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Unemployed Nation: America's Shrinking Payroll

Posted by ultrageek 1293 days ago (http://abcnews.go.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy unemployment
Over a million Americans have lost their jobs in 2008. Here's how some of them are coping. read more »
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10 Money Saving Tools For Small Business

Posted by ultrageek 1293 days ago, popular 1293 days ago (http://www.businesspundit.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: small business tools
Here are a few mostly free web-based tools that small business owners struggling through the current economic climate might want to have a look at. read more »
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Recession Nation: 49 States at Risk

Posted by ultrageek 1294 days ago (http://abcnews.go.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy recession
We've all heard how bad the economic mess is, but did you know that as many as 49 states in the U.S. are at risk of recession? read more »
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2 more banks go belly-up

Posted by ultrageek 1294 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banks economy
While AIG execs are having yet another executive retreat with their Hallowe'en treat (er.. bailout) money, 2 more banks drop. read more »
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52 Career Starting Salaries

Posted by ultrageek 1294 days ago, popular 1292 days ago (http://www.collegecrunch.org)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: career personal finance
With all the layoffs going on, there might be the urge to find a new career. Here are the starting salaries for 52 careers. read more »
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Jobless Rate at 14-Year High After October Losses

Posted by ultrageek 1297 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy unemployment
U.S. job losses might be at a 5-year high, but unemployment has hit a 14-year high, thanks to the 240,000 or so jobs lost in October. read more »
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Weak October Sales Dim Holiday Outlook

Posted by ultrageek 1297 days ago (http://money.aol.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: consumer spending economy
Will Weak pre-Thanksgiving sales mean prices come down for Christmas? If so, consumers gain, retailers lose. read more »
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20 Places You Can Find Free Money at Home

Posted by ultrageek 1297 days ago (http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: personal finance
With all the job cuts and economic uncertainty, how do you cope financially? Start by finding where you can save money at home. read more »
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21 Most Recession & Depression-Proof Jobs

Posted by ultrageek 1298 days ago, popular 1298 days ago (http://www.brainz.org)
Category: Economy | Tags: career economy recession
Times are tough and jobs are being eliminated, but if you have one of these 21 jobs, you're probably quite safe. read more »
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10 Rules for Living on Less Income

Posted by ultrageek 1298 days ago (http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budgeting personal finance
Here are some general principles for spending less and not letting it be overwhelming. read more »
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Unemployment to rise in Obama's 1st year in office?

Posted by ultrageek 1299 days ago, popular 1298 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy unemployment
Any new president left with the current economic mess has their work cut out for them. Obama is no different, and it's likely that jobless rates wil[...] read more »
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Time to Buy Treasury Bonds?

Posted by ultrageek 1299 days ago, popular 1298 days ago (http://www.businesspundit.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bonds investments
Bonds tend to be sold when govts need money. Which might be why the U.S. govt is planing to sell U$55B of them next week, at a rate of 5% annual -- a[...] read more »
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GM sales drops 45% in October

Posted by ultrageek 1300 days ago (http://www.boston.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: automotive economy
Ouch. General Motor's October domestic sales in the U.S. dropped by 45% (but still beat Ford and Chrysler). Not sure how this will affect their desi[...] read more »
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Goldman Sachs: One Hand Taketh, the Other Giveth Away... In Salary and Bonuses

Posted by ultrageek 1300 days ago (http://www.dailymail.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout banks economy
Goldman Sachs gives out US$14B in salary/bonuses after taking $12B in bailout money. read more »
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Economists See Recession Through 2009

Posted by ultrageek 1301 days ago, popular 1301 days ago (http://money.aol.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy recession
American economists are now saying that they see the current recession lasting through all of 2009, something consumer sentiment seems to be echoing. read more »
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