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Consumer Confidential: More shopping, more jobs, more miracles
L.A. Land —
Authority: 134
Heres your Christmas Eve roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- If you put off your holiday shopping until the last minute, its time to pay. Not higher prices -- crowded malls. Shoppers are out in force today trying to scoop up bargains as the clock ticks down to Christmas. For some people, this is fun. ...3 days ago -
Think long-term solidity rather than short-term success
Women on Business —
Authority: 131
There is no denying that this past year of 2009 has been tough economically for nearly everyone. In the U.S., 35 states were reported to have an unemployment rate of over 5% as reported for October on CNNMoney . That is a lot of people without jobs and income. My home state of California currently has an ...1 week ago -
Obama Hostage to Wall Street, Americans Hostage to Consumerism
Whiskey & Gunpowder —
Authority: 514
Okay, so President Obama didn’t run for office to help out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street – or so he said on CBS’s “60 Minutes” show Sunday night. But maybe it didn’t seem like such a bad idea once the election was over. Anyway, the net effect of his administration’s actions since then – ...1 week ago -
Retail Sales Watch: Consumers Content to Wait
Wall Street Pit —
Authority: 662
The National Retail Federation reported that according to a recent survey only 46.7% of shoppers have completed their holiday gift shopping so far. This is even lower than last year’s 47.1%, and the lowest percentage at this point in the season since 2004. Consider there is little more than one...1 week ago -
Consumer Confidential: Prices stay flat; FedEx stays busy
L.A. Land —
Authority: 134
Heres your wantonly Wednesday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- Consumer prices were up last month, but the experts were expecting that, so nothing to worry about. The Labor Department says consumer prices rose 0.4% , mostly because of an increase in energy prices. Take away energy and food costs, and ...1 week ago -
Limit On Charges Ontario Payday Lenders Collect Takes Effect Tuesday
MyTownTalks —
Authority: 510
AHN Staff Toronto, Ontario (AHN) - A $21 limit per $100 loan on charges that Ontario payday lender could impose takes effect on Tuesday in the province. The limit was set in spring, but Ontario will likely announce it will be effective immediately. The cap on charges is among the new rules on payday lending that ...1 week ago -
With Dems like these, who needs Republicans?
Oh!pinion —
Authority: 120
E vidence mounts that a good many “centrist,” “moderate” and “blue dog” politicians only ran and won seats as Democrats because in some corner of their pro-corporate, conservative minds they realized 2006 and 2008 wouldn’t be good years to run as Republicans. The latest involves House so-called ...2 weeks ago -
It’s All Greek Debt to Us
The Daily Reckoning —
Authority: 630
Dollar in, risky Mediterranean debt out. At least, that’s what the markets were indicating earlier today. Indexes from The Thames to The Nile and back again were in the red last we checked. The euro was down too. That the Greeks are in trouble is hardly breaking news, of course… Heck, even those geniuses at the ...2 weeks ago -
More jobs
All World News - PakMahfil.com —
Authority: 162
President Barack Obama vowed yesterday to work tirelessly to get unemployed Americans back to work now that new statistics have shown a slight improvement on the job creation front. The US labour market witnessed a dramatic improvement in November as the number of jobs lost narrowed to 11,000 and the unemployment rate ...3 weeks ago -
Top stories: Surprisingly better jobs report; Comcast deal a test for Obama administration; coal for retailers?
Money & Company —
Authority: 670
In a hopeful jobs report before the holidays, the nations unemployment rate eased to 10% in November from 10.2% in October, and the number of workers on payrolls was essentially unchanged last month, the Labor Department said today. The report said employers shed a net 11,000 jobs last month, a statistically ...3 weeks ago -
Who we don’t need as Fed chairman — and who could do a better job
Oh!pinion —
Authority: 120
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke W hat’s wrong with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is the same thing that makes Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and top Obama economic advisor Larry Summers poor choices for their high posts at this time: they’re devoted to an outdated notion that what’s good for big business ...3 weeks ago -
Sanders makes compelling case against second Bernanke term
Oh!pinion —
Authority: 120
V ermont Sen. Bernie Sanders put a hold this week on the nomination of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term, laying out his case in a public statement. Here’s why Sanders believes President Obama should replace Bernanke with a new nominee. “The American people overwhelmingly voted last year for a ...3 weeks ago -
Why Higher Income Taxes are Helpful
Free Financial, Economic and Stock Advice | Fiscal Frenzy —
Authority: 126
As Congress begins to turn towards 2010 and the tax issues that accompany it, I have a short opinion piece on why I believe that the highest earning Americans should face higher taxes:The economy is still in dire straits and 2010 is around the corner marking time for the debate over income taxes to be [...]3 weeks ago -
Retailers’ Hopes Ride On “Black Friday”
FITSNews —
Authority: 585
Black Friday isn’t the busiest shopping day of the year – that’s the Saturday before Christmas, people – but it is the symbolic start of yet another make-or-break holiday shopping season for thousands of American retailers. And while you’d never know it from the anti-consumer policies coming out of ...4 weeks ago
