Tag: the economy
group name: newspoliticsecon
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July 12, 2008 08:51 AM EDT --
Earlier this morning I was reading about the financial industry. Its a bit hard to miss articles about this in view of the mortgage crisis and, last night, the government seizure of IndyMac. Some . . .
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October 31, 2009 11:18 AM EDT --
I watched Mr. James Galbraith (the younger) on Bill Moyers' Journal, on PBS last night. He said that we should offer early retirement to guys like me.
The youth of today, he says, need to be employed. . . .
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October 01, 2008 06:13 PM EDT --
Here is my problem. Ive got a grown son who I love very much. But he has always been a problem child. We didn't really give him very much sense of discipline, preferring instead to instill . . .
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August 04, 2008 04:47 PM EDT --
The new trend in books seems to be economics . That is why economists Thomas L. Friedman and Steven D. Levitt have best sellers. We read them because something strange is going on in the . . .
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April 23, 2009 01:35 AM EDT --
As the ongoing global economic collapse may worsen - in which 45% of capital has already been destroyed according to several authoritative sources , the effects of which are not . . .
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January 17, 2009 02:20 PM EST --
All my bosses held on to their lifestyles by cutting the hourly employees incomes when times were tight. They did what they 'had' to do while setting workers back so they spent all their working . . .
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August 04, 2009 10:59 AM EDT --
The government run Post Office is going broke. Let's make more excuses as to why, while the government wants more money to run a health care system. Will the health care system go broke like . . .
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June 05, 2009 02:58 PM EDT --
The owner of Nascar, Roger Penske bought Saturn from GM, and that's a wonderful news for Saturn dealers, owners, and the public. This breathes new hope into the company as well. With GM stock . . .
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January 31, 2009 05:36 PM EST --
The economic situation in America is a complex thing. Trying to express it in simple terms is tricky, and almost always creates more confusion than understanding. That's because most people . . .
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November 02, 2008 07:55 PM EST --
We all want change. But I have seen few real ideas about what we need to do to get our economy and our assembly lines rolling again.
Here are some of my ideas. Please add your own . . .
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February 20, 2009 03:33 AM EST --
GM is folding its Saturn division. Remember, "A different kind of company, a different kind of car?" Saturn was established to compete with Honda and Toyota 19 years ago. So much . . .
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June 23, 2009 12:48 AM EDT --
The economic recession (possibly depression) was largely caused by the sub-prime mortgage mess. The problem with sub-prime mortgages, which seems to be rarely discussed, is the fact that the mortgage . . .
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November 27, 2008 03:44 AM EST --
For the last few months now we have seen the unfolding of the inevitable result of monetary deregulation, unbridled and insane speculation, cover ups by the mainstream Media and lastly, the specter of . . .
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October 01, 2008 09:45 PM EDT --
FactCheck.org has taken both MoveOn.org and the McCain-Palin campaign to task for each blaming the other side for the current economic crisis. MoveOn says it was Phil Gramm and the Republicans, . . .
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November 13, 2008 11:23 AM EST --
I received an email from a friend about his business outlook in this economy, and I thought I'd share it with you:
Dear Fellow Business Executives:
As the CFO of this company . . .
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September 09, 2009 10:16 AM EDT --
Yesterday I learned that Congress wants to fine an individual $750 for not having health insurance. I was thinking that the fine would be indexed by income, basically from zero. In that scenario, I expected . . .
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January 29, 2009 07:14 PM EST --
Nice to finally hear from Greg Palast! Obama is a two-faced liar. Aw-RIGHT!
by Greg Palast
January 29, 2009
Republicans are right. President Barack Obama treated . . .
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March 25, 2009 10:33 PM EDT --
Comfort on a budget: test-driving the world's cheapest car
Tata's Nano, built for functional frugality, is striking if not beautiful and does the job of people's car admirably . . .
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November 28, 2008 07:05 AM EST --
The Baltic Dry Index continues to lower as the demand for raw materials continues to drop to unseen levels.
"Capesize Vessels" weigh from 175,000 tons to 400,000 tons . . .
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October 28, 2008 04:35 PM EDT --
If you have any gift cards for any of these stores...use them now!
CLOSINGS AND LAYOFFS - If you have gift cards, hurry up and use them!!
Ann Taylor closing 117 stores nationwide. A company . . .
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