Analysis: Good News on Jobs, But Will it Last?

Lakshman Achuthan, 12.04.2009

Lakshman Achuthan is managing director of the Economic Cycle Research Institute.

The "great moderation" of business cycles once extolled by many economists, Ben Bernanke, is history. The trend rate of growth is shriveling. In other words, business cycles are back with a vengeance.

States May Shed Another Million Jobs

Aaron Glantz, 12.03.2009

Author, The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans

Unless Congress and Obama create a "bold jobs program," state and local governments could shed almost a million jobs next year, further worsening our national unemployment rate, labor leaders say.

Xbox, FarmVille and the Need to Play and Socialize With Others

Jenny Darroch, 12.02.2009

Marketing strategy expert at Claremont Graduate University

It might be that sales of video games have taken a dip because of the recession or because consumers are finding other means to relax and have fun, either alone or with others.

Kinks In Obama's New Era of Hope

Dan Dorfman, 12.02.2009

Financial Columnist, Market Commentator.

Obama is increasingly being viewed by Wall Street as a non-achiever, a veritable misfit when it comes to concocting a meaningful plan to revitalize the economy and a likely one-term occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

"Undercooked": Fiction From the Recession

Dave Heller, 12.02.2009

I left home for college some eight years ago and have been living away from the nest ever since. But this summer I bit the bullet -- as so many Americans are doing during the recession -- and moved back in.

The United States Of Wusses

Henry Blodget, 12.02.2009

CEO of The Business Insider

When Dubai wobbled last week, everyone rushed to the Internet to await confirmation of the imminent bailout. And they saw what they wanted to see! ...

The recession is over but the depression has just begun

Edward Harrison, 12.01.2009

Banking and finance specialist, Global Macro Advisors

Below is a post I wrote on my site Credit Writedowns exactly two months ago. My impetus in writing the post was a need to reconcile my near-term optim...

Stephen Viscusi's Interview Tips on How to Be "Perceived" as 10 Years Younger than You Really Are on an Interview.

Stephen Viscusi, 11.30.2009

America's Workplace Guru

By Stephen Viscusi Viscusi reveals why your "Interview Age" is crucial to finding a job...or keeping one. How old an impression do you make when you'...

Job Creation Agenda Must Include Low-Skill Workers

Bob Giloth, 12.01.2009

Author, Blogger, Social Investor -- www.bobgiloth.com

At one point during the Great Depression, 40,000 union members marched in the streets of Chicago demanding that the government give them jobs. They al...

Why Hysteria And The Economic Blogsphere Are Best Friends

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart, 11.29.2009

Tax lawyer, former bond broker, financial blogger

Reading blogs that in any way write about economics has generally become an exercise in utter futility. Ridiculous conspiracy theories are far more common than simple factually based analysis. How did things get so out of line?

Black Friday Report From Silicon Valley: Stores Jammed At 5 A.M.

Esther Wojcicki, 11.27.2009

Journalism/English teacher, Palo Alto High School

I consider myself an experienced Black Friday shopper, having gotten up at 4 am the day after Thanksgiving for years to shop the bargains. But I have never seen a Black Friday like the one today.

Creating Saved Jobs

Harry Moroz, 11.25.2009

Drum Major Institute for Public Policy

The stimulus truly was a model of political compromise, providing that devilish mixture of effective public policy and politics.

American Dream: Dead or Alive?

Ben Mangan, 11.25.2009

This is a pretty hard time to make a case for the American Dream. But I'm going to anyway. I have always been an optimist and I'm a big believer in th...

Double Dip Recession?

Jill Schlesinger, 11.25.2009

Editor-at-Large, CBS MoneyWatch.com

I always get nervous when three or more people who don't study the economy or financial markets say exactly the same thing. This past weekend, it was ...

Strengthening The Levees Against Unemployment And Rising Debt

Ann Pettifor, 11.25.2009

New Economist, Author, "Debtonation - The Coming First World Debt Crisis"

Government must manage the federal budget in the same way that you manage your household budget. But in truth, the president must do the opposite.

Does "Dr. Doom" Believe His Own Press?

Dan Solin, 11.24.2009

Author of the bestseller, The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read

Recently, "Dr. Doom" warned about a coming market correction. Should investors rely on Professor Roubini's crystal ball?

Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Arianna Huffington, 11.24.2009

There's a Category 5 storm about to make landfall, and the president and the officials in charge of preparing for the approaching disaster don't seem to be particularly worried. Sound familiar?

More Pain For You And Me: The Economy's About To Stumble

Andrew Reinbach, 11.24.2009

Journalist

Since the likelihood of more federal stimulus packages is low -- unless they're called something like a "jobs bill" -- this will mean more pain and an even slower economy.

How to Live On $0 a Day: Saving a Cherished American Holiday

Lesley Stern, 11.23.2009

Writer, counselor to the nouveau poor

Ask your neighbors over for a potluck Thanksgiving feast, just like the Pilgrims invited the Native Americans. Once you've enjoyed their delicious offerings, kill them and steal their possessions and property.

Vets Battle Unemployment and War Injuries

Aaron Glantz, 11.23.2009

Author, The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans

Recently discharged vets are joining the swelling ranks of the country's unemployed. They bring to the job hunt both special skills and training and, often, the terrible traumas and injuries of their military experiences.

2010 Could Wreak Havoc Again

Dan Dorfman, 11.27.2009

Financial Columnist, Market Commentator.

With less than seven weeks to go before we're in 2010, you'll soon be bombarded with Wall Street's annual new year's forecasts. You can be sure the predictions from the brokerage community will be decidedly rosy.