Top Stories for the tag "economy" voted on by you! RSS feed July 20, 2008

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Google, Microsoft Not Immune to Economy's Downturn

Gadgets & Tech – Earnings reports from Google and Microsoft are casting doubts on the assumption that these tech giants are immune to the recent economic downturn.

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McCain talks with auto workers about economic woes

Politics – John McCain promised auto workers at General Motors to help make the company's long-range electric car a success as he outlined ways to help a state and industry hit hard by the economy.

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Inflation threatens global economy, IMF warns

Money – As if slow growth and a financial crisis weren't enough to worry about, the International Monetary Fund says inflation has emerged as a third major threat to the global economy.

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Status Report on the Collapse of the U.S. Economy

Money – The producing economy of working men and women is being crushed by the overall debt burden on households, businesses, and governments that could reach $70 trillion by 2010. The financial system, including mortgage…

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Is Soros taking his biggest gamble ever?

Money – The gathering storm over London's financial markets hardly needed a pessimistic intervention from George Soros. The billionaire speculator weighed into the gloom this week with a prophecy that Britain and the United…

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Merrill Lynch Posts $4.65 Billion Loss In Second Quarter

Money – Merrill Lynch reported a $4.65 billion loss during its second quarter yesterday, surpassing the expectations of the most pessimistic analysts and underscoring the continued toll of the subprime mortgage meltdown…

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New Stimulus Plan on Tap

Money – Senate Democrats plan to unveil a second fiscal stimulus plan next week, this one worth at least $50 billion, arguing that soaring energy prices and the crisis in the housing market require a major jobs program…

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Global Warming Reduced by Online Casinos, Expert Says

Politics – As climate change and global warming become increasingly larger issues by environmentalists, one expert says online casinos can help reduce our carbon foot-print.

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The high cost of gas means more TV watching

Television – There is a parallel between the money you are using to fill your gas tanks and television programming. The general buzz is that, as family budgets get stretched because of higher gas and grocery prices, people will…

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Headlines - It's the Stupid Economy | The Daily Show | Comedy…

Popular Videos – President Bush is an optimist on the economy, but Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an expert.

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eBay sees difficult times ahead

Money – Online auction site eBay has warned that sales will be lower than expected in the current quarter as it struggles against a weakening global economy.

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Planning and Renting Office Space

Real Estate – You have many rental options, besides leasing, when choosing the right office space for yourself, or your company. The real estate business is always changing, but when you rent, you keep yourself out of long term…

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U.S. Economy: Single-Family Home Construction Hits 17-Year…

Family – July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Builders started work in June on the fewest single-family U.S. homes since 1991 and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region contracted for an eighth straight month, signaling the economic…

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Economic Fears Slice Oil Prices for Second Day

News – Concerns about a slowing economy and rising inflation pushed oil prices down sharply for a second day on Wednesday, an unusual dip in the oil price rally that began more than six years ago.

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Lies, Damn Lies and Government Inflation Statistics

Money – The possibility that inflation could even reach double digits should start to resolve today s central debate: whether this decade s unhappy U.S. economy is more like that of the depression 1930s or that of the stagflationary…

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Regulation Is Not a Bad Word?

Money – There are layers and layers and layers of regulators all over this economy, and this person's response: More! More! More! The free market is stupid! Lack of regulation leads to financial meltdowns! (I'm going to…

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Single-family construction fell 5.3 pct in June

Money – Construction of single-family homes fell in June to the slowest pace in 17 years although a change in New York laws helped give a big boost to apartment building.

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Stocks open higher on upbeat earnings results

Money – Stocks are opening higher after stronger-than-expected quarterly results from names like Coca-Cola Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. gave investors some reassurance about the health of the…

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Economic Fears Slice Oil Prices for Second Day - NYTimes.com

News – A drop in oil prices might cause a rally at the stock exchange.

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Woes deepen for U.S. economy

Money – A severe recession in the United States still isn't the mainstream forecast, but economists say it's a real possibility, especially as problems at American banks deepen amid a continuing shakeout of the housing…

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Man finds knife in Subway sandwich, sues

Money – A New York man claimed in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday that he found a knife with a 7-inch blade baked into the bread of his foot-long Cold Cut Trio Subway sandwich.

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Housing Industry Continues To Sour

Money – Home builders' business outlook plunged this month to the lowest level since record keeping began more than 20 years ago, reflecting worsening industry conditions as the housing slump, rising gas prices and sagging…

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NY Times Poll: 'McCain Is Yoked To The Legacy' Of Bush

Politics – According to a new New York Times poll, John McCain is yoked to the legacy of President Bush - 78 percent agreed that McCain would continue Bush's Iraq policies; 61 percent agreed that McCain would continue Bush's…

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Economic Indicators : 528,000 Construction Jobs Lost Since…

News – The Labor Department's Latest Employment report reveals that 43,000 more jobs in the construction industry vanished last month, as the sector continues to get hammered by the worst housing slump in recent memory.…

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Wells Fargo Increases its Dividend

Money – Despite all of the bad news in the financial markets, Wells Fargo actually increased their quarterly dividend to 34 cents a share from 31 cents a share.

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