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Many Immigrants Still Till the Land of Opportunity

Posted by thekritz 263 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: immigratation recession
Hispanic immigrants who work in construction, hotels and other blue-collar jobs have suffered from the brutal economic climate. But immigrant gardene[...] read more »
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Shoppers' New Frugality Hurts Business

Posted by thekritz 263 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business shopping
Consumers are rapidly becoming thriftier as the current recession deepens, forcing painful readjustments in industries such as manufacturing and cons[...] read more »
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Hopes of Quick Rebound in China Start to Fade

Posted by thekritz 267 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: china economy
Hopes for an early recovery in China's economy are starting to unravel, undercutting the optimism that has helped to make the country's stock marke[...] read more »
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Can 2008's Lonely Fund Success Avoid Falling to Zero From Hero?

Posted by thekritz 267 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: mutual funds
Thomas H. Forester somehow managed to be the only stock mutual fund manager among 8,200 peer diversified U.S. stock offerings to post a gain for 2008[...] read more »
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Obama Delivers $3.6 Trillion Budget Blueprint

Posted by thekritz 268 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: budget deficit obama
President Barack Obama delivered Congress a $3.6 trillion budget blueprint Thursday that hopes to "break from a troubled past" with a sharp shift t[...] read more »
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Big Three Meet With White House Task Force

Posted by thekritz 269 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: automakers ford gm
Members of President Barack Obama's auto task force met with top procurement executives from General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC t[...] read more »
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Any Takers for AIG's Asian Arm?

Posted by thekritz 269 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: aig
When insurer American International Group put its Asian crown jewel on the auction block last year, it hoped a sale would highlight the quality of it[...] read more »
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Renters Lose Edge on Homeowners

Posted by thekritz 270 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: homeowners rent
The cost of owning versus renting is swinging back in favor of homeownership in some markets. read more »
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Obama Says Economy Will Emerge Stronger

Posted by thekritz 270 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy obama
Obama, in his first formal address to Congress, straddled the divide between fear and hope, declaring the "day of reckoning has arrived" for an ind[...] read more »
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U.S. Eyes Large Stake in Citi - WSJ.com

Posted by thekritz 271 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: u.s. eyes large stake in citi
Taxpayers Could Own Up to 40% of Bank's Common Stock, Diluting Value of Shares read more »
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East Asian Nations Expand Reserves Pool to Aid Currencies - WSJ.com

Posted by thekritz 271 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Currencies | Tags: east asian nations expand reserves pool
Representatives of China, Japan, South Korea and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed to deepen the pool of common res[...] read more »
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Designers Get a Taste of Sticker Shock

Posted by thekritz 274 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: designers prices
When sales of expensive designer clothes slowed to a trickle last year, several retail buyers told designer Vera Wang bluntly what she needed to do: "Make your collections more commercial." read more »
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Gas Demand Edges Higher, Lifting Crude

Posted by thekritz 275 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: gas oil
Months after soaring fuel prices spurred U.S. drivers to cut back on their driving, demand for gasoline is slowly coming back, helping to push up depressed oil prices. read more »
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U.S. Steelmakers Seek More Tariffs to Fight Imports

Posted by thekritz 275 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: steel tariffs
U.S. steelmakers are preparing a raft of complaints against foreign steel imports, a move that could result in tariff increases later this year and escalate trade tensions with China, say people familiar with the matter. read more »
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Small Businesses Face More Fraud in Downturn

Posted by thekritz 276 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: fraud small business
Employees Engage in Check Forgery, Petty-Cash Theft; Managers Sometimes Mistakenly Blame Lower Sales Instead of Foul Play read more »
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