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Die Suche nach »economic downturn« hat 53 Resultate geliefert. Angezeigt werden die Resultate von 21 bis 30.



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... ...
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.... ...
U.S. Military Preparing for Domestic Disturbances
A new report from the U.S. Army War College discusses the use of American troops to quell civil unrest brought about by a worsening economic crisis. http://www.newsma x.com/headlines/military_d omestic_use/2008/12/23/164 765.html... ...
U.S. May Be in for 'Great Recession,' Longest Postwar
US manufacturing hits 26-year low: ISM The Institute of Supply Management said its manufacturing index slumped 2.7 points to 36.2 percent, far below the 50 percent level that separates expansion and... ...
More Children Went Hungry in 2007
hosted.ap.org — Some 691,000 children went hungry in America sometime in 2007, while close to one in eight Americans struggled to feed themselves adequately even before this year's sharp economic downturn,... ...