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22 Sep 2009 21:25

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Biz: General Motors is kicking production into high gear again

  • 3,000 workers are getting their jobs back now that the company is out of bankruptcy and needing cars source

19 Sep 2009 09:59

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U.S.: Senate minority to Timothy Geithner: Kill TARP. Now.

  • 39 Republican Senators (and one Democrat) want TARP to end source

05 Sep 2009 19:18

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Biz, U.S.: All those jobs lost? They may not be back for a while

  • 2014 when employment could level out again source

27 Aug 2009 11:08

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Biz, U.S.: The national GDP is down, but not as bad as experts feared

  • -1% decline in Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter source

26 Aug 2009 11:24

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Sports: The Humane Society’s new spokesman: Michael Vick. PETA, take notes

  • This is how you should handle a PR disaster like Michael Vick. Don’t call him a d-bag in the press: Everyone knows he is one. Instead, give the dude a chance to show that he can rehab his public image. Kudos to the Humane Society for realizing it. Bad on PETA for screwing this golden opportunity up.source

26 Aug 2009 10:29

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Biz: Manufacturers of durable goods are building more of them

  • 4.9% increase in durable goods in July; that’s a huge leap source

17 Aug 2009 22:29

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Biz, Politics: Alan Greenspan thinks the economic recovery is fleeting

  • I think we’re OK for the next six months. We are getting a recovery in (housing) starts and motor vehicles, but the process doesn’t have legs to it.
  • Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan • Giving his prognosis for the economy. Greenspan spent 18 years chairing the reserve, and he knows what he’s talking about. Greenspan’s tenure has been attacked by some critics who say that the housing bubble burst on his dime, but he defends what he did during the time there. One interesting factoid that came out of this: Greenspan says the auto market is oversaturated, with 20 percent more vehicles on the road than licensed drivers. What’s wrong with that? Everyone needs a car AND a truck! • source
 

10 Aug 2009 10:31

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Biz, U.S.: When do private economists see the recession ending?

  • Q3 but the recovery is gonna take a little while, they say source

13 Jul 2009 09:46

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Biz: At Goldman Sachs, profits are huge, yet inexplicable

  • $2.12 billion amount Goldman Sachs lost in a single quarter last fall, when they needed bailout help from the government source

30 Jun 2009 11:13

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World: Miracle in the Yemen plane crash: A child recovered, alive

  • Most of the other victims haven’t been found yet. Unlike the Air France crash in the Atlantic Ocean, where there was no hope of survivors, Yemenia Airways Flight 626, which crashed in the Indian Ocean, has at least one survivor. Five other bodies have been found so far. The plane the passengers were riding in, the Airbus A310-300, had a number of faults when it was inspected in 2007 in France, but hadn’t been checked since. Fingers crossed that they find more victims alive. source