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Czech crisis, economy threatens EU expansion - Forbes.com »
Posted by: gamahuche 7 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The Czech Republic's political crisis and the economic slowdown are
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UK Super Rich,Not Quite So Super »
Posted by: Mikunited 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
The top 1,000 richest people in the country now have £ 258bn between them, it estimates - down from last year's record of £ 413bn.
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Economic Downturn Taking Toll on Patients and Communities Hospitals Serve: New Survey Finds »
Posted by: Varadinum 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Six out of ten hospitals nationally are seeing a greater proportion of patients without insurance coming through their emergency departments, according to a new survey ...
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U.S. highway deaths at lowest levels since 1961 »
Posted by: pagey 7 months, 1 week ago in News
WASHINGTON - An economic downturn can have a bright side: U.S. highway deaths in 2008 fell to their lowest level since John F. Kennedy was ...
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Suicides in the downturn raise worries about recession’s real cost »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 6 days, 7 hours ago in Business & Finance
Coroner John White is presiding over a sad tally in this northern Indiana county, tracking rising numbers of suicides he believes are linked to the ...
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Capitalism Beyond the Crisis »
Posted by: hyperbola 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
2008 was a year of crises. First, we had a food crisis, particularly threatening to poor consumers, especially in Africa. Along with that came a ...
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Obama 'set to close Guantanamo' »
Posted by: suzanek 9 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
US President Barack Obama is ready to sign an order to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay camp within a year.
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UK economy 'now at 28-year low' »
Posted by: suzanek 10 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The UK economy likely declined 1.5% in the last three months of 2008, its worst performance in 28 years, a study reports.
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Downturn spurs Latinos to leave United States »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 4 months ago in Family
Downturn spurs thousands of Latinos to leave U.S., but many find themselves strangers back home.
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Online Dating Sites Flirt With Record Growth »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 10 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
With the current downturn in the economy, soul seekers are turning away from traditional and expensive methods of meeting people casually in bars and instead ...
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Downturn Drags More Consumers Into Bankruptcy »
Posted by: engineer 12 months ago in Family
The economy’s deep troubles are pushing a growing number of already struggling consumers into bankruptcy, often with far more debt than those who filed ...
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BBC NEWS | Business | Russian economy growing strongly »
Posted by: calitennflo 20 hours, 31 minutes ago in Business & Finance
Russia's economy grew by 13.9% from July to September compared with the previous quarter, the statistics agency says.
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Dating in the new economy »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 10 months, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment
How has the economic downturn affected your dating behavior? Perhaps you want to meet someone special, or you want to plan fun, romantic and economical ...
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Recession: I'm lovin' it! - From writing mortgages to flipping pizza (1) - CNNMoney.com »
Posted by: Fillifan 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
From a half-price deck to spending time with the kids to traveling around the country in pursuit of the best party, these people are making ...
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Will GPS-enabled Smartphones Avoid Handset Slowdown? :: Smartphone.BIZ-NEWS.COM »
Posted by: Hootsman 9 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Demand for GPS-enabled mobile phones will slow in 2009 but will avoid the fall in shipments expected to affect handsets generally.At least that's ...
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