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Friday April 9, 2010 16:59

Are you middle class?

Posted by Alex as Economics

Wondering what social class you're in after being sucker punched by the economy? Yahoo! Finance posted this guide to help you find out if you gone a class down or up. Income - $51,000 - $123,000 for a four-person, two-parent family. Housing - Home...

Tuesday April 6, 2010 15:43

Why the middle class is screwed

Posted by Alex as Economics, Investing

Don't worry about the billionaires they would still have a lot of money even if they took a 50% total asset drop. But those who, in just the last decade, were still dreaming the American dream, are now living the American nightmare. Falling income and...

Tuesday April 6, 2010 15:18

Unemployment can affect children

Posted by Alex as Economics, Investing

Should be a big "Duh!" Unemployed parents simply mean that the household's buying power is definitely affected and that the whole family including the kids needs to adjust. Thing is, according to this WSJ report, it's not just the here and now that gets...

Monday January 4, 2010 02:10

Possible problems in 2010

Posted by Alex as Economics

2009 has been a year of more downs than ups for many people financially. But we can all just hope that people have really CNN offers us a few things that could go wrong in 2010. For starters, analysts think that while the latter half of 2009...

Friday December 18, 2009 03:30

Bernanke approved by Senate form 2nd term

Posted by Alex as Economics, Government

Looks like the Fed's chief Ben Bernanke will keep his post after the Senate banking committee. The committee voted 16 to 7 in favor of Bernanke. Bernanke's current term will be up in January and President Obama nominated him for another four-year term....

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