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US bank stocks fall to 17-year low
US banking shares hit their lowest level since 1992 on Thursday as fears mounted that the government would be forced to nationalise a key institution. http://www.f t.com/cms/s/0/8a163738-fe8 5-11dd-b19a-000077b07658,s 01=1.html?nclick_check=1 Fed... ...
UK: “This is the worst recession for over 100 years”
Independent [UK] 02/10/09 In an extraordinary admission about the severity of the economic downturn, Ed Balls even predicted that its effects would still be felt 15 years from now. The Schools Secretary’s... ...
Let banks fail, says Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz
The Government should allow every distressed bank to go bankrupt and set up a fresh banking system under temporary state control rather than cripple the country by propping up a corrupt edifice, according... ...
Economy: Sharpest Decline in 26 Years
Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com: "The US economy suffered its biggest slowdown in 26 years in the last three months of 2008, according to the government's first reading about the fourth quarter released Friday.... ...
Economic crisis to claim 51 Million jobs
The economic downturn could result in the loss of up to 51 million jobs worldwide by the end of this year, a UN agency has predicted. http://www.pre sstv.com/detail.aspx?id=83 958&sectionid=3510213... ...
California prepares to stop paying bills
Come Feb. 1, tax refunds, welfare checks replaced with IOUs http://www.worldnetda ily.com/?pageId=87175 Consumer confidence hits another low A new year and a new president failed to boost consumer... ...
US lobbying spending tops $3 billion in ‘08
USA Today 01/26/09 Despite the sharp economic downturn, lobbying spending in the nation’s capital surged past $3 billion last year as industries and special-interest groups wooed Congress and federal... ...
Companies in U.S. to Slash More Jobs, Business Economists Say
More U.S. companies project they'll pare staff in the next six months as pessimism mounts the economy will contract this year, according to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics. http://tinyurl .com/c8pl8e From... ...
Struggling States Cut Health Care for Poor
Noam N. Levey, The Los Angeles Times: "Even as President-elect Barack Obama plans an ambitious push to expand health coverage nationwide, states are slashing health services to their poorest residents... ...
Tools for a New Economy
Robert Pollin, The Boston Review: "The collapse of the housing bubble and the speculative market for subprime mortgages demonstrates, yet again, the simple point that financial markets need tight regulation.... ...