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Grandma Knows Best

Dan Dorfman | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Price of Oil, Nouriel Roubini, Stimulus Bill, Fadel Gheit, Oil, Financial Crisis, Business News

My grandma said that if I read something that doesn't seem to make sense, I should think twice about it. With that thought in mind, I decided to rattle off a slew of economic absurdities coming from Wall Street, the media and Washington.

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Half-Baked Alaska: Palin's Confused Vision of Energy & Environment

Ben Carmichael | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: U.S. Economy, Ipcc, Sarah Palin Resignation, David Brooks, Economy, Sarah Palin, Climate Change, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Republicans, Ben Carmichael, Green News

Palin's argument is so dependent on established Republican strategy that is reads like a grab bag of worn-out phrases.

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Couples Delaying Getting Divorced Due To Recession

Wall Street Journal | JENNIFER LEVITZ | Posted 08.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Marriage, Divorce, Divorces, US Economy, Economy, Recession, Business News

Rhonda Brewster and her husband have decided they don't want to be married to each other anymore. But while they're ready to move on, they still can't...

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Fixing The Economy Is Women's Work

Washington Post | Katty Kay and Claire Shipman | Posted 08.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Women and Econony, Women, Economic Stimulus, US Economy, Recession, Economy, Business News

While the pinstripe crowd fixates on troubled assets, a stalled stimulus and mortgage remedies, it turns out that a more sure-fire financial fix is wi...

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Summers On Recession: "I Don't Think The Worst Is Over"

Huffington Post | Posted 08.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Larry Summers, US Economy, Economy, US Recession, Recession, Business News

For this week's installment of their "Lunch with the FT" feature the Financial Times sat down with Larry Summers, director of Obama's National Economi...

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World Economy: 11 Places Worse Off Than The U.S.

usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business

Read More: India, Economic Crisis, Economy, Middle East, Imf, Gdp, China, US Economy, Recession, World Economy, Business News

When times are tough, one thing that tends to raise the spirits is knowing that somebody else has it worse. And as wretched as the U.S. economy seems,...

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Keynes: A Man for This Season?

Walden Bello | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Global Economy, Economic Crisis, Politics News

Government must step in to remedy the failure of the market. This is, of course, the great lesson that Keynes imparted.

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Manufacturing and the Limits of Comparative Advantage

Ralph Gomory | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Vague talk about future innovations, a post-industrial society, or an explosion of services exports is not the stuff on which to bet the prosperity of a nation.

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How to Attract the Leaders to Rebuild our Economy

Simon Sinek | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Steve Jobs, US Economy, Leadership, Congress, Apple, Congressional Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Obama Administration, Succession, Barack Obama, Business News

Offering CEOs big money to come and run companies does not guarantee great leadership. In fact, the practice may attract the wrong leaders altogether.

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Half-Time Economic Update: Are You Smoking Green Shoots?

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Banking, US Economy, Manufacturing, Green Shoots, Housing Market, Unemployment, Stock Market, Business News

Avoiding financial calamity is a good thing and it does appear that the global economy is past the worst point in the cycle, but a self-sustained recovery is not necessarily in the bag.

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Krugman: U.S. Headed for "Jobless" Recovery

ABC News | Jennifer Parker | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Paul Krugman. Economy, US Economy, Business News

obel-Prize winning economist Paul Krugman said the nation is on course for a "prolonged jobless" economic recovery unless the Obama administration ste...

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Soros: Obama's Economic Policy Too Much Like Bush

ABC News | ALICE GOMSTYN | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

Read More: George Bush, US Economy, Economy, Barack Obama, George Soros, Business News

One of President Barack Obama's most prominent Wall Street backers gives him high marks on just about everything except his approach to Wall Street. ...

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California's Ailing Economy Could Prolong US Recession

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

Read More: California Budget, Califoria Recession, Economy, Californai Economy, US Economy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, Business News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California faces a $24 billion budget shortfall, an eye-popping amount that dwarfs many states' entire annual spending plan...

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Dear Mr. President

Ben Hecht | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Obama Auto Industry, Economic Development, Economic Crisis, Economic Recovery, Obama Economy, White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers, Auto Industry, Industrial Cities, Business News

A philanthropic collaboration of 21 of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions, Living Cities applauds the focused, inter-agency approach you are taking to revitalize industrial cities.

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I Just Don't Get It

Larry Gellman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Right Wing Media, John McCain, Global Economy, Rush Limbaugh, Iran Election, Cnbc, Economy, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Bank of America, Right Wing, Iran, Obama Economy, Lindsey Graham, Iranian Election, Barack Obama, Investment Banks, Goldman Sachs, Investing, Economic Stimulus Package, Finance, Larry Kudlow, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Fox News, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Saxby Chambliss, Fox, Citigroup, Politics News

It seems pretty clear that Obama is actually insisting that we change the approach that led the economy off a cliff. I just don't get it.

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Warren Buffett: U.S. Economy Still In "Shambles" (VIDEO)

Huffingtion Post/AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Warren Buffett, Economy, Warren Buffet, Us Economy 06/24/09, Warren Buffet on Economy, Business News

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Billionaire Warren Buffett says the economy has not yet had any bounce and will take some time to recover. Berkshire Hathaway's ch...

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Durable Goods Orders Rise Unexpectedly In May

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Us Economy Recession, Durable Goods, May, Recession, US Economy, Durable Goods Orders, Business News

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods from computers to aircraft surged in May for a second straight month. And a gauge o...

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An Oldie, but not so Goodie: Updating the U.S. Poverty Measure

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Women, Senate, Congress, US Poverty, Middle Class, Christopher Dodd, Obama Administration, Task Force on Middle Class Working Families, War on Poverty, Jim McDermott, Politics News

There has been a lot of sexy talk about cutting poverty in half over the next 10 years. How is that going to happen if we don't have an accurate measure of how many poor people there are living in the US.

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Building a National Innovation Movement

Gary Shapiro | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business

Will we step boldly into the new economic reality with a plan for creating jobs? Or will we look to unsustainable government protections that will force the US to take a backseat in the new era?

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Meltdown 101: Reform plan's impact on consumers

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 07.17.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Obama Wall Street, Barack Obama Financial Crisis, Financial Crisis, Obama, Consumers, Obama Financial Reform, Business News

American consumers have fallen victim to one financial scandal after another in the past decade, from accounting fraud at Enron to illegal late tradin...

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The Case for a National Office of Transition

Robbie Gennet | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Green Jobs, Personal Health, War, President Obama, Green, Jobs, Drugs, Justice Department, Green Energy, War in Iraq, Iraq War, Labor, Military, Unemployment, General Motors, Health, Oil, Financial Crisis, Green Economy, Teachers, Iraq, Unions, Michigan, Health Care, Auto Industry, Personal Finance, Politics News

President Obama is seeking massive changes in the way the US is operating when it comes to energy, transportation, agriculture and labor, among others...

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AP: Recession's Impact Show Signs Of Moderating

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER and JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, AP Economic Stress Index, Economic Forecasts, Consumer Spending, Recession, Business News

The economy's tailspin gave way to a more controlled descent in the spring, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in ...

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U.S. Economy Still In Deep Recession Despite Glimmers Of Hope

Washington Post | Neil Irwin | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Deep Recession, US Economy, Economy, US Recession, Recession, Business News

Economists, senior government officials and ordinary consumers are all showing greater confidence in the outlook for the economy. ...

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Roubini: Recession May Last 9 More Months

Reuters | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Nouriel Roubini, Economic Forecasts, Economy, Economic Crisis, Rgemonitorcom, Roubini Dr Doom, Recession, Business News

SEOUL (Reuters) - Nouriel Roubini, the famously glum economist who predicted the financial crisis, said that while the recession in the United States ...

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