NEW YORK, US - Chief executive officers (CEOs) at six major United States companies have lost their jobs in the last eight days, in a sign of more turmoil to come, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Mr William Watkins, who was ousted on Monday at hard-drive maker Seagate Technology, is the sixth CEO of a publicly held company to be replaced in eight days, the newspaper noted in a report on its website yesterday.

His exit follows the departures last week of the CEOs of Tyson Foods, Borders, Orbitz Worldwide, Chico's FAS and Bebe Stores.

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