Salvation Army In Canada Reports 75 Percent Rise In Food Bank Demand The Past Year

The recession has spurred a higher demand for food amid a decline in donations received by relief and charitable organizations. According to the Salvation Army in Canada, demand for food service has jumped by almost 75 percent ... continue

Hopes Rise As New Jobless Claims Drop

New jobless claims dropped by 33,000 in the week ended Oct. 3, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department. The seasonally adjusted 521,000 filing initial claims for state unemployment benefits is the smallest level since the ... continue

Gold Futures Hit Record High At $1,035, Up 19% From Past Year

Gold futures headed for new highs on Tuesday. Gold for December delivery rose 2.13 percent to end trading for the day at the record price of $1,035.50 an ounce at the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the day, ... continue

U.S. Unemployment Hits 26-Year High

American unemployment has hit a 26-year high as the U.S. economy continued to shed jobs in September. Last month marked the 21st consecutive month of American job losses. Americans should be ready for sticker shock as the unemployment ... continue

So why aren’t those silly looking light bulbs selling like hotcakes?

One of the cornerstones of the whole “Save the earth from ourselves” movement has been the idea of “individual involvement”. While we wait for government and big business to get off of their collective ... continue

Michael Moore asking for donations for bailout companies?

You mention the name Michael Moore in any mixed company and you will probably get equally mixed comments. More than once he has proven to be a lightening rod over the issues he has ... continue

Virgin Megastores Closing All U.S. Locations

Virgin Megastores will close all of its U.S. locations this summer. The music chain will remain in business in other parts of the world as well as online. Virgin Megastores Closing There are currently six Virgin Megastores locations still ... continue

Did you really think these jerks would sit still for caps?

Most of us have probably read about the outrageous money that executives of government bailed out companies were paying themselves as bonuses. Just as a lot of people have read about President Obama’s move to cap executive ... continue

Sk8’ers find heaven in foreclosure

They say that in every cloud there is a silver lining and for skateboarders in California their silver lining are the pools at homes that are being foreclosed on. As more homes head into foreclosure and builders ... continue

Shoplifting ranks swell as economy flounders

You might think twice about helping yourself to those goods on the shelves but a growing number of people aren’t. People who wouldn’t normally even think of shoplifting are finding themselves on the wrong side of the ... continue

FixYa Offers Free Crowdsourced Tech Support

As the stock market continues to tank and the word "recession" re-enters our vocabulary, a Silicon Valley startup is working to create a community of free service. FixYa aims to bring a crowdsourcing-style forum to the ... continue

Washingtonpost.com launches Economy Watch

Washingtonpost.com is now watching the economy as they launch Economy Watch, a page that brings together the top news and resources to help readers better understand the impact of the unfolding financial crisis on the U.S. and ... continue