Tag: us economy
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March 18, 2008 08:15 AM EDT --
There is universal agreement that the US economy is currently in a mess. Calling it a recession or not is merely a matter of semantics. The American people are blaming it on the government, . . .
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December 16, 2009 06:28 PM EST --
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121512377
Interesting news story I found on NPR. China has found another business area in which they will gain superiority over the United States. . . .
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July 23, 2009 08:28 PM EDT --
The US Federal Reserve chairman has said the country's economy is showing sign of improvement - but steps must be taken to prevent job losses from undermining a recovery.
"Better conditions . . .
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August 16, 2007 11:47 AM EDT --
There are many issues here to think about in the world at this time.
In the US now financial firms that don’t have enough cash are selling securities just to get that necessary cash in order to . . .
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November 15, 2007 11:41 AM EST --
Recent months have brought a triple threat to the economy: housing market slump, a credit crunch, and oil prices pushing 100 dollars a barrel.
There's no shortage of bearish voices on . . .
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December 18, 2008 02:52 PM EST --
Listening to the rhetoric from Republican Senators like Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), Bob Corker (Tennessee) and Richard Shelby (Alabama), one would think that the domestic auto companies were . . .
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March 05, 2009 04:11 PM EST --
That's what former Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says about Obama. Referring to Obama's proposed budget, he said, "Lenin and Stalin would love this stuff. . . .
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October 31, 2008 02:58 AM EDT --
I wrote this article way back in January, but I think it is particularly relevant today.
The big news these days is the decline of the US economy; and the credit crisis. It reminds me . . .
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March 12, 2009 12:32 AM EDT --
Republicans are suddenly up-in-arms, opposing Congressional earmarks. The latest budget includes 8,570 disclosed earmarks worth $7.7 billion. John McCain is nearly apoplectic, blasting . . .
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January 13, 2009 03:18 PM EST --
By Arnaud de Borchgrave -- When "IOUSA" made its documentary film debut last August, it soon earned the sobriquet "fiscal wake-up tour."
Its unrelenting gloom toted up a $9 . . .
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February 20, 2009 10:42 AM EST --
There once was a large, beautiful ship. It was sleek and strong and had weathered some significant storms. Because of its reputation, many people yearned to be a passenger on this beautiful . . .
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March 16, 2009 09:52 AM EDT --
I think this could be good news, at least that is my first reaction.. According to a March 13 th Pew research poll, since the economy has worsened, it has not meant an increase in church attendance . . .
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September 27, 2007 11:01 AM EDT --
The big G.M. wobble this week over workers and wages and whether its factories will be built in this country was just one more wake-up call. The old world is gone and the new one is going to require a . . .
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October 26, 2008 03:19 PM EDT --
By Mike Whitney
Things are getting worse. On Friday morning, futures trading was halted for the first time ever after futures plunged more than 5 percent. The sell-off came after another 500-plus . . .
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July 21, 2008 09:39 AM EDT --
Budweiser Beer – the Great American Lager – is Belgian now.
In Europe, Asia and the Middle East, foreign companies are going global. And with the dollar so weak, US companies look . . .
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September 05, 2007 09:50 AM EDT --
There is yet another toy recall of toys manufactured in China. I find it appalling that such low standards are being accepted by our government. While China is eating up all the natural resources . . .
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January 12, 2008 02:59 PM EST --
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April 06, 2008 04:40 PM EDT --
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September 23, 2008 07:28 PM EDT --
Over the last couple of years, you likely heard the stunning news reports about the U.S. savings rate reaching its lowest level since the Great Depression and, in fact, turning negative. . . .
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August 01, 2006 05:37 PM EDT --
by Mark Ames
Comment Is Free
7.31.06- A disgruntled and bullied Safeway employee is the latest to commit a workplace massacre. The press and coworkers are blaming the attacker -- but the real culprit . . .
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