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Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 20, 2010 at 5:50 AM EDT

The Old Folks Can’t Find Work

The old folks can’t find work. Neither can the young. But, the young can wait it out. The old have…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 19, 2010 at 7:51 AM EDT

Poll Shows Unemployment On The Rise Again, Total Nears 19%

The number of people who are unemployed or underemployed has begun to rise for the first time since last spring.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 17, 2010 at 6:17 PM EDT

David Stockman Hates The Bush Tax Cuts

Former Reagan Budget Director David Stockman, one of the founders of fiscal conservatism, has emerged as one of the smartest…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 17, 2010 at 11:21 AM EDT

Consumer Confidence Crushed In September

According to Reuters Consumer sentiment unexpectedly worsened in early September to its weakest level in more than a year, as…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 17, 2010 at 4:56 AM EDT

The Rich Badly Hurt By Economic Cycles

The poverty level in the US has reached its highest level since 1994, and the number of uninsured Americans is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 16, 2010 at 4:31 PM EDT

Down-And-Out In America — 2010 Style

The news today from the Census Bureau was awful. As the U.S. grapples with the worst economic downturn since the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 16, 2010 at 10:11 AM EDT

No Good New From The Philly Fed

The economy is in reverse, if the most recent data from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve is any indication. Results from…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 15, 2010 at 9:37 AM EDT

Greenspan Plays Crypt Keeper for Council on Foreign Relations

Alan Greenspan spoke today at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and he is not exactly the biggest…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 14, 2010 at 9:37 AM EDT

Economic Confidence Slides

Confidence in the economy in the early part of September was down from the previous two months and collapsed compared…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 13, 2010 at 9:14 PM EDT

Rip Van Winkle Wakes To The Recession

Several prominent economist who have apparently been slumbering the last three years suddenly awoke this week and, upon an examination…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 13, 2010 at 8:25 PM EDT

The Public Pension Bomb Is Set To Explode

In state capitals and universities across the U.S., leaders are facing the unpleasant reality that they don’t have enough money…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 12, 2010 at 8:32 AM EDT

One In Seven Americans Are Below The Poverty Line

US poverty levels are likely to post a record increase for 2009, with the ranks of working-age poor approaching 1960s…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 10, 2010 at 7:47 AM EDT

Two-Thirds Of Americans Expect Double Dip Recession

Two-thirds of American expect a double-dip recession. A number of experts have observed that economists who have called an end…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 8, 2010 at 2:13 PM EDT

Beige Book: Decelerating Growth Prevails

The September 8, 2010 Beige Book release came from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the data is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 8, 2010 at 10:41 AM EDT

Job Openings Jump Higher, But Hiring May Not

In what could be a positive bit of jobs news, job openings rose to three million in July. Whether those…

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Economy Articles

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The Old Folks Can’t Find Work

Poll Shows Unemployment On The Rise Again, Total Nears 19%

David Stockman Hates The Bush Tax Cuts

Consumer Confidence Crushed In September

The Rich Badly Hurt By Economic Cycles

Down-And-Out In America — 2010 Style

No Good New From The Philly Fed

Greenspan Plays Crypt Keeper for Council on Foreign Relations

Economic Confidence Slides

Rip Van Winkle Wakes To The Recession

The Public Pension Bomb Is Set To Explode

One In Seven Americans Are Below The Poverty Line

Two-Thirds Of Americans Expect Double Dip Recession

Beige Book: Decelerating Growth Prevails

Job Openings Jump Higher, But Hiring May Not

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Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

The Old Folks Can’t Find Work

Poll Shows Unemployment On The Rise Again, Total Nears 19%

David Stockman Hates The Bush Tax Cuts

Consumer Confidence Crushed In September

The Rich Badly Hurt By Economic Cycles

Down-And-Out In America — 2010 Style

No Good New From The Philly Fed

Greenspan Plays Crypt Keeper for Council on Foreign Relations

Economic Confidence Slides

Rip Van Winkle Wakes To The Recession

The Public Pension Bomb Is Set To Explode

One In Seven Americans Are Below The Poverty Line

Two-Thirds Of Americans Expect Double Dip Recession

Beige Book: Decelerating Growth Prevails

Job Openings Jump Higher, But Hiring May Not

Wall Street CIO: The AI Trade is “Technically Unsustainable.” Buy These Two Industries Instead.

Wall Street Strategist: SpaceX Will Force a Major Stock Market Repositioning. Buy These Stocks Instead.

3 Dividend Stocks Built for Retirement to Buy in June

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