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How to Make Lots of Money During a Recession

A recession is possibly the best time to launch a new business or to expand an existing one. It’s also a great time to get ahead in your career. I kn[...] read more »
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Cash-rich tech companies move carefully in downturn

Even as many U.S. companies struggle to stay solvent in one of the worst financial crises in decades, some technology companies are bursting with cash, with the only question being how they plan to use it. read more »
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Obama adviser: Auto industry must restructure

President Barack Obama's senior adviser said Sunday that any plan to shore up the auto industry will require sacrifice by all involved, from auto workers and industry executives to shareholders and creditors. read more »
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Japan’s economy shrinks 3.3%

Japan’s economy contracted 3.3 per cent in the three months to December compared with the previous quarter, as a slowdown in exports led to the worst performance in 35 years. read more »
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Hyperinflation forces Zimbabwe to print $200 million notes

Cash-strapped Zimbabwe revealed plans Saturday to circulate $200 million notes, just days after introducing a $100 million bill, Finance Minister Sam[...] read more »
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US Recession May Be Worst Since World War II

Bloomberg News reports that the massive job losses in the U.S. last month signal the nation may be headed towards its worst recession since World War[...] read more »
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Oil Falls To Lowest Price Since 2005

SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell to a 3-year low below $49 a barrel Friday in Asia as plunging stock markets, driven down by more bad U.S. economic news, [...] read more »
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Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Plead for Public Funds

The CEOs of the big three automakers flew to the nation's capital yesterday in private luxurious jets to make their case to Washington that the auto[...] read more »
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The Perfect Storm: False Prophets and Bad Advice

October, 2008 was a terrible month. For the prior twelve months, an all stock portfolio racked up losses of more than 43%. read more »
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Google shares below $300 for first time since 2005

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Google Inc on Wednesday fell below $300 for the first time since late 2005 after analysts lowered their estimates[...] read more »
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Seeing Our Future In The American Car

Up to this point in our history, when Americans imagined 'the future,' they thought about cars that could fly, a cognitive frame inherited from old[...] read more »
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What Real Financial Reform Should Look Like

In what little time I have had over the last two weeks to ponder anything other than the difference between adverbs of modification and comparison an[...] read more »
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Markets soar as the world acts to rescue banks

Stock markets soared yesterday after governments committed trillions of dollars in an unprecedented attempt to prevent the collapse of the internatio[...] read more »
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