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WALL STREET TURMOIL: ECONOMY AT THE FOREFRONT Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA "This bill provides the necessary tools and funding to help protect our economy against a systemwide breakdown." THE DAY: Congressional leaders and the ... See all stories on this topic

ECONOMY ON EDGE Congress patching plan to resurrect Wall Street rescue Detroit Free Press - United States BY JUSTIN HYDE • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • October 1, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Congress will take another run tonight at moving forward on a $700-billion ... See all stories on this topic

The Associated Press Roosevelt talk on unstable economy oddly prescient The Associated Press ... that were entirely avoidable led to 1929's infamous "Black Friday," the stock market crash that finally shattered the myth of an invincible US economy. ... See all stories on this topic

ECONOMY ON EDGE No relief in credit quagmire Detroit Free Press - United States ... package could be coming soon, but the credit markets -- where day-to-day borrowing occurs to keep the gears of the economy turning -- are still stuck. ... See all stories on this topic

ECONOMY ON EDGE House limits e-mail after vote deluge Detroit Free Press - United States WASHINGTON -- An unprecedented number of hits on the US House of Representatives' Web site has forced a limit to be placed on the number of e-mails coming ... See all stories on this topic

ECONOMY ON EDGE Pickens believes in Wall Street bailout Detroit Free Press - United States BY TINA LAM • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • October 1, 2008 Billionaire hedge fund manager T. Boone Pickens is a believer in the federal bailout and says ... See all stories on this topic

US economy in dangerous waters The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada The US economy was in dangerous waters before a shock House vote on Monday to reject a bailout for troubled financial firms, and is now even closer to being ... See all stories on this topic

Nikkei climbs after US rally, economy worry weighs Reuters - USA "Financial instability has now spread to Europe, and investors are worrying about the global economy and what it might mean for Japanese corporate results. ... See all stories on this topic

Economy worsening, small business survey says Tehran Times - Iran CHICAGO (Reuters) -- Three out of four owners of small businesses say the US economy is getting worse, that it is harder to get loans and that the economic ... See all stories on this topic

This Economy Does Not Compute New York Times - United States By MARK BUCHANAN A FEW weeks ago, it seemed the financial crisis wouldn’t spin completely out of control. The government knew what it was doing — at least ... See all stories on this topic

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Facts and figures on green jobs By Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog(Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog) ILO fact sheet Green Jobs have become an emblem of a more sustainable economy and society, that preserves the environment for present and future generations and is more equitable and inclusive of all people and all countries. Labor & Economic News - Institute... - http://iirl-labor-economic-news.blogspot.com/

Wall Street Up on Surprise Economic News NEW YORK | Americans' confidence in the economy unexpectedly improved in September, but the reading still hovered near a 16-year low and does not fully reflect the financial meltdown that has rocked Wall Street and Main Street in recent ... news | LL | http://www.theledger.com - http://www.theledger.com

Japan household spending down 4.0% in August; spending on services ... By Ken Worsley The only nugget of good news in the report was that wages at workers’ households rose 1.9% to 488216 yen in August. In terms of spending at households with two or more persons, here’sa breakdown by category: (more…) Japan Economy News & Blog - http://www.japaneconomynews.com

The US Economy after Katrina You can see that the legislators have basically no idea how the economy works, yet they make decisions that determine where trillions of dollars flow. The Secretary of the Treasury, a banker, has no idea how the legislative process ... Scripting News - http://www.scripting.com/

News Round-up: 1 Sep 2008 By edh@creditwritedowns.com Japan household spending down 4.0% in August; spending on services hit hard - Japan Economy News & Blog Fiction as Truth - Financial Armageddon (Wachovia's CEO was touting his company right up to the bitter end) ... Credit Writedowns - http://www.creditwritedowns.com/