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HSBC To Kill 30,000 Jobs

The recession is supposed to be over, or at least the part during which joblessness grew. HSBC (NYSE: HBC) offered another example that is not the case. It will cut 30,000 people over the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Budget Deal: No New Taxes

“Read my lips: no new taxes”–George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention The final budget bill crafted to allow an increase in the debt cap will be shy one thing: There…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

The US Car Market And The Collapse Of GM

GM (NYSE: GM) was supposed to be one of the largest beneficiaries of the recovery of the US car market. It had been through a bankruptcy with federal government aid which helped it substantially…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

UN: Global Population To Hit 10 Billion

The world’s population is likely to reach 10.1 billion people by the end of the century up from 7 billion this year. It will reach 9.3 billion along the way–probably in 2050. There is…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago