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25 Jun 2009 10:47

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Biz: Based on our GDP, the economy appears to be on the Atkins diet

  • -5.5% decline in GDP in the first quarter of ’09 source
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23 Jun 2009 21:14

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Biz, U.S.: Ah, housing numbers. Per usual, they don’t make anyone happy.

  • +2.4% increase in sales of previously-owned homes in May, a number the National Association of Realtors say might be deceptive source
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19 Jun 2009 14:47

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Biz, U.S.: Line up ten Californians. More than one of them is jobless.

  • 11.5% of Californians don’t have jobs; that’s a record source
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06 Jun 2009 11:03

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Biz: Companies aren’t feeling so optimistic about hiring right now

  • 10% of companies expect to hire more people than they did last year, down from 33% in November source
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24 May 2009 20:05

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U.S., World: Major attacks in Iraq down, the U.S. military sez

  • -58% decline in high-casualty attacks since March ’08 source
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24 May 2009 11:43

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Biz, U.S.: Another sign of economic decline: Cattle-rustlin’ is on the rise

  • 6,404 cows were rustled in Texas recently source
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23 May 2009 11:28

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Culture: The decline of American Idol, ratings powerhouse

  • Just 28.8 million watched Kris Allen wipe the snot out of Adam Lambert – a major upset. And those ratings are down significantly from last year, when 32 million watched the finale. source
  • All of the main stars in the judging booth, particularly force of nature Simon Cowell, who commutes between the U.S. and the U.K. weekly for his TV hosting jobs, could leave in the next year. source
  • And worse, this season’s big judging experiment – the addition of Kara DioGuardi, who’s proven to be unpopular – appears to have damaged the chemistry between judges. source
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22 May 2009 19:10

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Biz: General Motors is between a rock and a bankrupt place

  • $27 billion Amount of debt the company, heading towards bankruptcy, owes its bondholders source
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15 May 2009 20:33

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Tech: The entire internet broke because of yesterday’s #googlefail

  • -5% decline in Interweb traffic thanks to Google’s brainfart source
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15 May 2009 12:46

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Biz, U.S.: Year-over-year consumer prices take a historic tumble

  • -0.7% That’s the biggest tumble since Elvis’ heyday source
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