Monday, August 4, 2008

Economy News 8 /4

Platinum, Oil Drop as Commodities Tumble on Slowing Economy
Bloomberg - USA
Commodity prices measured by the CRB index plunged 10 percent in July, the most in any month since March 1980, when the US economy was in a recession. ...
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North Korea Says Torrential Rains Damaging Crops, Economy
Bloomberg - USA
``The recent downpours inflicted heavy losses to various sectors of the national economy, including agriculture, and to the people living in the relevant ...
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John Rash: Economy got you down? Take the long view
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Working directly with three Fed chairmen -- Paul Volcker, Alan Greenspan and now Ben Bernanke -- Stern and his Fed colleagues have seen the nation's economy ...
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Once Upon a Child: Tough Economy Leads Back-to-School Shoppers to ...
MarketWatch - USA
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- As the economy hits the nation hard with high costs for important necessities like gas and food, ...
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Plato's Closet offers help in down economy
Indianapolis Star - United States
As economic uncertainty and high gas prices continue to grip the nation, many teenagers and young adults are searching for new ways to make and save money ...
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Nigeria: Moving Towards Credit Economy
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
In today's world economy, credit market is a necessary evil. It has become necessary as it is one of the fundamental engines of economic and technological ...
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Tails, Economy Loses
Wall Street Journal - USA
During his semiannual testimony on the economy to Congress last month, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said FOMC members "continue to expect inflation to moderate ...
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Earnings: DISH Loses Subs In Q2 On Weak Economy And Competition ...
paidContent.org - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... AM PST Satellite TV operators DISH said it lost 25k subscribers in Q2, citing heavy competition, the growth of fiber-based TV and the weak economy. ...
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Rich are not so different when economy is down
Seattle Times - United States
That news may produce a shrug from people who have lost their jobs or homes in this economy. The problem is that when the wealthy get stingy, ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: Economy News

Fukuda’s new cabinet under economic fire from all sides
With a brand-spanking new Cabinet that is supposed to take economic issues by the horns, it's not a good sign that the Cabinet Office seems set to drop the word 'recovery' from its upcoming August economic report, though that move has ...
Japan Economy News & Blog - http://www.japaneconomynews.com

Air passenger growth slows to 5-year low
By Kay Murchie
This represents the slowest rate in five years. The IATA recently warned that the airline industry faced a grim outlook and passenger numbers would be affected by surging fuel costs and the deteriorating economic [...]
Investment Markets: Investing... - http://www.investmentmarkets.co.uk

Miffed at blackouts, Dominican capital’s downtown stores to shutdown
SANTO DOMINGO. - As of 3 pm Tuesday Calle El Conde store owners will shut their doors to demand better electricity service, a situation they affirm has taken them to the brink of bankruptcy.
DominicanToday.com - Economy News - http://www.dominicantoday.com

Congress Reacts to Soaring Unemployment by Proposing More Foreign ...
Jittery American workers were greeted with the news that unemployment in July reached a four-year high of 5.7 percent and that the US economy shed 51000 jobs last month on the heels of the loss of 98000 jobs in May and June. ...
Xorte latest economic news - http://www.xorte.com

Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)
By God's Politics
To read more about how the economy looks to people in places other than Wall Street and Washington, go to:. As economic news worsens, Sacramento residents tighten belts. Foreclosures leave Californians living in limbo ...
God's Politics - http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/

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