Economic Downturn

Warren Buffett's Son Fights Rural Hunger

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Archer Daniels Midland Co., Farming, Economic Downturn, Video, Poverty, Food Banks, Rural America, Invest an Acre, Warren Buffett, Howard G. Buffett, Feeding America, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Business News

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Farmer and philanthropist Howard G. Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, wants to enlist fellow food producers...

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Recession Pushes Many Americans To Cut Back On Vital Service

Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Video, Economic Downturn, Colonoscopy Screening, Colon Cancer, Great Recession, Colonoscopy, Health Care Cuts, Colonoscopies, Business News, Health Care, Recession, Business News

The recession pushed many Americans to cut back on a vital service, one that could have cost some their lives. Americans between the ages of 50 to ...

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Big Banks Find Ways Around New Metal Warehouse Rules

Reuters | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Economic Downturn, JP Morgan, Video, Warehouses, London Metal Exchange, Office of Fair Trading, Lme, Copper, Reuters, Glencore, Aluminum, Barclays, Business News

* Goldman, Glencore plan to hike warehouse rents by 10 percent * Rent rises coincide with LME rules for higher minimum load-out rates...

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Fed Paid U.S. The Second-Highest Amount In U.S. History Last Year

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: The Federal Reserve, Business News, U.S. Economy, Federal Reserve, Video, Economic Downturn, Economic Recovery, Federal Reserve Payments to u.s., Business News

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve paid the federal government $76.9 billion in 2011, the second highest amount in history. The central bank earne...

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The Latest Sign That The Wealthy May Be Cutting Back

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Tiffanys Holiday Sales 2011, Economic Downturn, Video, Tiffany's, Wealthy, Wealthy Spending, Business News, Tiffany & Co, Holiday Shopping 2011, Recession, Holiday Sales, Business News

NEW YORK — Jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. said Tuesday that its sales growth weakened in the U.S. as shoppers pulled back on buying pricey baubl...

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Where Young Adults Are Most Often Finding Jobs In The Down Economy

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Generation Y Jobs, Economic Downturn, Downward Mobility, Video, Unemployment, Great Recession, Business News, Joblessness, Millennial Generation, Millennial Jobs, Young Adults Jobs, Generation Y, Business News

Looking for young adults in the workplace? Look no further than hotels, bars, restaurants and their own startups. Of all sectors, the travel and h...

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Company Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Rises To All-Time High, Survey Finds

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Economic Downturn, Whistleblowers, Video, Whistleblower, Business News, Financial Crisis, Economic Recovery, Corporate Ethics, Business Ethics, Business News

Even though more workers are witnessing violations of company rules, they're feeling pressure not to say anything. Nearly half of workers witnesse...

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Ending Long-Term Jobless Benefits Would Hurt Economy

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Economic Downturn, Video, Super Committee, Economy, Long Term Jobless Benefits, Business News, Tax Cuts, Joblessness, Supercommittee-Fail, Business News

WASHINGTON — A tax cut that reaches 160 million Americans and government aid for the long-term unemployed will expire at the end of the year &nd...

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This Year's Grinch May Be The U.S. Economy

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Holiday Party, Company-Christmas-Parties, U.S. Economy, u.s. Economy Problems, Video, Office Christmas Party, Economic Downturn, Holiday Parties, Christmas Parties, Office Holiday Party, Company-Holiday-Party, Business News

There may be one silver lining to the economic cloud hanging over the United States this holiday season: The odds of having to put in an appearanc...

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Big Bank To Slash Thousands Of Jobs

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Economic Downturn, Video, Bank Layoffs, Unemployment, Citigroup Inc, Jobs, Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach, New York Stock Exchange, Business News

Citigroup Inc may cut "slightly more" than 3,000 jobs, becoming the latest U.S. bank to eliminate positions, a source familiar with the matter sai...

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How Financial Values Have Changed For Post50s

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Investing, Economic Downturn, Baby Boomers, Video, Retirement, Cnn Money, Financial Values, Entrepreneurship, Recession, Fifty News

As middle-aged New Yorkers tell CNN, their financial values have changed since the economic downturn. "I've kind of given up thinking about money ...

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How Financial Values Have Changed For Post50s

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Investing, Economic Downturn, Baby Boomers, Video, Retirement, Cnn Money, Financial Values, Entrepreneurship, Recession, Fifty News

As middle-aged New Yorkers tell CNN, their financial values have changed since the economic downturn. "I've kind of given up thinking about money ...

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Mideast Braces Itself for a Multi-Year Transition

Masood Ahmed | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Inclusive Growth, Economic Downturn, Capital Markets, Macroeconomic Stability, International Monetary Fund, Oil Exports, Oil Prices, Jobs, Risks, Imf, Imfdirect, Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and North Africa, Business News

2011 has not been an easy year for many countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The combination of domestic unrest and external uncertainty has resulted in a marked downturn in economic activity, and this is expected to pick up only gradually.

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Over 40 Told Only 'Young, Hot' Need Apply

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Economic Downturn, Video, Unemployment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Long-Term Unemployment, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Texas Roadhouse, Eeoc, Age Discrimination, Business News

WASHINGTON -- If older job seekers have had a particularly rough time finding work during the economic downturn, they apparently haven't found any ref...

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Downturn May Provide Relief In Employer Healthcare Costs

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Affordable Care Act, Employer Health Care, Employee Health Care, Economic Downturn, Health Insurance, Preventative Healthcare, Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Video, Business News

The economic downturn may provide businesses with an unexpected benefit: A bit of relief in employer health care costs. Health care benefit costs ...

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Udall Wants To Keep Colo. Sawmills Afloat

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Sawmills, Economic Downturn, Denver News, Sen. Mark Udall, Economic Crisis, Sawmills Struggle, Colo, Beetle-Killed Trees, Co, Colorado, Colorado Sawmills, Sen Mark Udall, Senator Mark Udall, Wildfires, Denver Colorado, Udall Sawmills, Denver, Usda, Huffington Post Udall Wants to Help 2 Colorado Sawmills Stay Afloat, Udall, Intermountain Resources, Colorado Beetle, Lumber Mills, Colorado Udall Logging, Colorado Wildfires, Denver News

U.S. Senator Mark Udall sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging immediate action to help thre...

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Women Three Times More Likely To Experience 'Overwhelming' Financial Stress: Survey

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Career & Money, Women, Video, Economic Downturn, Economic News, Business News, Financial Crisis, Financial Women, Financial Insecurity, Financial Stress, Recession, Business News

Even in the aftermath of a "mancession," it's the women who say they are struggling most mightily. Women report experiencing nearly twice as much ...

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Fewer Deals Means GM Sales Drop

TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Rental Car Companies, Chevrolet Cruze, U.S. Sales, Economic Downturn, Japan Earthquake, General Motors, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Gm, Chevrolet Equinox, Fuel Prices, GMC Terrain, Don Johnson, Chevrolet Cobalt, Video, Business News

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' U.S. sales fell 1.2 percent in May as it offered fewer deals to customers and it cut sales to rental car companies. ...

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Report: Medicare Boosted By Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Medicare Trustees, Health Care Reform, Medicare Trust Fund, Economic Downturn, Medicare, Medicare Trustees Report, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Rick Foster, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Medicare trust fund will last eight years longer than it would have without the passage of last year's health care law, the program...

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A Town's Taxing Tax Troubles

Dave Astor | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Psychiatry, Economic Downturn, Wall Street Bonuses, President Obama, Budget Cuts, Montclair, Wage Freeze, Sarah Palin, Recession, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Layoffs, Tax Cuts for the Rich, Unemployment, New Jersey, Soaring Property Taxes, Integration, African Americans, Politics News

In 2010, municipal taxes in Montclair, NJ rose a whopping 9.2% -- with overall taxes (including school and county levies) increasing 5.5%. How many people do you know who received a 5.5% or 9.2% raise last year?

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Kauffman Foundation: How To Jump Start America's Entrepreneurial Engine Without Spending

Robert E. Litan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Small Business, Economic Downturn, Kauffman Foundation, Economy, Budget Deficit, Entrepreneurs, New Businesses, University Research, Recession, Small Business America, Research and Development, Kauffman Rules for Growth, Startups, Economic Stimulus, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Business News

The Rules for Growth can jump start America's entrepreneurial engine, paving the way for sustained growth in jobs and income -- all at little or no cost to taxpayers.

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Facing Divorce in an Uncertain Economy with Collaborative Law

Curtis Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Collaborative Law, Economic Downturn, Divorce and Finance, Divorce, Economic Recession, Economy, Economic Crisis, Divorce Court, Divorce News

These are uncertain economic times for all of us. While the outlook is slowly improving, news updates still occasionally toss around scary catch phras...

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There's No Place Like Numb

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Housing Market, Holiday Season, Women Business Owners, Real Estate, Business, Holiday Gifts, Emotional Distress, Small Business Owners, Holiday-Bonuses, Economic-Downturn, Economic Recession, Great Recession, Negative Emotions, Year-End-Bonuses, Negativity, NY Real Estate, Small Business America, Business News

As business owners, we all are trying to hang on for dear life. But how do you keep a grip when your fingers have grown numb?

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In North Carolina, a Gutsy Move

J. Michael Welton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Architecture, AIA NC, Aia, Green Architecture, Raleigh, Frank Harmon, David Crawford, Economic Downturn, Great Recession, Sustainaibilty, Recession, Arts News

North Carolina is stepping up to put its money where its mouth is. It's not counseling clients to spend and build themselves, nor is it lobbying for financial assistance from the state or federal legislatures.

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The Signs, They Are A-Fadin'

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Retailers, Commack, Economic Downturn, Small Business, New York Economy, Advertising, Recession, Chinese Food, Funny Signs, Style News

Maybe there were bigger priorities than reenergizing the CHIN above the store that now proclaimed it sold ESE FOOD. If the cooks couldn't be paid, the restaurant would surely go under.

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