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Retailers reach out to cautious shoppers

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:01:48 GMT

Overplayed Christmas music isn't the only noise to contend with this holiday season.
Source: The Delaware News Journal

Hungry seniors swallow pride, accept freebies

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:01:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds,...
Source: The Delaware News Journal

Crunch time is now

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:41:55 GMT

AS FAR as the Reserve Bank is concerned our biggest economic risk is excessive economic strength, not weakness. That means higher interest rates, probably as soon as tomorrow.
Source: The Courier Mail

Black Friday sees red in N.E.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:37:16 GMT

Early-morning discounts on laptops, TVs and digital cameras lured many shoppers on Black Friday, but the recession kept frugal New Englanders from opening their wallets wide.
Source: Boston Herald

Road out of recession may be long and winding

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:35:33 GMT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009 photo, job seekers line up in front of a Dollar General booth at a Little Rock, Ark. , job fair.
Source: The Washington Post

The Travel Adviser: The costs of flying in style, and what the various airlines offer

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:15:47 GMT

Successful executives do it. Wealthy people do it - and they deserve it. Elderly people do it - often to the relief of other family members. Politicians do it - and you, dear taxpayer, foot the bill.
Source: Jerusalem Post

Road out of recession may be long and winding

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:36:07 GMT

The road from recession to recovery is rarely smooth, straight or short. It comes with detours, forks and even dead ends. And sometimes surprises. While each American recession is different, most major ones end with pessimism heavy in the air. As the U.
Source: The Seattle Times

Fix the uncertainty

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:32:29 GMT

David Ignatius has a depressing column about the unemployment picture for the next few years. It's not a pretty picture.
Source: Betsy's Page

Quoted in 'U.S. home prices up for 5th month, 2nd straight quarter'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:48:01 GMT

Craig Thomas said in International Business Times:

This is another indication that the housing market is not taking away from the aggregate economy, and housing is what led us into this (recession) in the first place

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:48:36 GMT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in London November 23, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:43:33 GMT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in London November 23, 2009.

Economic Recession Unfolds in 5 Minutes

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:54:16 GMT