT, 06/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- BlackRock ( BLK ) is planning to eliminate about 300 roles in its second round of job cuts, Bloomberg reported late Thursday, citing sources with knowledge of the plan.

The job cuts this month will amount to a little more than 1% of the asset manager's headcount, which stood at 22,600 employees at the end of March, the news outlet added.

BlackRock ( BLK ) declined MT Newswires' request for comment.

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