The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Unemployment figures out yesterday show the claimant count rose by 36,500 last month, the biggest increase since December 1992, to total 980,900. Many economists, predicting the total would hit 2.5m in 2010, were expecting worse. Most people lucky enough to still have a job are naturally asking: will I be next? Of course, if you work for a bank, the answer may well be 'yes'. The south-east, which...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
For sale: four-bedroom detached bungalow, some work needed, cost: $800. The catch? It's in Detroit, home to the once mighty Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, and not many people want to live in the Motor City now that the American car giants are laying off tens of thousands of workers. The bungalow is not the only bargain basement property up for grabs: thousands of others are on the market for $10,000...
SportsGeezer (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... hobby, which blends the rigors of adventure travel with the fastidiousness of stamp collecting." Tim Webb, president of the Highpointers' Club and a surveyor from Double Springs, , tells the newspaper that 173 members of his club have completed 50 states. Geezer is happy for them.Readers who are unconcerned that this is the type of thing that appeals to them can check out , and the and hope...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
... if we receive any official complaint from Aston Villa."Hectic scheduleAgbonlahor's agent Tim Webb confirmed Villa are investigating the matter, but said the player has not told him of any further altercation with Barton.Webb told The Guardian: "I have not spoken to Gabby. It was a day off for him on Tuesday because he has such a hectic schedule with Villa and his mobile has been turned...
Iraq Oil Report (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... VOI reports. Oil giants find scramble for Iraq is a game with complex rules, The Observer’s Tim Webb reports. Western firms eyeing lucrative deals fear legal difficulties. Iraqi finance officials, taken by surprise by the sudden drop in crude prices, are drawing up contingency spending plans to trim next year’s budget by an estimated 19%, Gina Chon reports for the Wall Street Journal. The...
