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Paulsen Facing Fire; Tech Sector Needs to Buckle Down DaniWeb IT Discussion Community (Featured Entries) Thu, 10/02/2008 - 12:04 I want to get to the impact of the current economic crisis on tech workers, but first a word on U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulsen, who engineered the mammoth $700 federal bailout of Wall Street with your tax dollars.

How To Fix The Economy [ Posted Thursday, September 25th, 2008 – 15:56 PDT ] Although it has required an almost unbearable amount of restraint, I am not going to comment on John McCain's political grandstanding today. I'll get to it tomorrow, I promise.

* 2-yr swap spread eases from record highs but remains wide   * US Congress looks close to reaching deal on bailout plan    U.S. Treasury prices dipped slightly in Asia on Thursday as Congress looked closer to approving a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector.

Retailers’ weekly sales rise 1.3% from year ago: survey September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment Retailers’ weekly sales rise 1.3% from year ago: survey NEW YORK (MarketWatch) – Chain-store sales for the week ended Sept. 20 rose 1.3% from the year-earlier period, according to a survey released Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers.

The 10 brilliant minds who make up the Federal Reserve met yesterday to once again discuss the state of the economy and determine the action needed by them to aid a struggling American economy. For the 2nd time in a row, they chose to keep the Fed funds rate steady at 2%.

AP - Wall Street ended another tumultuous session with a sizable gain Tuesday, partly recovering from its worst sell-off in years after the Federal Reserve said it was keeping interest rates steady. The central bank soothed fears of a worsening financial crisis even as the market waited to learn the

AP - Wall Street fluctuated in a wide range Tuesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, sending a signal to the markets that the economy is not in dire straits. In a statement accompanying its decision, the Fed noted the growing strains in the financial markets a day after the

China may cut its dollar holdings; Dollar’s rally ends - CICC 0 (China Daily) Updated: 2008-09-12 07:32 China, which holds a fifth of its currency reserves in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debt, may cut the portion held in US dollars, according to China International Capital Corp (CICC), one of the nation’s biggest investment banks.

Manufacturing shrinks in August, construction down; Manufacturing contracts in August, construction dipped to 7-year low in July; outlook grim 0 NEW YORK (AP) — For the nation’s lumber companies, automakers, home builders and other manufacturers, the final half of 2008 may be as sluggish as the first.

Investors in rising markets such as China and India have a much greater desire for risky investments than their counterparts in developed markets, new research has shown. Wealthy investors in developing nations are more likely to increase the level of risk to their portfolio, with 43% of those in