Showing posts with label Depression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Depression. Show all posts

03 January 2011

Business/Economic/Housing News for Jan. 2 through Jan. 8, 2010

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07 September 2010

Business/Economic/Housing/Layoff News for September 8, 2010

Commodities watch: Cotton Rallies to Highest Closing Price in 15 Years: Orange Juice Advances

AP analysis: Economic pain failed to ease in July

Harry Reid (D-NV) blames Bush, Wall Street for sick economy

The Infinite Elasticitiy of Credit - Part 1 (from the Automatic Earth)

Paul Krugman: 1938 in 2010

Depression Written into Law, Part II

John Mauldin: "The Last Chapter"

Fossil Fuels vs. The Public Interest


What Is Going To Happen To Global Economies If Rapid Money Velocity Kicks In

William K. Black - Why Covering up Fraud Losses Impairs Economic Recovery: Part One

Motley Fool: Thread On Aging Population And Macro-Economics

Did A Homeowners Association In Ogden, UT Drive A Homeowner To Suicide?

Shock Therapy for the Housing Market

Toll Brothers Building Upper Class Neighborhood On IC Waterway In Florida (They Crash, They Burn, They Never Learn)

Canadian Housing: Another Debt-Fueled Bubble?

Subprime 2.0 Is Coming Soon to Suburb Near You: Edward Pinto

Housing Inventories Rise for Eighth Straight Month

9 Michigan employers to shed 863 jobs in the next few weeks

ZymoGenetics in Seattle to possibly give 320 pink slips after being taken over by Bristol-Myers Squibb

Meredith Whitney Says Wall Street Firms Will Cut 80,000 Jobs Worldwide In The Next 18 Months

15 August 2010

Business/Economic/Housing/Layoffs News for August 16, 2010

Matt Taibbi: "Wall Street's Big Win"

The Biggest Lie About US Companies

Fleck: A Patently Obvious Way To Add Jobs

Massive Wealth Shift in Full Swing

Mish Says We Are Now In A Depression: Corporate bonds, Municipal Bonds, Treasuries at Record Low Yields; Is this a "Fool's Game"?

Oil rises, dollar falls

Survey finds oil in Afghanistan


Gold Climbs a Third Day as Signs of Waning Recovery Fan Demand


Cotton Tests 1995 Peak as Supply Drops, Levi's Raises Prices

Jim Rogers Says Wheat, Agricultural Commodities Set for Steep Price Rises

Tastes Like Chicken: Hot New Plan For Conveying Taxpayer's Dollars To Wall Street Banks

Asian Stocks Fall to Three-Week Low as Yen Gains on Japan GDP

US 'Virtually Certain' to Fall Into A New Recession: Rosenberg

Infographics: How The Great Recession Has Changed Life In America

Signaling The Death of the American Dream

Another Threat To The Economy: Boomers Cutting Back

Recession-Worn Seniors Tap Social Security Early


The Reality Of The New Going Back To School List: Don't Forget The Janitorial & Bathroom Supplies

The Bears Have Seized Control Again

Is a Crash Coming? Ten Reasons to Be Cautious


Shadow Inventory Piles Up On Banks' Books

Your House Might Be "Under Water" For Years

When will the FHA blow up like Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae?

Labor Unrest In China Results In Upswing Of Strikes For Better Wages

The Chronically Unemployed: They're known as 'the 99ers,' and their numbers are growing

Greater A&P Grocery Chain To Lay Off Over 2,000 Employees

Trenton, NJ Could Cut 400 Jobs This Week If State Aid Does Not Arrive

New Jersey's Non-Profit Legal Aid To Pink Slip 100 Workers

30 July 2010

Business/Economic/Housing/Layoff News for July 30, 2010

America Sits Out The Clean Energy Race With China

“Unused Rooftops”: The Future of Solar Power

US Faces Water Supply Crisis

A New Spotlight on Japanese-Style Deflation


Euro nears level not seen since European bailout package

Another slap on the wrists of Banksters: Citigroup Inc. agreed on Thursday to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the bank failed to disclose $40 billion in subprime exposure to investors

The Great Ethanol Boondoggle

Goldman's Leading Indicator Plummets To A Seven-Month Low, Predicts An ISM Collapse Next Week

The New Normal: Americans Cutting Back — Even If They Don’t Have To

Henry Paulson calls for shrinkingFreddie Mac and Fanny Mae

More Foreclosures Expected as Housing Crisis Continues


Dr. Housing Bubble: Real City of Genius – The Westside of Los Angeles. Three short sales in Palms, Santa Monica, and Culver City. $100k to $300k in discounts in prime Southern California locations. Short sales still too expensive even with large discounts

6 Reasons Why The Housing Market Has Not Recovered

Don't Count on Housing to Lead the U.S. Recovery

MISH: Housing Bubble will Not be Reblown; Foreclosures Increase in 154 of 206 Metro Areas with Population Over 200,000


President of the Dallas Federal Reserve explains why there is no job growth in the USA

"A Modern-Day Depression": Rosenberg Sees "Tough Slogging" for the Economy


BP May Attempt ‘Static Kill’ of Well Before Aug. 1

Prudential Insurance Sued Over Veteran Life-Insurance Claims, Lawyer Says

SEC Brings GIGANTIC Insider Trading Case Against The Famous "Swift Boating" Wyly Brothers Of Texas

Investing Advice:Finding the Right Dividend ETF: Aristocrats and Achievers

OMB nominee got $900,000 after Citigroup bailout

Justice Department sues Oracle for fraud


Microsoft Working on iPad's Rivals

Google Develops a Facebook Rival

Fed's Bullard: Fed would act if recovery fails

U.S. Economy Grew 2.4% in Second Quarter, Below Forecast

Americans cut back on visits to the doctor


PricewaterhouseCoopers laying off 500 people in Tampa


New York state government to fire 1,000 workers

First Data pink slips 355 employees worldwide (50 in Omaha)

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