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23 Aug 2009 00:00

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Biz, U.S.: Get out the violins for the super-rich. They’re suffering badly.

  • 24% decrease in people with $30+ million in net worth source
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18 Aug 2009 10:06

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Biz: Home building numbers dip in July, but not without silver lining

  • -1% the decline in housing starts in July, which was much lower than expected source
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14 Aug 2009 22:53

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Biz, U.S.: It’s Friday. Guess it’s time for more banks to fail.

  • five number of banks that failed today, including the fairly huge Colonial Bank source
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12 Aug 2009 11:08

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U.S.: Polls: Obama’s health care support numbers are dwindling

  • 43% of Americans support this crazy health care plan source
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11 Aug 2009 20:05

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Biz: All that bad karma catches up to Clear Channel in a big way

  • $3.7 billion in losses for the reason why radio sucks source
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07 Aug 2009 09:59

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Biz, U.S.: Here’s some Friday optimism: The unemployment rate’s down!

  • 9.4% the rate in July; break out the two-buck Chuck source
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06 Aug 2009 11:19

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Biz, U.S.: We’re gonna show a good number, then offset it with a bad one.

  • -38,000 the decline in initial jobless claims the week ending Aug. 1 – more than economists predicted source
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06 Aug 2009 09:26

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U.S.: Obama’s poll numbers are currently sinking like a stone

  • -7% decline in Obama’s approval rating since his 100th day source
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03 Aug 2009 10:12

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Biz, U.S.: Local, state economies are sure feeling that stimulus money

  • -8.3% decline in local and state spending during the fourth quarter of 2008 – the height of the economic decline. The first quarter of 2009 also saw declines source
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01 Aug 2009 10:49

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Biz, U.S.: President Barack Obama sez the economy still blows

  • When we receive our monthly job report next week, it is likely to show that we are continuing to lose far too many jobs in this country. As far as I’m concerned, we will not have a recovery as long as we keep losing jobs.
  • President Barack Obama • In his weekly radio address, describing the state of the economy. The president says that it will take “many more months to fully dig ourselves out of a recession – a recession that we’ve now learned was even deeper than anyone thought.” • source
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