More people are lining up for jobs via Reuters
The Department of Labor reported August job numbers on Friday, and the numbers appeared to be another bad sign for the recovery. The economy lost 54,000 positions in the last full month of summer. Worse, the unemployment rate rose for the first time in four months to 9.6%, from a rate of …
All clothing, shoes, and accessories at the thrift-store chain Savers are being discounted by 50% from 7 a.m to 9 p.m. on Monday, September 6.
The NY Times’ Bucks blog quotes a Kelley Blue Book expert saying, “If you just isolated this calendar year, Labor Day is the best time to buy.” Why don’t I believe this?
A worrying economic question these days is the possibility of a return to negative GDP growth in the U.S, the dreaded double dip. If it happened it could pull much of the world back into recession, possibly triggering another round of financial crisis. Though all but a few consider this a low possibility, it’s not so low as to be off the …
“The less people wash their jeans, the better their jeans become.”
“Consider it this way: when Enron went belly up, shareholders ended up with nothing, but when the housing market drops, homeowners still have a house. And this benefit is tax-free.”
The global economic downturn has done what government policymakers, bosses and employers, the collective health care complex, and the consumer brain could not accomplish.
During a Virgin America sale, flights departing this fall are priced one-way at $39 (on routes such as Seattle to San Francisco and San Diego to San Fran), $109 (Washington-Dulles to L.A. or San Fran), $119 (Boston to L.A. or San Fran), and $129 (New York to L.A. or San Fran). A seven-day advance purchase is required, and tickets must be …
While most of the world is worried about the prospects of a double-dip recession, India is facing just the opposite problem – managing supercharged growth. The Indian economy, oblivious to the meager recovery in the West, is roaring. GDP surged 8.8% in the April-June quarter, the fastest clip in two-and-a-half years. There’s some …
Fuld on the Offensive via Getty Images
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on Wednesday took on the question of what led to Lehman’s failure and I’m not sure we came away with any answers. Although we did get a much better window into the lingering bad blood between Fuld and the Federal Reserve.
The FCIC is looking into the …
“I always live within my means… I don’t use my credit cards… I don’t have a nanny. I don’t have a cook.”
Print out this coupon to get a 50% discount on a family meal or market feast at Boston Market. The coupon is valid for use on one day only: Labor Day, Monday, September 6.
