http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6267b82-236d-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html

Royal Bank of Scotland is cutting up to 9,000 jobs worldwide in areas such as technology and call centres in what is the biggest single job cull at a bank this year.

RBS said its latest placing and open offer had been snubbed by investors, meaning the government stake has risen from 58 per cent to 70 per cent.

cull 選ぶこと，選択; 淘汰

snub 〈目下の者などに〉けんつく[ひじ鉄砲]を食わせる，〈…を〉冷たく扱う 《★しばしば受身で用いる》