qwstnevrythg.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
http://www.nytimes.com… By PETER S. GOODMAN From the Great Depression, we remember the bread lines. From the oil shocks of the 1970s, we recall lines of cars snaking from gas stations. And from our current moment, we may come to remember scenes like the one at a Long Island Wal-Mart in the dawn after Thanksgiving, when 2,000 frantic [...]
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
The NYT had a terrific run of charts in the online version: > Change in NFP > Unemployment Rate > Part Time Workers Who Want Full Work > Inflation Adjusted Wages > Change in Sector Employment > Change in Unemployment by Race > Source: U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 14-Year High PETER S. GOODMAN NYT, November 7, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/business/08jobs.html
Rocky Mount Telegram - Business (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
1 | U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 14-Year HighBy PETER S. GOODMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES samedi, novembre 08, 2008 In a sign that American workers may face even more difficult times for many months to come, the nation’s unemployment rate last month jumped to the highest level in 14 years as job losses mounted.Gloomy enough was word from the government on Friday that a fresh 240,000 American jobs disappeared...
Nevada Thunder (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
... the growth of our economy…..make sure you cut your spending yesterday and start saving….. By PETER S. GOODMAN and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM The New York Times Squeezed by tight credit and plunging spending power, the American economy is shedding jobs at the fastest pace since 2001, and the losses could accelerate to levels not seen since the deep recession of the early 1980s. Employers...
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
By PETER S. GOODMAN NYT As dozens of countries slip deeper into financial distress, a new threat may be gathering force within the American economy — the prospect that goods will pile up waiting for buyers and prices will fall, suffocating fresh investment and worsening joblessness for months or even years. The word for this is deflation, or declining prices, a term that gives economists chills....
