RECESSION
NEW PLATEAUS Good News/Bad News--for only $1
The capability and popularity of dollar store retail outlets say a lot about the times we live in. And while one says something bad, the other is good. So enjoy this good news/bad news post, and as I ...
Posted on 8/27/12 at 10:00 AM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Black Friday: A Sign of Tradition, A Sign of the Times, or A Sign of Tyranny?
As I write this column entry, people in the USA as well as American expatriates residing in Europe, Australia, Asia and elsewhere are celebrating Thanksgiving. The holiday, which occurs every fourth...
Posted on 11/26/11 at 1:54 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Stimulating the economy
What do you think of this latest idea to stimulate the economy? WASHINGTON Vowing to find new ways to stimulate the sputtering economy, President Barack Obama will call for long-term investments in...
Posted on 9/6/10 at 11:21 AM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Gandalf, Conan and King Arthur Comment on Recession
Guns are up and swords are down in fantasy art, according to a fun chart from Orbit Books that shows art elements from fantasy book covers. (Hat tip to BoingBoing.) Can the fifty percent reduction in...
Posted on 8/30/10 at 12:28 PM
Uncertainty among businesses before holiday shopping season 
At the start of the critical holiday shopping season, the economy received a dose of mixed news today. Consumers barely increased their spending in October, and businesses pulled back on investment in long-lasting manufactured goods. Still, Americans' pay rose by the most in seven months, a sign they may spend more in coming weeks.
By Christopher S. Rugaber and Martin Crutsinger , November 23, 2011
Economy forces people to tone down Thanksgiving celebrations
Some are holding potluck dinners instead of springing for the entire feast. Others are staying home rather than flying. And a few are skipping the turkey altogether.
By David Klepper and Nomaan Merchant , November 22, 2011
Emerging markets creates economic optimism
Data issued Wednesday point to an economy growing slowly but steadily. Still, surging oil prices and a possible European recession threaten to drain the economy's momentum.
By Christopher S. Rugaber and Daniel Wagner , November 16, 2011
Data: U.S. manufacturing slowly recovering; inflation may be peaking
Data issued Wednesday point to an economy growing slowly but steadily. Still, surging oil prices and a possible European recession threaten to drain the economy's momentum.
By Christopher S. Rugaber and Daniel Wagner , November 16, 2011
European Union warns of possible 'deep, prolonged' recession in eurozone
"This forecast is in fact the last wake-up call," the EU's Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn warned. "Growth has stalled in Europe, and there is a risk of a new recession."
By Gabriele Steinhauser , November 10, 2011
Stocks may be cheap — but they can get cheaper yet
Someone is about to play the fool — Wall Street analysts or investors. For months, analysts who write reports praising or panning stocks have been saying they were cheap. Investors were unconvinced, buying one day, selling the next. Last week, they mostly sold, and stocks got cheaper yet.
By Bernard Condon , September 25, 2011
Edward Halas, Grand Forks, letter: Economic indicators all point down
Corporations are sitting on $1 trillion to $2 trillion in cash, but they are too nervous to invest and create jobs. If this “liquidity lock” is not broken, then we may be facing a depression somewhere down the road.
By Edward Halas , September 23, 2011
Census shows recession takes big toll on young adults
Young adults are the recession's lost generation. In record numbers, they're struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they're becoming parents at all. The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War II and risk living in poverty more than others.
By Hope Yen , September 22, 2011
Child abuse rose during recession, research says
An increase in child abuse, mostly in infants, is linked with the recent recession in new research that raises fresh concerns about the impact of the nation’s economic woes.
By Lindsey Tanner , September 18, 2011
Behind the poverty numbers: real lives, real pain
Associated Press reporters around the country went looking for the people behind the poverty rate numbers. They were not hard to find.
By David Crary , September 18, 2011
Bad economy stalls a generation
Ashley Cassidy has spent most of her career trying to find a way to support herself without her parents’ help. So far, it hasn’t been easy.
By Dee DePass , September 18, 2011
Congress returns amid sour mood over slow economy
Still bruised by the summer battle over the debt ceiling, the U.S. Congress reconvenes this week for what could be an equally painful confrontation over how to put Americans back to work.
By Jim Abrams , September 05, 2011
AP survey of economists: Recession not likely, but neither is much economic improvementl endure
That's the picture that emerges from an Associated Press survey of leading economists who have grown more pessimistic in recent weeks. They say high unemployment and weak consumer spending will hold back the U.S. economy into 2012.
By Paul Wiseman , August 23, 2011
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