Posts Tagged ‘
recession ’
Mom, please put the phone down and come to dinner!
Not the words you would expect to hear in this day and age, but according to ABC News the phone sex industry is flourishing with the help of ...
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Like the first few crocuses poking their little crocus-heads out of the ground after winter, it seems that there may be a few signs of a demonstrably improving economy in the United States. (Well, that analogy only ...
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Markets took a battering across the globe on Monday as the worst US employment report in 11 months sparked fears that the U.S. economy is heading back into a recession.
Global market problems were exacerbated when the official ...
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Home prices are down, stocks are down and it seems that while the recession marches on, everything is somewhat depressed.
To add to the bad news, it seems that in some areas, the tough financial climate has had ...
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Many have argued since it became clear the Great Recession was not a blip but the sum of an entire generation's economic experience that entrepreneurship might just save America's economy.
It makes sense, to some degree. The advent ...
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The Census Bureau released some grim statistics about poverty today, revealing that one out of every seven Americans is "living in poverty" in the United States.
In 2009, the poverty rate climbed for the third year running, shooting ...
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Hal Varian, Google's chief economist, has noticed some significant, promising changes trending since March.
Unemployment searches are down, real estate searches are up, and temporary employment (which often is a pre-indicator for a recovery in the permanent kind) ...
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Unemployment in New York State is skyrocketing, and one city resident isn't taking it lying down.
Trina Thompson attended Monroe College in the Bronx and since her graduation with an Information Technology degree in April, Thompson has been ...
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Jessica Pressler over at the Daily Intel blog has a really cool story about an outdoor ad campaign that is being run across the country but no-one has any idea who’s behind it, or ...
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...it would command a pretty hefty price tag.
The last few years have been rough financially, and for many, the opportunities to enjoy oneself via the presence of discretionary income have dwindled significantly. (Which is a "remember when" ...
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Although Goldman Sachs is predicting record bonuses will be paid out in their best year ever, the rest of the world is not going to be as lucky.
The LA Times is reporting that the global economic downturn is ...
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So you're feeling the bite of the recession like everyone else, yet you still think that even though you've been laid off from your job and the bank is about to foreclose on your house, you can ...
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WebMediaBrands, the parent company of Internet.com, Mediabistro and other well known online brands has cut 25% of its workforce, or 60 people. The company, formerly known as JupiterMedia also cut all existing pay rates by 5% over ...
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Shoe companies aren't immune to the global recession, with Nike set to announce layoffs of 4%, of 1400 people of form its 35,000 strong global workforce.
Nike is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and employs 7,000 people in the ...
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The ruling orthodoxy on socio-economics is that difficult times drive a rise in crime, but maybe as a sign of how bad things may have become, at least one crime is decreasing: car theft.
In Baltimore, the number ...
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As of writing this post, stock markets from around the world have plummeted. Here in the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average dropped by more than 480 points after opening bell. Reports had it that there ...
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