EconWatch.com: July 2008 Archives

EconWatch.com > July 30, 2008

Who says the economy is killing advertising?

[MediaFile] They said they’re watching it and keeping an eye on costs. “While the growth that we posted during the first half demonstrates that we have yet to see retrenchment on the part of clients, we will continue to monitor the .

Climate Change Likely to Cost US Economy Billions

[Kiplinger Personal Finance] "What would be expensive would be insisting on large cuts [in greenhouse gas emissions] very rapidly," says Michael Toman, director of the Rand Corporation's Environment, Energy and Economic Development Program. "If we [treat] this as a long-term path on which each step is a measured step but points to dramatic long-term cuts and emissions, we could get to where we want environmentally without an economic train wreck."

Posted at 07:02 PM

July 30, 2008

Who says the economy is killing advertising?

Posted at 07:02 PM

Climate Change Likely to Cost US Economy Billions

Posted at 07:02 PM

July 29, 2008

Obama, McCain talk economy

[CNN Political Ticker] The nation's economic woes take center stage this week on the campaign trail. Barack Obama plans a roundtable discussion with his top economic advisor later Monday in Washington.

Posted at 07:05 PM

How to Jumpstart the Economy - Tax Free Small Businesses

[Blog Maverick] Its exactly what millions of people do as well and its created an entire Internet economy that lives off of Google, Yahoo, MIcroSoft, AOL, Ebay and others. Its the entrepreneurs path of least resistance, which is exactly why most take this route.

Posted at 07:04 PM

July 26, 2008

Wall Street Bonuses To Plummet in 2008, New York Economy Doomed

[clusterstock] City and state officials said the coming plunge in pay would have wrenching effects on the local and regional economies. It would mean about $10 billion less in taxable income and several billion dollars less to be spent on apartments, .

Posted at 05:04 PM

Will a Weak Economy Hurt McCain?

[Weekly Standard Blog] Next the poll asked voters if they thought McCain would be largely independent of President Bush or continue his economic policies. The results were split among all voters while 50 percent of “swing voters” said McCain would be indepdent and 37 percent said he would continue Bush’s policies.

Posted at 05:04 PM

July 25, 2008

The Starbucks Economy

[Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines] July 21, 2008 There’s More to the Economy Than Taxes; July 21, 2008 Struggling Economy Deters Working Women;

Posted at 02:36 PM

McCain struggles to overcome economy gap

[Politico.com: Politics '08] Reminiscent of failed reelection campaigns of George HW Bush and Jimmy Carter, economic conditions put McCain at disadvantage on pocketbook issues.

Posted at 02:35 PM

July 23, 2008

Is Singapores Economy Going Into Recession Soon

[YYNR.ORG] SINGAPORE - The United States is probably in a recession and the Singapore economy will be more severely affected if the turmoil in global financial markets worsens, Singapore’s prime minister said on Wednesday.

Posted at 07:05 PM

Bush on Economy: 'Wall Street Got Drunk'

[The Hill's Blog Briefing Room] Bush is 100% right, the greed of Wall Street lead to this, which was compounded by the Fed putting way too much money into circulation and investors knowing the risk was minimized by the Gov't bailing out financial institutions in a time of crisis. If the Gov't left the free market alone, or had a history of leaving the free market alone, businesses would not have an incentive to take as many risks, but if they did that I guess people would have to actually be responsible for themselves.

Posted at 07:04 PM

July 22, 2008

SC economy worsens

[TheState.com: SC Politics] The board Monday lowered its estimates of the state’s expected revenue. The decision means $140 million will have to be cut from the state’s $7 billion budget.

Posted at 07:05 PM

There’s More to the Economy Than Taxes

[Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines] Yet if the past 30 years or so have taught us anything, it should be that the global forces shaping the U.S. economy are more powerful than a mere tax cut—or tax hike—and they persist no matter what party is in power and who is president. Jimmy Carter confronted an economic situation that was strikingly similar, in some respects, to the one we face today.

Posted at 07:03 PM

July 19, 2008

"Because Of The Terrible George Bush Economy, We're Nothin' But ...

[The Natural Truth] A recent NPR broadcast slamming the current state of the US economy (which, by the way, isn't much different from their coverage during the great economy from 2003-2007) focused on struggling families in Ohio's Rust Belt.

Posted at 05:08 PM

The Economy

[Political Animal] A few days ago, in passing, I remarked that I was impressed (surprised?) by the ability of our economy to absorb so much catastrophe in such a short time without things being even worse than they are.

Read related posts for „The Economy“.

Posted at 05:06 PM

July 18, 2008

Paulson to Speak on Markets and the Economy

[US Treasury - Press Releases - Financial Markets] HP-1089. Paulson to Speak on Markets and the Economy. Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. will deliver remarks next week at The New York Public Library. He will speak on markets and the economy. Who Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. ...

Posted at 02:34 PM

40 Day Fast: Day 18: Why I Hate His Economy

[Between Porch & Altar] The reason is that I walk with fear and unbelief in my heart is because I do not actually trust that God is good as he has said from his word. In the end I do not actually believe that sowing into God’s economy fasting, praying, giving and serving are really going to create humility in my heart and produce genuine blessing from the hand of the Lord.

Posted at 02:33 PM

July 16, 2008

Bernanke: Economy faces 'numerous difficulties'

[Ron Paul Forums] Bernanke, in the first day of back-to-back appearances on Capitol Hill, said investors are nervous in general because of the cloudy outlook for the economy and credit conditions, feeding a vicious cycle that can be hard to break.

Posted at 07:09 PM

What should government do to stimulate the economy?

[Marginal Revolution] This can be financed by large cuts in Medicaid, TANF, SSI, unemployment benefits, etc., the complete repeal of Medicare Part D, and across the board cuts in all government programs.

Posted at 07:06 PM

July 15, 2008

Is the Economy Affecting Your Beauty Purchases?

[bellasugar.com] The economy affects all of my purchases especially entertainment, beauty, clothes and things of that nature. I am very frugal with money as it is so add in the rising costs of food, gas, and living and I become even cheaper!

Posted at 07:07 PM

Handset Market Growth Slows as Economy Contracts

[Smart Device Central - Latest Reviews, Tips and Help for PDAs and Smart Phones] HELSINKI - The global economic slowdown has started to crimp demand for new cellphones, leading top handset research house Gartner to lower its market growth forecast, and top phone-charger maker Salcomp to warn on profits.

Posted at 07:04 PM

July 12, 2008

Economy: IndyMac - Second LARGEST Bank Failure in US History

[Let Us Talk] Customers will not be able to bank by phone or Internet over the weekend, regulators said, but can continue to use ATMs, debit cards and checks. Normal branch hours, online banking and phone banking services are to resume Monday.Federal authorities estimated that the takeover of IndyMac, which had $32 billion in assets, would cost the FDIC $4 billion to $8 billion.

Posted at 05:03 PM

Whose Take on the Economy do You believe?

[MOVEPHILLY] This isn't good news or bad news for Americans, per se, but it does legitimize the idea that the economy's future direction is in doubt. This is one of the biggest reasons why there's been no clear direction for mortgage rates or stock markets since the start of the year, and that can impact the housing markets, too.

Posted at 05:02 PM

July 11, 2008

Video: Jindal on the economy, fuel prices

[Hot Air » Top Picks] With the storm of controversy over the legislative pay raise behind him, Bobby Jindal returns to the effort for John McCain. Read the rest »

Posted at 02:34 PM

McCain rebukes Gramm on economy

[Politico Top Stories] If any reporters want to actually do their jobs and follow this story past one day - as they doggedly pursue every single utterance from Obama - they will find that John McCain has mentioned the word "psychological" many times on the campaign trail when talking about the economy. Phil Gramm is his main economic advisor and he has been in McCain's head years.

Posted at 02:33 PM

July 09, 2008

What IT can do to help the economy”¦.

[Executive Advisory Program] Maybe it’s just as simple as preparing for a long pause. Are there ways to pick right, cut smart, and organize for the future?

Posted at 07:04 PM

The Obama Economy

[AmSpec News Article Feed] Barack Obama and John McCain are now going toe-to-toe on economics. Obama's main challenge: to convince voters he is not a classic tax-and-spend liberal.

Posted at 07:03 PM

July 08, 2008

How Do I Stimulate My Economy?

[Musings, Ramblings, and Pontifications] The Economy Stimulus check arrived yesterday, so I need to figure out a good way to stimulate this economy-thingy. Now, I think that I already do a pretty good job of stimulating the economy. HASWOE also found a good way to stimulate it a couple of days ago - she slept. Yep, good old fashioned Saturday night sleep managed to stimulate the economy quite nicely. She then woke up on Sunday morning:

Posted at 07:04 PM

The average number, nine, provided by Labonville Flott, accurately ...

[International Logistics, Money, and Economy for Moving] Boyers Tellefson, local lawyer and consultant, said things should settle down by tomorrow, once executive management has met with other International freight economy companies and consulted the company charter. Most of the laborers on strike were general International freight economy office staff and sixtyseven accounting personnel, hoping to gain stronger worker’s compensation benefits, health insurance, and union rights among the various .

Posted at 07:02 PM

July 05, 2008

London Confused on 9/11 3rd Tower

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Posted at 05:04 PM

Talking down the economy

[Daniel K. Sullivan] I wish to talk to you this evening about the state of the nation's affairs and the picture I have to paint is not, unfortunately, a very cheerful one. The figures which are just now becoming available to us show one thing very clearly.

Posted at 05:03 PM

July 04, 2008

German Factory Orders May 2008

[German Economy Watch] I personally will be very surprised if we see growth in the region of 2% for the German economy in 2008, and I even consider the 1.8% from the OECD and 1.5% from Morgan Stanley still on the high side given the extent of downside risk. Basically the reasonably favourable depreciation rules which currently apply to German investment have been changed as of 1 January 2008, and we might reasonably expect to see some sort of impact on investment comparable with the negative shock which hit private domestic consumption following the VAT rise on 1 Jan 2007.

Posted at 02:34 PM

The Obama Plan: Jumpstarting the Economy or Euthanizing It?

[Sanity Rules] Provide Additional Tax Rebates to American Workers:The economy has continued to weaken significantly, despite congressional action to provide immediate tax rebates to American consumers. Barack Obamabelieves as working families continue to bear the brunt of our economic downturn that we need to enact another round of immediate tax relief, $300 per family, to help maintain consumer spending, strengthen the economy and ease the squeeze so many Americans are currently experiencing.

Posted at 02:33 PM

July 02, 2008

Paulson Remarks on US, World Economy Markets Before Chatham House

[US Treasury - Press Releases - Financial Markets] In the United States, the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission worked together through the President's Working Group on Financial Markets, the PWG, to recommend and implement specific near-term policy actions. U.S. regulators, investors, financial institutions and credit ratings agencies have begun to implement these and other recommendations, which include stronger mortgage origination oversight, national licensing standards for mortgage brokers, and actions to improve market infrastructure, regulatory oversight, risk management practices, steps to address valuation issues, and policies and practices related to the credit ratings agencies and the mortgage securitization chain.

Posted at 07:04 PM

The Underground Economy

[LewRockwell.com] Hurrah! Article by Jeffrey Tucker.

Posted at 07:03 PM

EconWatch.com > July 30, 2008

Who says the economy is killing advertising?

Climate Change Likely to Cost US Economy Billions

July 30, 2008

Who says the economy is killing advertising?

Climate Change Likely to Cost US Economy Billions

July 29, 2008

Obama, McCain talk economy

How to Jumpstart the Economy - Tax Free Small Businesses

July 26, 2008

Wall Street Bonuses To Plummet in 2008, New York Economy Doomed

Will a Weak Economy Hurt McCain?

July 25, 2008

The Starbucks Economy

McCain struggles to overcome economy gap

July 23, 2008

Is Singapores Economy Going Into Recession Soon

Bush on Economy: 'Wall Street Got Drunk'

July 22, 2008

SC economy worsens

There’s More to the Economy Than Taxes

July 19, 2008

"Because Of The Terrible George Bush Economy, We're Nothin' But ...

The Economy

July 18, 2008

Paulson to Speak on Markets and the Economy

40 Day Fast: Day 18: Why I Hate His Economy

July 16, 2008

Bernanke: Economy faces 'numerous difficulties'

What should government do to stimulate the economy?

July 15, 2008

Is the Economy Affecting Your Beauty Purchases?

Handset Market Growth Slows as Economy Contracts

July 12, 2008

Economy: IndyMac - Second LARGEST Bank Failure in US History

Whose Take on the Economy do You believe?

July 11, 2008

Video: Jindal on the economy, fuel prices

McCain rebukes Gramm on economy

July 09, 2008

What IT can do to help the economy”¦.

The Obama Economy

July 08, 2008

How Do I Stimulate My Economy?

The average number, nine, provided by Labonville Flott, accurately ...

July 05, 2008

London Confused on 9/11 3rd Tower

Talking down the economy

July 04, 2008

German Factory Orders May 2008

The Obama Plan: Jumpstarting the Economy or Euthanizing It?

July 02, 2008

Paulson Remarks on US, World Economy Markets Before Chatham House

The Underground Economy

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