Archive for the ‘Recession’ Category

Wednesday August 18, 2010 15:26

The rich gets duped too

Posted by Alex as Other News, Recession

They say technology and death are the great levelers? Add one more to that bunch - the recession. Yup. It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, anyone can be a sucker. Rich people, who many may think have better financial wisdom than most, displayed...

Tuesday June 29, 2010 18:05

Post-recession power dressing

Posted by Alex as Recession

In today's post-recession (and possibly pre-second recession) economy, the issue of power dressing can be an interesting thing. Investing on business attire can be costly. Decent business suits can run up to a few hundred dollars and with today's...

Thursday December 17, 2009 05:32

Phase 2 of stimulus: Jobs and infrastructure

Posted by Alex as Recession

You have to appreciate the moves that the government is doing to get the economy back on track. If you think that the bailout is just it, the government announced that it will be moving on to phase 2 of the recovery. Done with the rescues (with several...

Thursday September 10, 2009 23:23

1 million jobs saved by stimulus plan

Posted by Alex as Featured, Recession, Work

To those having doubts about the effectiveness of the government's stimulus plan, the government has released some numbers to help us understand some of the good that the $787 billion out of the people's coffers did. According to the president's...

Tuesday September 8, 2009 20:23

Outstanding credit dropped in July

Posted by Alex as Consumer, Credit Cards, Featured, Recession

Seems like consumer spending alone will not be the answer to a quick economic recovery. The latest consumer credit report from the Fed revealed that credit outstanding figures dropped by $21.6 billion in July - a record six-month decline. This drop...

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