Topic: Economic Issues

Combustible crystals...Craigslist giving up?...Poverty pledges

CBS 10 Cadillac (WWUP) - 4 hours ago
ON THE GULF Combustible, icelike crystals have formed on the blowout preventer that failed to stop the massive Gulf oil spill. BP crews have been...

Compton mayor, whose salary for his part-time post is unusually high, misses many meetings

LA Times - 4 hours ago
Advertisement . . Despite being paid one of the highest salaries in Los Angeles County for a part-time mayor, Eric Perrodin of Compton is often...

Economic Recovery Strategies

Scoop, New Zealand - 5 hours ago
Economic Recovery Strategies Must Prioritize Job Creation, Says UN Labour Agency Although the global economy is on the cusp of a fragile recovery ...

Indiana will get boost from farm income

ABC 9 Cincinnati (WCPO) - 5 hours ago
Indiana farmers can thank weather problems around the world and a recession at home for an expected jump in their income this year. The federal...

Aid And Fairer Trade Crucial To African Poverty

Scoop, New Zealand - 5 hours ago
Africans need both foreign aid and fairer trading terms with other regions to achieve the poverty reduction and social development targets known as...

Obama pledges to work for a thriving middle class

NBC 9 Dallas (KUSA) - 5 hours ago
A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying ...

Snapshots of the Employment Situation, August 2010

Econbrowser - 10 hours ago
I thought I'd add a few observations on the latest employment report (other reports here: [NYT], [WSJ RTE/Izzo] [CR], [Economist's View]). First...

New Job Opportunity - Spitting at the Moon

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - 10 hours ago
In multiple posts Paul Krugman is saying "I told you so". For example, please consider Nobody Could Have PredictedPictures support the view that...

Obama makes promises to America's suffering middle class

Daily Kos - 14 hours ago
I don't have to tell you that this is a very tough time for our country. Millions of our neighbors have been swept up in the worst recession in...

Roubini Says 400 More Bank Failures Are Likely

Portfolio.com: Daily Brief - 22 hours ago
The FDIC says more than 800 banks are still at risk. Economist Nouriel Roubini, known for predicting the subprime crisis, expects to see about half...