WRAPUP 2-U.S. companies sharpen job-cutting shears as sales slow
October 23, 2012 at 13:44 PM EDT
* DuPont to lay off roughly 2 percent of staff * DuPont, 3M, United Tech, UPS miss revenue forecasts * United Tech lowers full-year sales target * DuPont, 3M Co cut profit forecasts * Whirlpool, Coach beat earnings expectations By Scott Malone BOSTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Faced with weakening revenue, two of the largest U .S. companies warned on Tuesday that they would cut jobs as a way of protecting their profits. DuPont Co said it planned to lay off about 1,500 work