Global Recession

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Obama's Off To A Very Good Start

William Bradley | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Syria, Change We Can Believe In, Green Tech, Global Recession, Iran, Wall Street, Climate Change, Nobel Peace Prize, Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel Palestine, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News

I think Obama's off to a very good start. But let's not clear space on Mount Rushmore yet. Just as I didn't think he deserved the Nobel, I don't think that Obama's very good start equates to a great presidency.

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Fareed Zakaria: China Is The Recession's "Winner"

newsweek.com | Fareed Zakaria | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

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The great surprise of 2009 has been the resilience of the big emerging markets -- India, China, Indonesia -- whose economies have stayed vibrant. But ...

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Costa Rica Sex Trade Thrives During Global Recession

Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

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The Miami Herald reports that the global recession has boosted Costa Rica's sex trade as more women from countries throughout Latin America travel to ...

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Bearing Witness 2.0: Economy Forces One Family Business To Move Jobs Overseas

Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

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Sarah Atkinson Ramirez shared her story with HuffPost. Her story affect her entire town, a town that her family helped build. Sarah runs the Atkinso...

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France To Use Happiness As Economic Indicator

AP | EMMA VANDORE | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked world leaders to join a "revolution" in the measurement of economic progress by dropping their ob...

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World Job Market Showing Signs Of Recovery

The Guardian | Kathryn Hopkins | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

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Britain's employers are reporting improved recruitment plans for the first time in three years, offering a "glimmer of hope" to jobseekers in the run-...

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Ireland, Long One Of World's Most Expensive Countries, Gets Cheaper

Global Post | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

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By Conor O'Clery | GlobalPost DUBLIN -- Long classified as one of the more expensive countries in the world, Ireland is steadily becoming a cheaper...

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Latest Consumer Spending Data Much Worse Than Expected

Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

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The centrality of the U.S. consumer to the overall global economy has meant his pulling back on a debt induced shopping spree, which has sparked a worldwide synchronized recession.

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Asian Economies Having Astonishing Rebound From Global Recession: Economist

Economist | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business

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Asia's emerging economies are leading the way out of recession; now they must make their recovery last...

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Hallelujah, Salvation Is At Hand! Or Is It?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Fundamental problems are not being resolved, but rather papered over: the excess debt of low quality, excess speculation in the financial markets and mushrooming debt and deficits.

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Barter Markets: Can Trading Beef for a Backpack Keep Consumption in Check?

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

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One market devotee explained, "It's a way to give value to things. To leave money aside, even if just one day a year, and to encourage more the exchange."

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Trade Adjustments and Stimulus Packages in the Global Recession and Recovery

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

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Hans Timmer, Director of Economic Forecasting at the World Bank, told the Wall Street Journal that China will lead the world out of this recession. He appears to be correct.

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IMF Predicts End Of Global Recession... Which May Bode Well For Recession

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

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The International Monetary Fund has made the cautiously optimistic prediction that the global recession is coming to an end. Given the organization's ...

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Geithner 'The Force Of The Global Recession Is Receding'

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reached out to Gulf Arab leaders Tuesday, stressing to some of America's ...

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Will China's Economic Crisis Worsen Due to Stimulus Spending?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business

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How ironic that the savior of global capitalism is determined to be the largest Communist state still in existence.

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Japanese Love Hotels Boom In The Recession

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

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In Japan, where the global financial meltdown has especially taken its toll, not all industries are languishing. In fact, one of the most notably res...

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World Bank Issues Gloomy Forecast on Global Economic Crisis

Sheldon Filger | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Global Recession, European Central Bank, Global Economy, Nouriel Roubini, World Bank, Financial Crisis, Paul Krugman, Global Economic Crisis, Business News

This is a disaster-laden forecast, which essentially describes a developed global economy mired in staggering contraction.

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Antwerp's Diamond District Suffers In Recession

Guardian | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Diamonds, Global Recession, Belgium, Foreign Affairs, Antwerp, Europe, Antwerp Diamonds, Recession, Advocacy, World News

Huge decline in the gem trade is affecting a small, ethnically diverse district in Belgium...

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Unexpected Opportunities in the Midst of Recession

Monica Ali | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Global Recession, Workplace, Business Culture, England, Recession, Business News

Now is a good time to look at some illusions which have remained more deeply embedded in our work culture.

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The Moment for Public-Private Partnerships Is Now

Gov. David A. Paterson | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Global Recession, Infrastructure, Ed Rendell, David Paterson, National Infrastructure, Economy, President Obama, Private-Public Partnerships, Crumbling Infrastructure, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Recession, Politics News

If we are to finance and build a world-class infrastructure for America, we must seek new solutions. And a promising solution is at hand: public-private partnerships.

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Why Hiring is Paradoxically Harder in a Downturn

Auren Hoffman | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

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Great people are often first to leave sinking ships -- they don't feel they need to stick around for a severance because they are confident they can always get another job.

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European Slump May Stall Global Rebound

Washington Post | Anthony Faiola | Posted 06.23.2009 | Business

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The financial crisis in the United States may have tipped the world into a global recession, but the biggest obstacle to a full-scale recovery may now...

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Why Barack Obama Cannot Prevent America's Next Great Depression

Sheldon Filger | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

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President Obama may be fated to travel the same path as Gorbachev, and like him, end up as a valiant failure.

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Obama Needs to Be Tough on Credit Card CEOs

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Greed, Populism, Class Warfare, Bankruptcy, Economic Crisis, Credit Cards, New Depression, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights, Global Recession, Credit Card Abuses Legislation, Obama Credit Card Abuses, Credit Card Rate Increases, Banks, Banking Crisis, Financial Crisis, Great Depression, Business News

The American people do not want the unconscionable interest rate increases made "easier to understand" -- we want them reversed.

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Keep the Bank Pirates on the Run

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Greed, Credit Card Abuses Legislation, Populism, Class Warfare, Bankruptcy, Economic Crisis, Credit Cards, Obama Credit Card Abuses, New Depression, Global Recession, Credit Card Rate Increases, Banks, Banking Crisis, Financial Crisis, Great Depression, Business News

President Obama seems to be hearing the growing outcry against the big bank pirates' declaration of war on the American people through their outrageous increases in credit card interest rates.

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