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EconWatch.com > October 31, 2008

Consumers Drag Economy Down - Floyd Norris Blog - NYTimes.com

[Floyd Norris] “We had been hoping that the region’s relative lack of imbalances would mean that it escaped the severe recession facing the U.S. and the U.K., but this and other recent surveys suggest that the economy will continue to contract for some quarters at least.”

Ludovic Champenois's Blog: Modern Economy

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October 31, 2008

Consumers Drag Economy Down - Floyd Norris Blog - NYTimes.com

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Ludovic Champenois's Blog: Modern Economy

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October 29, 2008

Economy hits plastic surgery harder - In Your Face - OCRegister.com

[In Your Face] That’s a plausible explanation for the latest statistics from the American Society for Dermatological Surgery. (To register your position on the issue, take our survey on your own Botox use.) In a survey of that medical society’s members, 40 percent said [...]" href="../category/2008/08/14/as-economy-slows-botox-popularity-grows/">As the economy slows, Botox popularity grows

Posted at 07:04 PM

Shopfloor » Blog Archive » Card Check: How Would It Stimulate the ...

[Shopfloor] biggest fear is that unions will foist rigid workplace rules upon them–just as they did on the former Big Three automakers–preventing them from quickly redeploying their workforce in response to shifting market conditions, crimping their productivity and global competitiveness.

Posted at 07:03 PM

October 28, 2008

Harper to meet with premiers on economy

[National Post - Top Stories] Harper announced a six-point economic plan that includes reconvening Parliament next month to pass a fiscal update, holding an economic meeting with the provinces and territories, continuing a review of program spending and consulting with G20 countries.

Posted at 07:04 PM

Global Voices Online » Frail Economy Sours Festivities in Nepal

[Global Voices Online » Roundups] The foreign direct investment is solely responsible for keeping Nepali economy safe to some extent. The Nepali legislation is not very flexible with foreign investment which is why;

Posted at 07:03 PM

October 25, 2008

Ukraine: Politics Versus the Economy

[Global Voices Online] Excerpt Ukraine's tumultuous internal politics has long stood in the way of the country's economic development - and even now, at the time of an economic crisis, there seems to be no sign of respite. Below is what some English-language bloggers have to say about the current situation.

Posted at 05:05 PM

Underwater mortgages threaten economy

[Bubble Meter] As the financial crisis hits Main Street America, nearly one in six U.S. homeowners are finding themselves [underwater on their mortgages], threatening the U.S. economy with a new wave of foreclosures and bankruptcies.

Posted at 05:04 PM

October 24, 2008

The Economy is a Moral Issue

[America Magazine's Election Blog] It is time to promote social solidarity through universal health insurance and better worker-retraining programs for those displaced by global competition. Obama must articulate this moral vision that animates his economic program, a moral vision that speaks to and for those in middle America who have been struggling for a long time.

Posted at 02:34 PM

2009 Fuel Economy Guide and FuelEconomy.gov

[Energy Savers] Fortunately, improving your vehicle's fuel economy is both economically and environmentally smart. In the winter, one of the easiest ways to decrease gasoline consumption is to warm up your engine for no more than 30 seconds, .

Posted at 02:33 PM

October 22, 2008

Green Economy's a Good Economy in California

[TreeHugger] Report Shows California's Investment in Green Boosts Economy According to a study released by UC Berkeley this Monday, thinking green will work wonders for the state's economy despite global financial difficulties.

Posted at 07:03 PM

Obama: National security and economy conected

[CNN Political Ticker] Barack Obama said Wednesday that the country needs a leader who "understands the connection between our economy and our strength in the world." "We often hear about two debates ”” one on national security and one on the economy ”” but .

Posted at 07:02 PM

October 21, 2008

Bad economy to boost World Series ratings?

[NBCSports.com: Sports] NBCSports.com takes a photographic look at the 2008 MLB playoffs. First the Super Bowl, then the Stanley Cup finals, and the NBA finals, too.

Posted at 07:03 PM

Thinking Green in a Blue Economy

[Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward] Example: Ad Age recently reported that "The green-marketing movement is taking a hit from the economy," citing a Duke University study that concluded that chief marketing officers "are placing less emphasis on cause-related and environmental issues. In fact, marketing that is 'beneficial for society' or that minimizes the impact on the environment ranked at the bottom of five priorities listed by respondents for the next 12 months."

Posted at 07:02 PM

October 18, 2008

How The State of The Economy Has Affected My Financial Goals

[The Digerati Life] I’ve learned a lot during this year and I still have a few months left to complete my goals. The biggest lesson I’ve learned?

Posted at 05:11 PM

Krugman on the Economy

[The Bonddad Blog] In other words, there’s not much Ben Bernanke can do for the economy. He can and should cut interest rates even more —

Posted at 05:10 PM

October 17, 2008

McCain talks economy with Hillary

[Top 10 Politico Story] Of course there is also that Clintons while encouraging subprime lending did also aggressively cut federal spending below the "balanced" level of spending and to such an extent that they seemingly dried up funding for jobs four to eight years out that would have kept subprime loan holders from forclosures that only then became a Wall Street game. We are now suffering from the problem of foreclosure mostly and firstly and Wall Street mortgage play second or third?

Posted at 02:34 PM

Tales from the underground economy

[Boing Boing] The story, titled "Everything Must Go," was told by Columbia University sociology professor Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, who had gotten to know Thomas while writing a book called Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor, .

Posted at 02:33 PM

October 15, 2008

Reuters/Zogby Index Dips As Focus on Economy Intensifies

[Zogby International: Polling News] President Bush's job approval ratings have hit a new record-low this month of 21%, surpassing his previous record-low approval of 23% in May. In September, 28% of likely voters rated the President's job performance as "excellent" or "good." Positive job ratings from fellow Republicans have fallen sharply from 61% in September to just 42% this month.

Posted at 07:09 PM

People turn to torching cars in bad economy

[Autoblog] Filed under: Trends, Etc. Vehicle owners behind in their payments and faced with mounting debts have begun taking matches to their cars and trucks in an effort to stop their payments and collect the insurance settlements. ...

Posted at 07:04 PM

October 14, 2008

George Soros on the Clean-Energy Economy

[Green Inc.] GEORGE SOROS: Instead of consuming, building an electricity grid, saving on energy, rewiring the houses, adjusting your lifestyle where energy has got to cost more until it you introduce those new things. So it will be painful.

Posted at 07:05 PM

McCain Will Focus On Economy Tomorrow

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Posted at 07:04 PM

October 11, 2008

Economy Driving Users to Finance News Sites in Record Numbers

[Switched] The best barometer for what is driving Web traffic is usually Google searches, and in September, queries for 'stocks' nearly tripled.

Posted at 05:03 PM

New McCain Ad Slams Obama on Ayers, Economy

[The Caucus] Obama a liar, blames liberal Democrats for the sub-prime mortgage crisis, and, in giving them a traditionally Republican label, blames them for pushing “deregulation.” The campaign says the commercial will air nationally. So far this morning, using the television monitoring service ShadowTV, we have found that it has only been shown by news programs —

Posted at 05:02 PM

October 10, 2008

Van Jones, "The Green Collar Economy"

[Green Daily] His book, "The Green Collar Economy," has released this week. "The Green Collar Economy" puts forth a plan for solving the two biggest problems facing our country today, our faltering economy and our environmental crisis.

Posted at 02:34 PM

zombie economy

[Double-Tongued Dictionary] Yuen Pau Woo was the economist responsible for Japan in Singapore’s central bank when the Japanese bubble””helped by a run-up in real estate prices that made Park Ave. co-ops look affordable””caused the world’s second .

Posted at 02:33 PM

October 08, 2008

Does the salvation of Pakistan’s economy lie in India?

[Pakistan: Now or Never?] The question is not whether India is a threat to Pakistan but whether India will stop viewing Pakistan as a threat. The Indian leadership also needs to come a long way to stop destabilizing Pakistan and to engage in with Pakistan as an economic partner.

Posted at 07:03 PM

CEA: Economy down, TV sales up?

[CNET News.com] Sales in flat-panel TVs and game hardware should do fine during the upcoming holidays, the Consumer Electronics Association says.

Posted at 07:02 PM

October 07, 2008

Change the economy or change the subject

[Political Animal] McCain's seemed like a crazy old man, frothing at the mouth for months now with the negative campaigning. And Obama's been standing there, smiling, saying, "Hey, if he can't tell you his ideas, and can only try to tear me down, then maybe it's because he doesn't have any ideas." And it's resonated well.

Posted at 07:03 PM

If the economy tanks, will subscriptions become a panacea?

[CNET News.com - Business Tech] Zuora debuts online payment service with PayPal connection, the second product from a start-up focused on the software-as-a-service business.

Posted at 07:02 PM

October 04, 2008

It’s All Your Fault the Economy is Going Down the Tubes

[Infowars] Reading through the corporate media in the wake the House passage of the Banker Takeover bill, I am struck by not only the sickening apologia of the supposed intelligentsia but the downright mean spiritedness, no doubt a likely result of nearly eight years of neocon rule. It is now fashionable to kick the victims while they are not only down, but thrown under the bus.

Posted at 05:03 PM

A broken link economy? Then fix it

[CNET News.com - Business Tech] In this instance, my colleague, Caroline McCarthy, who authored the post, trusted her previous reporting and went with what she knew to be accurate.

Posted at 05:02 PM

October 03, 2008

Despite slow economy, Mac market share booms

[The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)] If you've been paying attention to the news lately, then you know that the US economy is in a bit of a slump. Even so, Apple's market share continues to prosper, according to Register Hardware.

Posted at 02:33 PM

Economy Implodes, Hilarity Ensues [Marketing]

[Gawker] " The Economist is spoofing the game Twister, distributing pizza boxes that improbably bear its name and sponsoring a performance of political satire by the Second City theatrical troupe .

Posted at 02:32 PM

EconWatch.com > October 31, 2008

Consumers Drag Economy Down - Floyd Norris Blog - NYTimes.com

Ludovic Champenois's Blog: Modern Economy

October 31, 2008

Consumers Drag Economy Down - Floyd Norris Blog - NYTimes.com

Ludovic Champenois's Blog: Modern Economy

October 29, 2008

Economy hits plastic surgery harder - In Your Face - OCRegister.com

Shopfloor » Blog Archive » Card Check: How Would It Stimulate the ...

October 28, 2008

Harper to meet with premiers on economy

Global Voices Online » Frail Economy Sours Festivities in Nepal

October 25, 2008

Ukraine: Politics Versus the Economy

Underwater mortgages threaten economy

October 24, 2008

The Economy is a Moral Issue

2009 Fuel Economy Guide and FuelEconomy.gov

October 22, 2008

Green Economy's a Good Economy in California

Obama: National security and economy conected

October 21, 2008

Bad economy to boost World Series ratings?

Thinking Green in a Blue Economy

October 18, 2008

How The State of The Economy Has Affected My Financial Goals

Krugman on the Economy

October 17, 2008

McCain talks economy with Hillary

Tales from the underground economy

October 15, 2008

Reuters/Zogby Index Dips As Focus on Economy Intensifies

People turn to torching cars in bad economy

October 14, 2008

George Soros on the Clean-Energy Economy

McCain Will Focus On Economy Tomorrow

October 11, 2008

Economy Driving Users to Finance News Sites in Record Numbers

New McCain Ad Slams Obama on Ayers, Economy

October 10, 2008

Van Jones, "The Green Collar Economy"

zombie economy

October 08, 2008

Does the salvation of Pakistan’s economy lie in India?

CEA: Economy down, TV sales up?

October 07, 2008

Change the economy or change the subject

If the economy tanks, will subscriptions become a panacea?

October 04, 2008

It’s All Your Fault the Economy is Going Down the Tubes

A broken link economy? Then fix it

October 03, 2008

Despite slow economy, Mac market share booms

Economy Implodes, Hilarity Ensues [Marketing]

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