Economy

Economy

Report: Michigan's woeful economy hurting children Chicago Tribune - United States That's been difficult for Michigan to do in recent years because the bad economy has whittled into tax revenues that help pay for such programs. ... See all stories on this topic

Advice for Obama on the Economy New York Times - United States The plan to jump-start the economy should be based on the nation’s true economic condition: poverty. We are currently a poor nation because we have run ... See all stories on this topic

US Economy May Shrink 1.5% in 2009 as Recession Stymies Fed Bloomberg - USA The world’s largest economy will contract 1.5 percent this year, a half percentage point more than projected last month, according to the median of 59 ... See all stories on this topic

Cisco CEO Sees Economy Growing By Second Half InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA By Reuters LAS VEGAS - Cisco Systems Inc Chief Executive John Chambers said Friday that the US economy may start to grow again in the second half of 2009 ... See all stories on this topic

Economy could lose 2 million jobs in 2009: report Reuters - USA The US economy lost an astonishing 1.9 million jobs in the past four months alone, an acceleration in layoffs toward the end of a year that brought the ... See all stories on this topic

Economy continues to whittle away at UW endowment fund Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA ... fund - estimated last year to be well over $2 billion - continues to be whittled away by the tanking economy, according to a report released Monday. ... See all stories on this topic

UK, Germany try to spur economy USA Today - USA But analysts said they were insufficient and would likely mean that the United States — the epicenter of financial turmoil — will be the first major economy ... See all stories on this topic

Atlanta Fed chief: Economy likely to improve in 2nd half Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA “Looking ahead, the overall economy is very weak, and I expect it will remain weak at least through the first half of 2009,” Lockhart said. ... See all stories on this topic

Alcoa reports loss as economy hits demand Forbes - NY,USA By Steve James NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc (nyse: AA - news - people ) , which is slashing 15000 jobs, posted a fourth-quarter loss ... See all stories on this topic

Wall St's options fear gauge spikes up on economy Reuters - USA Concerns about a dismal fourth-quarter earnings, massive credit losses at Citigroup Inc (CN), dismal economic data and worries about the overall US economy ... See all stories on this topic

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Scoop: Blockade on Cuba Costs US Economy More New evidence of losses caused to the US economy by Washington´s blockade on Cuba are given in a letter signed recently by a dozen leading US business organizations, including the US Chamber of Commerce. Scoop NZ - Business - http://www.scoop.co.nz/

BBC NEWS | Nick Robinson's Newslog At around about the same time David Cameron will be making his own speech about the economy - launching not a summit but a poster. His focus will be on the damage that what he calls "the debt bombshell" will do to our children and our ... BBC NEWS | Nick Robinson's Newslog - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/

Current economic pain could lead to gains ahead - Jan. 12, 2009 There is no debate that the US economy is in terrible shape at the moment. Business and financial news -... - http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/?section=money_topstories

Bush Reflects During Final Press Conference - MarketWatch Video During his final press conference as commander in chief, President Bush reflects on his eight years in office. He spoke on a range of topics, including the economy, the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza and his actions concerning Hurricane ... MarketWatch.com Video - News... - http://www.marketwatch.com/video/

Europe Economy: Ukraine officials head for Brussels gas crisis ... Europe Economy: Ukraine officials head for Brussels gas crisis talks (KIEV) - Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Grygory Nemyrya andother officials left for Brussels on Monday to join a meeting ofEuropean Union foreign ministers on the gas ... Financial 24 - Top News - http://www.financial24.org/