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Economic Downturn

Selling Panic Could Rock Stocks

Dan Dorfman | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Slowdown, Obama Stock Market, Economic Downturn, Gdp-Growth, Gdp, A. Silver Associates, Stock Market, Stock Market Rebound, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Go figure this crazy market following another bout of schizophrenia. First came terrific Thursday, then wicked Friday, as big money was made and even bigger money was lost.

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Some States Respond to Recession with Work-Family Policies

Julie Schwartz Weber | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: State Budgets, Economic Downturn, Economic Assistance, New America Foundation, Policy Changes, Economic Crisis, State Legislators, Family, Politics News
Julie Schwartz Weber

In 2009, state legislators across the country have been instrumental in trying to help American families regain their footing. There is some good news.

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Tequila And Free Porsche Rental! Desperate Hotels Offer Special Promotions To Lure Guests

latimes.com | Hugo MartíN | Posted 10.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Special Hotel Offers, Hotels, Hotel Promotions, Economic Downturn, Economic Crisis, Hotel Free Porsche, Hotel Industry Recession, Special Hotel Deals, Not Your Average Hotel Deals, Recession Hotel Deals, Free Tequila Hotels, Business News

In this economy, the hotel industry is coming up with unusual promotions to try to lure guests: Stay a night, get a tattoo or rent a Porsche....

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One Stop Shopping for Greening Your Home: Green Depot Has It All

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Barney's, Economic Downturn, Whole Foods, Building-Projects, Green Jobs, Going Green, Adrien Grenier, Greenwashing Companies, Green, Green Business, Green Energy, Global Economic Crisis, Local Produce, Hgtv, Green Technology, Greenwashing, Asthma, New Business, National Jewish Health, Sarah Beatty, Green Recovery, Green Buildings, Green Construction, Environmental Health, Green Building, Environmentalism, Green Rebuilding, Women in Business, Green Living, Toxic Chemicals, Consumer Trends, Green-Depot, Green News, Toxicity, Green-Trends, Green Cleaning Products, Home Construction, Buying Power, Green Cleaning, Allergies, Green News
Marissa Bronfman

Find out how Sarah Beatty, a determined new green business woman, has earned Green Depot's moniker as America's leading one-stop shop for building solutions.

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FEMA in California

Giles Slade | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Downturn, Drought, Unemployment, Chris Bucci, Fema, Central Valley, Recession, California, Barack Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Giles Slade

Across California's Central Valley, towns are already seeing some of the worst unemployment in the country, with rates three and four times the national average

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States Face Drop In Casino And Lottery Revenues For First Time

nytimes.com | IAN URBINA | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, State Budgets, Lottery, Economic Downturn, Economic Crisis, American Casinos, Business News

Casinos and lotteries in most states are reporting a downturn in revenue for the first time, resulting in a drop in the money collected by state and l...

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Few Jobs For Law Grads Even At Top Tier Schools

nytimes.com | GERRY SHIH | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Downturn, Unemployment, Top Law Schools, Economic Crisis, Law Firms, Law School Grads, Law School, Job Search, Recession, Business News

This fall, law students are competing for half as many openings at big firms as they were last year in what is shaping up to be the most wrenching job...

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Peaceful Revolution: How Do Smart Employers Make Work "Work" in a Down Economy?

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Layoff Alternatives, Economic Downturn, Schedules, Flexible Work Schedules, Living News
Ellen Galinsky

Smart employers are using flexible work options to manage through the recession -- and help their employees manage.

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Three More: Now Half Of Bank Of America's Directors Have Quit

McClatchy | Christina Rexrode | Posted 09.01.2009 | Business

Read More: William Barnet, Economic Downturn, John Collins, Bank of America Corp., Bank of America, Econimic Crash, Ken Lewis, Goverment Regulators, The Fed, Stimulus, Gary Countryman, U.S. Economy, Recession, Business News

The shake-up in Bank of America Corp.'s boardroom, apparently orchestrated by the hand of government regulators, continued Friday evening, when the ba...

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Obama: "This Storm Will Pass"

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 09.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Downturn, President Obama Weekly Address, Obama Weekly Address, President Obama, Obama, Health Care System, Recession, Obama Weekly Radio Address, Obama Radio Address, Economic Future, Business News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, citing fresh evidence the recession is winding down, says the country's future economic prosperity depends on bu...

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Shoplifting Up Nearly 10 Percent

STNG | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Retail Theft, Chicago Theft, Economic Downturn, Shoplifting, Chicago News

Chicago experienced a 9.6 percent increase in retail thefts in 2008 from 2007, to 11,289 incidents from 10,300, mirroring a national trend of increase...

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Investors Near Retirement Lag in Recouping From Crash

Mark Miller | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Retirement, Investment Advice, Economic Downturn, Retirement Savings, Retirement Plans, Recession, Business News
Mark Miller

Retirement investors under the age of 30 participating in defined contribution plans are seeing their accounts bounce back at a much faster rate than over-55 investors who are near retirement.

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In You Win, Out You Lose, Says Stock Strategist

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Investments, Economic Downturn, Wall Street, Bear Market, Recession Fears, Recession, Business News
Dan Dorfman

If an investor is the patient type, typically their portfolio will get back to break-even in a little more than 5 years after the bear market is over.

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From Helping Vietnam Veterans to Helping My Neighbors

Kim Callahan | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Spring Cleaning, Economic Downturn, Charity, Neighborhoods, Service, Economic Crisis, Neighbors, Living News
Kim Callahan

Times are tough, every day we hear how businesses, government agencies, and charities are struggling, but so are some of your neighbors.

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The One Secret to Making the Most of Unwanted Downtime

Jay Michaelson | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Economic Downturn, Personal Growth, Personal Health, Discipline, Meditation, Diet, Buddhism, Recession, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Living News
Jay Michaelson

The secret to spiritual practice is doing it precisely when you don't feel like doing it. When such thoughts matter most is when they are the hardest to summon up.

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Why Carlos Slim Is Gambling On The New York Times

New York Magazine | Chris Rovzar | Posted 06.27.2009 | Local

Read More: Economic Downturn, Financial Crisis, New York Times, Carlos Slim, New York, Economic Crisis, Carlos Slim New York Times, Local News

During the worldwide economic slump in the early eighties, Carlos Slim made his first big buying spree -- scooping up cotton-gin manufacturer Anderson...

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Daddy Diaries: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Anchorman

Rob Morrison | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Long Island, Economic Downturn, Homeowners, Real Estate, Renters, Business News
Rob Morrison

The obvious upside for renters this summer is that they are in the driver's seat and there are deals to be had no matter where your travels take you.

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The Economy's Impact on Pets

Betsy Saul | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Economic Downturn, Pets, Animals, Petfinder, The Giving Life, Living News
Betsy Saul

Are pets feeling the pain of the country's economic downturn? We decided to survey our network of shelters and rescue groups to get the full story.The heart-wrenching facts show that pets are the silent victims.

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Harry Potter's Five Steps to Courage

Tom Morris | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Economic Downturn, Harry Potter, Stock Market Crash, Stocks Down, Courage, New York Stock Exchange, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Unemployment, Job Cuts, Living News
Tom Morris

Who would have guessed that the world's most popular fictional wizard could teach us all a thing or two, or five, about courage, change, and dealing with daunting challenge?

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Bad Time to Search for Paradise

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Bill Rhodes, Economic Downturn, George Soros, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Inflation, Optimism, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Many on Wall Street have basically been pitching happy economic talk since early last year. Well, we're in early 2009 and now the bullish brigade is signaling yet another extension.

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Some Hard Truth About Hard Times

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: History, Economy, Poverty, Political Humor, Economic Downturn, Crisco, Depression, Flappers, Alphabet Soup, New Deal, Economic Crisis, Scrimping, Franklin Roosevelt, Speakeasies, Recession, Fdr, Silver Tea, Redwood City, Great Depression, Rice, Saving, Norman Rockwell, Jazz Age, Bailout, New-Deal, San Francisco, Gilded Age, Politics News
Jeffrey Shaffer

Using the Depression as a baseline for discussions of national prosperity ignores an important historical truth: for millions of average citizens, money was tight prior to the 1930s.

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My Friend Ian Browde's Right Brain Reflections

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Jackson, Communism, Economic Downturn, President Obama, Ronald Reagan, Recession, World, Sustainability, The White House, Local Economy, Me Generation, Anti-Soviet Hysteria, Triple Bottom Line, Lt. Colonel Oliver North, Capitalism, The 80s, Los Angeles Olympic Games, Ivan Boesky, Madonna, Politics, Socialism, Social Capitalism, Economic Crisis, Micro Economies, Gorbachev, Community, Green, Iran Contra, Oliver North, Donald Trump, Economy, Leona Helmsley, Soviets, Right Brain, Brain, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

With the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president, the world has entered a new economic context, "social or community capitalism," which will become our paradigm by 2015 - 2020.

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Good Grief! Comic Characters Leave Newspapers for a Day

Dave Astor | Posted 05.13.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Comics, Theron Heir, Dan Piraro, The Boondocks, Same-Sex Marriage, Dagwood Sandwich, Comic Strips, B.D., Surge, Are We Having Fun Yet, Bailout, Beetle Bailey, Real-Estate Agents, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hector Cantu, Bizarro, Single-Payer Plan, Bil Keane, Pearls Before Swine, The Family Circus, Doonesbury, Sgt. Snorkel, Mutts, Earl the Dog, Darrin Bell, Rachel Maddow, Mark Tatulli, Zippy the Pinhead, Foreclosures, Economic Downturn, Lasagna, Cartoons, Newspapers, President Obama, Jim Davis, Economy, Hi and Lois, Rudy Park, Keith Olbermann, Mort Walker, National Health Insurance, Carlos Castellanos, Cul De Sac, Cafe Con Leche, Failing Newspapers, Dagwood Bumstead, Green Room, Legacy Comics, Blondie, Iowa Same-Sex Marriage, Bill Griffith, Dilbert, Peanuts, Stephan Pastis, Calvin and Hobbes, Bernard Madoff, Scott Adams, Snoopy, Matt Richtel, Deborah Harry, Death of Newspapers, Garry Trudeau, Cathy Guisewite, Recession, Jan Eliot, Bill Watterson, Good Grief, Aaron McGruder, Shrinking Comics, Iraq War, Vermont Same-Sex Marriage, Afghanistan, Richard Thompson, Charlos Gary, Charles M. Schulz, Cathy, Lio, Baldo, Garfield, Comedy News
Dave Astor

Given that most newspapers still don't publish weekday comics in color, my mistake was putting today's cartoon guests in the green room rather than the black-and-white room.

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8 Tips for Recession Romance

Christine Whelan | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Intelligence, Economic Downturn, Research, Romance, Dating Advice, Recession, Dating, Economy, Living News
Christine Whelan

This downturn could end up being a turning point in work-life gender equality: As more women earn higher degrees and income, we could create a whole new dynamic of money and power in relationships.

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What Is The Miracle Cure For Your Relationships?

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Yucatan, Economic Downturn, Renewal of Vows, Tai Chi, Relationships, Mayan Wedding, Elvis, Chapel of Love, With Purpose, Muddhist Ceremony, Marriage, Navajo, Remarrying, Ken Dychtwald, Las Vegas, Tao, Vail Mountain, Skiing Judge, Living News
Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

During these particularly trying times, rather than turning to bars, bloviators or our brokers for relief, maybe we should turn to our loved ones and friends to find the cure for whatever ails us.

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