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27 Mar 2009 18:07

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Biz: Stocks sucked today. But this week, overall, ruled.

  • 6.8% increase for the Dow this week; not bad duders source
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26 Mar 2009 10:38

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U.S.: Camping is the new hip thing to do in our cruddy economy

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25 Mar 2009 22:33

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Sports: The NFL wants more games to make money off of

  • 18 games a season? That’s what Roger Goodell wants. source
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25 Mar 2009 22:24

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U.S.: A lot of people are living in tents nowadays. That’s no good.

Like shanty towns in the 1930s, many Californians are living their lives in tents. That’s pretty depressing. :( source
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25 Mar 2009 10:30

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Biz: Another piece of the economy, durable goods, unexpectedly perks up

  • +3.4 increase in durable goods (computers, machinery, etc.) sales in February; that’s really good. Time to party! source
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23 Mar 2009 21:54

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Biz, U.S.: The stock market really liked the bailout news a lot

  • +497 we had a good day, now it’s time to party! source
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23 Mar 2009 10:53

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Biz, U.S.: Well, something’s looking up econonomically: Home resales

  • 5.1% the unexpected increase in home resales in February source
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12 Mar 2009 21:33

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Biz: Investors, finally optimistic for once. Stocks are up!

  • +9.5% in the last three days. Whoo, time to party! source
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12 Mar 2009 01:55

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Biz, U.S.: Ah, home foreclosures. Another thing to be depressed about.

  • +30% year-over-year increase in foreclosures. Yikes. source
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05 Mar 2009 10:30

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Biz: Wal-Mart: Where everybody shops because they’re broke

  • 5.2% increase in same-store sales during the month of February for the mega-retailer source
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