Stagnation

The Economy: Why We're Stuck

Jared Bernstein | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: U.S. Economy, Eurozone, Stagnation, François Hollande, Economy, Economic Crisis, European Union, Economic Recovery, Europe, Business News
Jared Bernstein

Much of Europe is in recession and the downturn is in no small part a function of austerity measures that, like bloodletting, are making things worse, not better.

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Steve Jobs and Stagnation Theories

Robert Teitelman | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Iphone, Steve Jobs, Ipod, Steve Wozniak, Apple, Stagnation, Ipad, Technology News
Robert Teitelman

Steve Jobs was a figure -- a post-'60s liberal, by the way, a member of the Woodstock generation -- who had his own poetic predilections, not only for design but also for communicating a vision. It probably wouldn't hurt to have more of that around

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Alexander Eichler

'Essentially Stagnation': Economic Growth Slows To A Crawl

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Corporate Profits, Unemployment, Q2 Gdp, Gdp, GDP Falls, Stagnation, Double-Dip Recession, GDP Revisions, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, GDP Revised, Economic Recovery, Gdp Growth, Economic Growth, Recession, Business News

Two years after the official end of the Great Recession, the economy is still struggling to build momentum, and a full-fledged recovery remains a dist...

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10 Worst Single-Day Drops In Dow Jones History

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Debt Crisis, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Stagnation, Euro Debt Crisis, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Double-Dip Recession, Stock Market Delcine, Government Spending, Timothy Geithner, Slidepollajax, Business News

Last Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial average fell 513 points, or 4.3 percent, making it the worst single-day drop since the depths of the financial...

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Conquerors, Debt, Joblessness, and "The Crisis of the Third Century"

Lydia Fisher | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Italy, Europe, Debt, Jobs, Romans, Joblessness, China, Japan, Civilization, Aig, Worldwide Debt, Stagnation, Hedge Funds, US Debt, Financial Crisis, Systemic Risk, Portugal, Too Big to Fail, Spain, Greece, Currency Collapse, Lydia Fisher, Business News
Lydia Fisher

If the financial crisis tells us anything, it's this. We moved away from person-to-person reciprocity and community orientation. We deconstructed boundaries for expedient profit.

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It's All Happening at the Zoo

Michael J. McCarthy | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Seeing, Vision, Inner Child, Complacency, Fresh Perspective, Hope, The Denver Zoo, Stagnation, Spiritual, Inner Living, Wisdom 2.0, Love, Innocence, Life, Denver News
Michael J. McCarthy

I went to the Denver Zoo recently to reflect. Quite often, a change of scenery helps give me a fresh perspective.

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WHAT A WASTE: Companies Using Mounds Of Cash To Buy Back Stock Rather Than Generate Jobs

Washington Post | Jia Lynn Yang | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs Crisis, Corporate Cash Reserves, Stock Buybacks, Stagnation, Economic Crisis, Corporate America, Stock Buyback, Corporate Savings, u.s. Corporations, Business News

For months, companies have been sitting on the sidelines with record piles of cash, too nervous to spend. Now they're starting to deploy some of that ...

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The Political Consequences of Stagnation

Walden Bello | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Elections, Economy, Barack Obama, Neoliberalism, Keynesian Economics, Neoclassical Economic Principles, Stagnation, Elections 2010, Business News
Walden Bello

Obama's nascent steps toward Keynesian interventionism have been compromised by the absence of an inspiring alternative to the predominant neoliberal paradigm.

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Double Dip and Dysfunction

Rob Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gdp, Stagnation, Recession, Double Dip, Austerity, Business News
Rob Johnson

We've been hearing a lot lately about the possibility of a double-dip recession. I do not know if we will actually go to a double dip or just substandard growth given the high level of underutilized human resources. But that is beside the point. It is a very sad feeling, one that I had during the aftermath of Katrina, when the government reveals that it does not intend to respond to a crisis. It is a cold, dehumanized feeling. The tolerance of 9.5 percent unemployment, which is in reality a much larger number than the official numbers, is a symptom of dysfunction.

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The President I Voted for

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Census, Great Depression, Social Security, Unemployment, Stagnation, Middle Class, Obama, Medicare, Politics News
Robert Kuttner

In many ways, our current economic situation is as dire a threat to our way of life as a war. So this week, I am sending Congress legislation that will put America back to work.

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10 Mistakes Businesses Make Daily...and 10 quick-fix solutions

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Horizontal Growth, Laermer.com, Stagnation, Staying Alive, Punk Marketing, Trend Spotting, Business Advice, Stupid Business Mistakes, Business News, Gut Feelings, Common Sense, Business News
Richard Laermer

During the last mercurial cycle, I asked several super-successful types what killed businesses. If we can somehow work on eradicating a few simple mis...

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Goodbye/Hello 16 "Apart-isanship in Bickersville"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bi-Partisanship, Getting It Done, Movement, Resolve, Stagnation, Polarization, Action, Gridlock, Broken Government, Politics News
Patt Cottingham

Left, Right, Independent, Tea Party-ers, who cares for the sake of the country get it together. Apart-isanship is dragging America and the urgency o...

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Stocks Tumble After Sales Of Existing Homes Fall

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stock Market, Housing Crisis, Housing Sales, Housing Prices, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Recession, Stagnation, Economy, Lennar, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existi...

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