Nov 28
Nov 28
Cold shoppers seek hot toy deals
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The hot pursuit of discounted toys and video games kept lots of shoppers waiting in the cold, dark night on Black Friday.
Nov 27
Nov 27
Uninsured Deposit Loss Calculator (for total shitheads) [XLS]
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Here is an expected loss calculator that uses Intrade prediction market values to calculate expected losses on uninsured deposits at weak banks. (Qzaki.com)
Nov 27
Dow’s winning streak rises to 4
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Stocks surged Wednesday, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 rallying for the fourth session in a row, as investors scooped up stocks hit in the recent selloff, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Nov 26
Bailouts: $7 trillion and rising
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The U.S. government is now willing to spend more than $7 trillion to help rescue the economy. That's about $23,000 for every American, and more than half of U.S. annual gross domestic product.
Nov 26
Black Friday: It has to be big, and bold
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Merchants know it's all or nothing when the clock strikes 12.01 a.m. Friday.
Nov 26
Biggest durable orders drop in 2 years
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Orders for durable goods declined sharply in October, marking the largest percent decrease in two years, the government reported Wednesday.
Nov 26
A squeeze on Thanksgiving dinner
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Ever since losing her executive secretary job last year, Carrie Seal-Stahl of Flat Rock, Mich. has grown produce on a suburban lot to supplement her family's food budget.
Nov 26
Consumer spending drops 1%
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Consumer spending fell dramatically in October, according to a government report released Wednesday.
Nov 26
Jobless claims edge down from 16-year high
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The number of Americans filing new unemployment insurance claims edged down from a 16-year high, but remain elevated above the half-million mark.
Nov 26
Obama to pick Volcker to lead economic group
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President-elect Barack Obama will name former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker as the head of a special economic advisory board, sources tell CNN.
Nov 26
Nov 26
Stimulus: The stuff Obama would build
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America may soon get a whole lot of new stuff.
Nov 26
As debt grows, collections boom
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As the economy sinks deeper into a slump, Americans find it tougher to come up with extra money to chip away at their debts. And as the debt piles up, more consumers are getting calls from debt collectors looking for payment.
Nov 26
‘The biggest turkey I ever hired’
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Folks, this can't be cheering news for job hunters, but lots of companies big and small have declared hiring freezes lately - and most of their managers, it seems, are breathing sighs of relief.
Nov 26
Nov 25
Problem banks rise to 13-year high
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The government's watch list of problem banks grew staggeringly in the third quarter, according to a government report on the embattled financial sector released Tuesday.
Nov 25
Gas dips below $1.90 a gallon
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Gasoline prices sank below the $1.90 per gallon mark, dropping for the 69th straight day in a national survey Tuesday.
Nov 25
It’s do-or-die time for malls
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In five short days, it could be the beginning of the end for some of the nation's malls.
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