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Donklephant » Blog Archive » Americans Don’t Blame Obama for ...

[Donklephant] Right now, it’s too soon to claim Obama’s actions have had any significant effect on the economy, one way or the other. Americans are smart enough to know it takes time to turn around a massive ship.

The Twitter Economy: URL-Shortener bit.ly Raises $2 Million First ...

[paidContent.org] Twitter may be on the path to bringing in real revenue, but that’s not the case for most of the other startups like TweetDeck and Stocktwits that have launched various add-ons. Still, that lack of an obvious business model hasn’t scared .

Posted at 07:04 PM

March 31, 2009

Donklephant » Blog Archive » Americans Don’t Blame Obama for ...

Posted at 07:06 PM

The Twitter Economy: URL-Shortener bit.ly Raises $2 Million First ...

Posted at 07:04 PM

March 28, 2009

GDC: How the Economy Affects Games | Edge Online

[Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today] When looking at the economy, Billy Pidgeon, a games analyst at the IDC Group, points out that the games industry is cyclical. In the midst of a console cycle, there is generally a shakeout among publishers and developers as they decide to make safer bets that will register with the majority of a console's install base.

Posted at 05:05 PM

Report: When Economy Picks Up, A New Energy Shock is Likely ...

[Crooks and Liars] Many experts have voiced even darker concerns in recent months. Christophe de Margerie, the chief executive of French oil company Total, recently said that producers would find it challenging to bolster supplies even to 90 million barrels a day by the middle of the next decade as projects get canceled.

Posted at 05:04 PM

March 27, 2009

Trauma centers struggling in tight economy | McClatchy

[mcclatchydc.com: Homepage] Robert Falcone, a surgeon at Ohio State University School of Medicine's Level 1 trauma center in Columbus described a similar case in which a four and a half foot rip saw at a saw mill sliced through a worker's chest and arm in an accident that is usually lethal. Falcone said the man survived because a co-worker stuck a hand in the injured man's chest and applied pressure to stop bleeding and a local emergency room doctor realized the trauma unit in Columbus was the only place to treat him.

Posted at 02:36 PM

CAFE: Fuel Economy Standards To Increase 8% To 27.3 MPG For 2011

[Jalopnik: Top] The US Transportation Department today will mandate the first passenger car fuel economy increase since 1975. The 2011 model year will require a fleetwide 8% increase above 2010 model year requirements to 27.3 MPG.

Posted at 02:33 PM

March 25, 2009

Commentary: Stick to the economy | McClatchy

[mcclatchydc.com: Homepage] At least once or twice every session the Florida Legislature strays from its missions -- passing a balanced budget and approving sound laws based on the state Constitution, scientific evidence or other solid research.

Posted at 07:06 PM

Roses Flourish in the Weak Economy - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

[City Room] Barbagianis’s customers said she had cut back on many purchases, “but I’m getting roses a lot now,” said Christina Burnett, 32, a video-game distributor who works near Ariston in Manhattan. “Roses would be the last thing I eliminate.

Posted at 07:04 PM

March 24, 2009

In This Economy, Obama Is No Sell Out - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

[The Caucus] President Barack Obama, joined by Washington-area middle school students and members of Congress, held a video conference call with astronauts from the space station and from Discovery.

Posted at 07:07 PM

In this economy, almost everything is for sale | McClatchy

[mcclatchydc.com: Homepage] Human eggs. Whatever they think they can spare, people are selling to pay bills or to hold off debt collectors.

Posted at 07:06 PM

March 21, 2009

Crime is on the rise as economy falters, and fighting it is expensive

[Daily Finance] Perhaps no crime underscores how the economy is changing than a recent jewelry store robbery in Milwaukee. After the thieves got out of the store, a rival group of robbers stole their loot, according to the Associated Press.

Posted at 05:06 PM

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Health Care > Environment ...

[FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right] While the number of privately insured Americans decreases during a recession, empirical evidence has shown that the total number of Americans with health insurance increases during recessions because many more Americans qualify for public insurance.

Posted at 05:04 PM

March 20, 2009

IMF: Global economy to shrink for first time in 60 years - The CNN ...

[The CNN Wire] WASHINGTON (CNN) — The global economic slowdown is so severe that the worldwide economy will contract for the first time in 60 years, the International Monetary Fund says.

Posted at 02:35 PM

NYT on the Staggering Manufacturing Economy : CJR

[CJR] growth over the last 20 years than any other sector of the U.S. economy,” said David Huether, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington. “Our share of global manufacturing output has remained steady at 20 to 23 percent over the past decade.”

Posted at 02:33 PM

March 18, 2009

Mises Reviews Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State - Ludwig von ...

[Mises Institute Daily Articles (Full-text version)] But disagreement with his opinions concerning these matters cannot prevent me from qualifying Rothbard's work as an epochal contribution to the general science of human action, praxeology, and its practically most important and, up to now, best-elaborated part, economics. Henceforth all essential studies in these branches of knowledge will have to take full account of the theories and criticisms expounded by Dr.

Posted at 07:08 PM

March 17, 2009

Power Line - Cautious optimism on the economy

[Power Line] Bernanke's cautious optimism seems to correspond, to at least a limited extent, with the view of Wall Street, where markets have rallied significantly (today, though, they were essentially unchanged). How Main Street sees things is anyone's guess, but my wife and daughter tell me that they see significantly more people shopping this month than they did last.

Posted at 07:05 PM

The American Spectator : The Scumbag Millionare Economy

[The American Spectator and AmSpecBlog] Real vice offers big value in the ruins of an all-too-virtual economy. Gone are the days when you can work your way to the top so long as you keep your nose clean.

Posted at 07:04 PM

March 14, 2009

Motlanthe speaks on economy: South Africa: Politics: News24

[South Africa] Johannesburg - The gravity of the economic crisis demands strong leadership, President Kgalema Motlanthe said in Johannesburg on Saturday. Speaking at the National Union of Metalworkers'

Posted at 05:16 PM

Robots ruined the Economy | MetaFilter

[MetaFilter] You can argue that comptuers caused the economic meltdown (or rather, poorly programmed computers) But how can you blame robots? The wallstreet computers didn't have, like, legs and laser guns and shit.

Posted at 05:03 PM

March 13, 2009

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Economy Not So Bad, Obama ...

[The American Spectator and AmSpecBlog] Apparently, by doing a complete 180 on the "crisis" level on the economy, its become apparent that either a) Obama has no clue what he's doing or b) the politicization of the Oval Office (a la Karl Rove) continues. You know, that which the Left despised so much?

Posted at 02:36 PM

Economy in cellar, roof seats open for Cubs fans - Baseball ...

[NBCSports.com: Baseball] Built in 1914, Wrigley is the second-oldest ballpark in the majors (Fenway Park is older by two years) and a monument to the national pastime. Tucked in the middle of a residential neighborhood, ivy covers the brick outfield walls, and the massive scoreboard is still changed by hand.

Posted at 02:34 PM

March 11, 2009

Conservatives launch economy website - FP Posted

[FP Posted] The move to open up greater communication with Canadians comes amid deepening fears about the health of the domestic economy as the recession around the world deepens. The launch of the website happened to coincide with a statement by the parliamentary budget officer, Kevin Page, that Canada's economic performance in the fourth quarter of 2008 was actually much worse than the 3.4% contraction estimated by Statistics Canada.

Posted at 07:08 PM

Gateway Pundit: Eric Cantor Tells Obama to Focus On Economy ...

[Gateway Pundit] As the economy continues to sink under the Democrat's radical tax and spend policies President Obama is instead focusing on nationalizing healthcare, creating an expensive cap and trade energy policy, and holding peace talks with the .

Posted at 07:04 PM

March 10, 2009

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Videos: Buffett blasts Obama’s handling ...

[Hot Air TV] Videos: Buffett blasts Obama’s handling of economy, crisis mentality.

Posted at 07:05 PM

Buffett Says Economy Fell Off Cliff - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com

[DealBook] Buffett called on Democratic and Republican policymakers to set aside partisan differences and unite under the leadership of President Barack Obama to wage an “economic war” that will fix the economy and restore confidence in banking.

Posted at 07:03 PM

March 07, 2009

Gateway Pundit: Today's Obama Economy May Be Worse Than Great ...

[Gateway Pundit] I didn't support Obama in the campaign, but I had expected that the wave of good feelings from the election of such a charismatic man would help lift the economy and the markets out of their doldrums. And while I don't agree at all with his liberal orientation in economic policy, at least I thought he was generally a centrist who wouldn't muck things up too much or too quickly.

Posted at 05:07 PM

Downing Street Says » Economy

[Downing Street Says] Asked why the Treasury had not been commenting on this today, the PMS said that interview bids went to the Treasury and they would decide how they wanted to respond to those bids. Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Ed Balls that there should have been tougher regulation, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had set out his view on regulation on numerous occasions, including when he was in Washington and he acknowledged that there were lessons to be learned from the current global financial downturn and the need to adapt regulatory structures to account for global financial flows.

Posted at 05:04 PM

March 06, 2009

Global Voices Online » Russia: Two New Blogs on Economy

[Global Voices Online] Siberian Light introduces two new blogs on Russia's economy: The Parallax Brief and CrisisCrunch. Cancel this reply .

Posted at 02:36 PM

Power Line - The Economy Is In the Tank...

[Power Line] The Economy Is In the Tank... Share Post Print. March 5, 2009 Posted by John at 7:17 PM ...the stock market is collapsing and our enemies are still out to get us. And in the White House, we have a newbie who doesn't trust himself to ...

Posted at 02:35 PM

March 04, 2009

Power Line - Obama's War on the Economy

[Power Line] Obama's War on the Economy. Share Post Print. March 3, 2009 Posted by John at 7:32 PM. That's way too big a topic for one post, obviously. So let's just focus on one front in Obama's war: the carbon cap and trade plan that will penalize ...

Posted at 07:05 PM

Talking Down The Economy - Pejman_Yousefzadeh’s blog - RedState

[RedState] Talking Down The Economy. Posted by Pejman Yousefzadeh (Profile). Wednesday, March 4th at 2:42AM EST. No Comments. That-as I have argued in the past-is what the Obama Administration is doing. And yes, I am pretty sure that the ...

Posted at 07:04 PM

EconWatch.com > March 31, 2009

Donklephant » Blog Archive » Americans Don’t Blame Obama for ...

The Twitter Economy: URL-Shortener bit.ly Raises $2 Million First ...

March 31, 2009

Donklephant » Blog Archive » Americans Don’t Blame Obama for ...

The Twitter Economy: URL-Shortener bit.ly Raises $2 Million First ...

March 28, 2009

GDC: How the Economy Affects Games | Edge Online

Report: When Economy Picks Up, A New Energy Shock is Likely ...

March 27, 2009

Trauma centers struggling in tight economy | McClatchy

CAFE: Fuel Economy Standards To Increase 8% To 27.3 MPG For 2011

March 25, 2009

Commentary: Stick to the economy | McClatchy

Roses Flourish in the Weak Economy - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

March 24, 2009

In This Economy, Obama Is No Sell Out - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

In this economy, almost everything is for sale | McClatchy

March 21, 2009

Crime is on the rise as economy falters, and fighting it is expensive

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Health Care > Environment ...

March 20, 2009

IMF: Global economy to shrink for first time in 60 years - The CNN ...

NYT on the Staggering Manufacturing Economy : CJR

March 18, 2009

Mises Reviews Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State - Ludwig von ...

March 17, 2009

Power Line - Cautious optimism on the economy

The American Spectator : The Scumbag Millionare Economy

March 14, 2009

Motlanthe speaks on economy: South Africa: Politics: News24

Robots ruined the Economy | MetaFilter

March 13, 2009

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Economy Not So Bad, Obama ...

Economy in cellar, roof seats open for Cubs fans - Baseball ...

March 11, 2009

Conservatives launch economy website - FP Posted

Gateway Pundit: Eric Cantor Tells Obama to Focus On Economy ...

March 10, 2009

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Videos: Buffett blasts Obama’s handling ...

Buffett Says Economy Fell Off Cliff - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com

March 07, 2009

Gateway Pundit: Today's Obama Economy May Be Worse Than Great ...

Downing Street Says » Economy

March 06, 2009

Global Voices Online » Russia: Two New Blogs on Economy

Power Line - The Economy Is In the Tank...

March 04, 2009

Power Line - Obama's War on the Economy

Talking Down The Economy - Pejman_Yousefzadeh’s blog - RedState

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