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Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 3, 2010 at 4:08 AM EST

The Most Significant Investment The Government Is Making To Address Unemployment

It has been two days since the United States Department of Labor announced that if Emergency Unemployment Compensation and full…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 2, 2010 at 5:06 AM EST

The Iowa Appliance Gold Rush And The Future Of Consumer Spending

Iowa opened its “cash for appliances” program yesterday and the $2.8 million that the state had set aside to fund…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2010 at 8:02 AM EST

How Much Would A California Earthquake Hurt The Economy?

Chile was hit with an 8.8-magnitude quake devastating some parts of the South American country today. Officials say it is the worst…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2010 at 5:54 AM EST

Another Snow Hurricane In The East, Another Blow To GDP And Housing

The number of “snow hurricanes” that have hit the mid-Atlantic states and Northeastern US must be a National Weather Service record.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2010 at 5:25 AM EST

The Recovery Loses Steam As GDP Growth Fails

The US economy may have grown at a 5.7% pace in the fourth quarter of 2009, but according to a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 24, 2010 at 3:54 AM EST

Back Into the Future With Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence as measured by the Conference Board fell sharply this month. The “Present Situation” index fell to a 27-year…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 23, 2010 at 12:23 PM EST

Sixty-One Percent Of Unemployed Not Hopeful About Finding Work

In another blow to the notion that unemployment will improve, those with their feet on the streets looking for jobs…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 23, 2010 at 10:09 AM EST

Crumbling Consumer Confidence

It is possible to see both clear gains in economic statistics and very clear destruction in the economic statistics. Today’s…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 18, 2010 at 5:04 AM EST

Public Pensions Face $1 Trillion Shortfall

US states face a $1 trillion shortfall in the funding of their pensions, and the figure could grow substantially in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 12, 2010 at 4:59 AM EST

Obama Economists Expect 8.2% Unemployment In 2012

The new “Economic Report of the President” prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers shows that The White House has…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 11, 2010 at 5:17 AM EST

Three Thousand Banks Face Commercial Real Estate Risk

A new report from the Congressional Oversight Panel which tracks the progress of the TARP program projects that commercial real…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2010 at 3:27 PM EST

Brother Can You Spare A Dime: Open Jobs Plummet

Unemployment may have dropped below 10% last month, but the number only looks good in a vacuum. The Bureau of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 8, 2010 at 6:00 AM EST

Greenspan Warns On Recovery

Alan Greenspan, 84 years old, and still defending his role as chairman of the Fed from 1987 to 2006, made…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 8, 2010 at 4:49 AM EST

Geithner, Soothsayer, Says US Will Never Lose Aaa Rating

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, looking toward a future he cannot predict, said the US would not lose its Aaa rating. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 4, 2010 at 5:18 AM EST

US Recession Job Loss May Have Been Undercounted By 824,000

In a blow that could come down on the Obama administration and U.S. economy like Thor’s Hammer, the US may have lost…

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Economy Articles

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The Most Significant Investment The Government Is Making To Address Unemployment

The Iowa Appliance Gold Rush And The Future Of Consumer Spending

How Much Would A California Earthquake Hurt The Economy?

Another Snow Hurricane In The East, Another Blow To GDP And Housing

The Recovery Loses Steam As GDP Growth Fails

Back Into the Future With Consumer Confidence

Sixty-One Percent Of Unemployed Not Hopeful About Finding Work

Crumbling Consumer Confidence

Public Pensions Face $1 Trillion Shortfall

Obama Economists Expect 8.2% Unemployment In 2012

Three Thousand Banks Face Commercial Real Estate Risk

Brother Can You Spare A Dime: Open Jobs Plummet

Greenspan Warns On Recovery

Geithner, Soothsayer, Says US Will Never Lose Aaa Rating

US Recession Job Loss May Have Been Undercounted By 824,000

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SPYM vs VTI: Which Trump Account ETF Actually Builds More Wealth by Age 18

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HYSA or Treasury Bills for Your Emergency Fund

SPYM vs VTI: Which Trump Account ETF Actually Builds More Wealth by Age 18

HYSA or Treasury Bills for Your Emergency Fund

SPYM vs VTI: Which Trump Account ETF Actually Builds More Wealth by Age 18

Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

The Most Significant Investment The Government Is Making To Address Unemployment

The Iowa Appliance Gold Rush And The Future Of Consumer Spending

How Much Would A California Earthquake Hurt The Economy?

Another Snow Hurricane In The East, Another Blow To GDP And Housing

The Recovery Loses Steam As GDP Growth Fails

Back Into the Future With Consumer Confidence

Sixty-One Percent Of Unemployed Not Hopeful About Finding Work

Crumbling Consumer Confidence

Public Pensions Face $1 Trillion Shortfall

Obama Economists Expect 8.2% Unemployment In 2012

Three Thousand Banks Face Commercial Real Estate Risk

Brother Can You Spare A Dime: Open Jobs Plummet

Greenspan Warns On Recovery

Geithner, Soothsayer, Says US Will Never Lose Aaa Rating

US Recession Job Loss May Have Been Undercounted By 824,000

HYSA or Treasury Bills for Your Emergency Fund

SPYM vs VTI: Which Trump Account ETF Actually Builds More Wealth by Age 18

Dave Ramsey to Man With $83K on 16 Credit Cards Terrified to Sell His Hunting Land: ‘You Just Stacked Up a Bunch of Stuff’

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