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12 May 2009 22:49

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Culture, Music: Eminem’s bringing a crew bigger than D12 to Jimmy Kimmel

  • 200 laid-off Detroit autoworkers will join Slim Shady on Friday source
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09 May 2009 21:20

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Biz, U.S.: The recession reminded people to actually save money

  • -2.7% the savings rate in 2005 – in other words, people were spending more than they earned. source
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08 May 2009 11:50

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Biz: Think GM is doing really bad? Check out Toyota’s losses.

  • $4.4 billion in annual losses – their first down year since 1950 source
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08 May 2009 11:13

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U.S.: Take a breather: Unemployment’s up, but slowing down

  • 8.9% the current jobless rate, the highest since 1983 source
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07 May 2009 21:04

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Biz, U.S.: Why the stress tests should have Americans stressed out

  • $75 billion in capital needs to be raised by the banks who failed the stress test source
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07 May 2009 08:32

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Biz, U.S.: GM lost a cartoon-eye-poppin’ amount of money in Q1

  • $6 billion in losses for the broken dreams manufacturer source
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06 May 2009 11:12

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Biz, U.S.: AIG’s bonus payments are way higher than they first said

  • $120 million amount AIG admitted to giving in bonuses last year back in March, post-bailout source
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06 May 2009 01:12

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Biz, U.S.: Stress test sez: Bank of America needs a massive shot in the arm

  • $33.9 billion to cushion from an economic fall source
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05 May 2009 10:36

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Biz, U.S.: Here’s a Cinco de Mayo quote worth celebrating from Ben Bernanke

  • We expect economic activity to bottom out, then to turn up later this year.
  • Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke • On his forecast for the economic recovery, which he says should be coming soon. Hoo-ray! • source
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05 May 2009 10:18

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Biz, U.S.: The stress tests on banks show some structural weaknesses

  • 10 of 19 big banks tested flunked with flying colors, need more $$$ source
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