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What the jobless figures tell us
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
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The latest US unemployment figures, as reported here , are a real worry. The jobless rate has climbed to 9.5% and shows no sign of slipping back. What that's telling us is the situation is ge...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
...n missing a deadline and political incompetence of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The state has an unemployment rate of 11.5%, higher than the national figure, and there have mass foreclosures. As th...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...As you might know, California has probably the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. now as the result of the economic downturn. The companies in Silicon Valley as an example are scaling back and layi...
It will be years before jobs return
in Sox First, on June 15, 2009
So Barack Obama has declared that his stimulus package will create 600,000 jobs this summer. Don't hold your breath. According to this report from McClatchy Newspapers , most of the country won't get back to pre-recession employment levels until 2012, and there are parts that will s...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
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So unemployment in the US has jumped to 9.4% but are the numbers telling us the truth? Is unemployment actually worse than what the statisticians are telling us? As reported here , consultant ...
What economy? CEO private jets take off
in Sox First, on June 11, 2009
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Despite unemployment in the US reaching 9.4% and foreclosure rates topping 300,000, as reported by Bloomberg , it's heartening to see some things don't change. Pay perks for chief executi...
Mugabe's lecture on fixing economies.
in Sox First, on June 11, 2009
..., according to the CIA World Factbook taken inflation to a gob-smacking 11.2 million per cent and unemployment to at least 80%, is now chairing the 19-member Common Market for Eastern and Southern A...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...ort was saying more or less that the economic assumptions for the stress tests had been too rosy as unemployment rises higher than originally forecast. "The unemployment rate climbed to 9.4 perce...
Rising healthcare costs put strain on homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 4, 2009
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Unemployment across the nation is at record highs. Foreclosures are, too. Of course, the two are related.
But unemployment isn't the only factor in the rise of mortgage delinquencies and hou...
Mortgage delinquencies not slowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
...he saddest part about covering the mortgage industry these days. I know that until the nation's unemployment rate finally begins to fall again, we'll continue to see the number of housing fore...
Be honest with your finances before taking on a mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
...ng today. The weak economy has led to seemingly endless rounds of layoffs and firings. The national unemployment rate is at record levels.
And when borrowers lose their jobs, making that mortgage pa...
What the GM bankruptcy means
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
...rs people want to buy and drive, and sell them at prices that will allow it to make a profit. With unemployment in the US now surpassing 9% , the highest in 25 years, that will be a tall order. There...
More bad news: Mortgage delinquencies on the rise
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 29, 2009
...us of this yet again this morning. They ran a story today pointing out that the nation's rising unemployment rates helps push a record number of homeowners into either mortgage delinquency or for...
Economists predict recession ends this year. As if!
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
...ng points and markets are forward-looking. But the truth remains that the hard data - house prices, unemployment, trade and corporate profits and inflation - all remain dreadful. Consumers can dream a...
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...everely reduced payments. And with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression pushing US unemployment up to its highest level in 25 years, there is less payroll tax flowing into the system....
What's the next direction for CFOs?
in Sox First, on May 25, 2009
...y Quarterly , CFOs will have to start thinking about possibility of wage and price inflation, high unemployment, lower international trade, or dramatic swings in currency values. They should also loo...
Merced County California Looking for Entrepreneurs
in TJ's Weblog, on May 21, 2009
...As unemployment rises and economic growth continues to decline or sit stagnant, many local governments are asking themselves how they can encourage and attract entrepreneurs. Among them, according to ...
Bad retail figures expose recovery myth
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
...there is the unexpectedly poor 0.4% drop in retail sales, as reported here , on the back of rising unemployment touching nearly 9% and tighter credit. Macy's has reported an $88 million loss fo...
Credit card losses to hit banks
in Sox First, on May 11, 2009
...re than double that figure, reaching as high as $186 billion for the entire credit card industry as unemployment edges up beyond 10%. If that happens, it will expose the stress tests as a giant con be...
No recovery yet
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
... That amounts to 4.1% of payrolls which is the biggest percentage decline since the 1958 recession. Unemployment will continue to rise, so any recovery is some time off. Add to that the reports tha...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
And so The Wall Street Journal reports that 10 of the 19 banks undergoing stress tests will have to boost their capital and that list might include Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup. The fundamental question is not just whether those banks are solvent. It's whether the stress test...
No recovery in sight
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
...here in sight. Schiff says: "With the collapse of the housing and stock markets, the surge in unemployment, and the fall in wages, the only way that consumers can spend more is if they reduce sa...
Future structural changes in supply chains
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
...n and Trevor Miles.
- Political and environmental risks are also playing an important role: High unemployment, a rising voice from consumers for buying local, as well as nd other political forces i...
More job cuts ahead: Bain
in Sox First, on April 23, 2009
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There are forecasts that even if markets start growing again, unemployment will continue to escalate. That's borne out in the latest Bain executive survey, published in the Harvard Business ...
Another sucker's rally
in Sox First, on April 22, 2009
...when I watch the stock fluctuations, I do wonder whether it looks more like a W). And he warns that unemployment in the United States will continue to rise, and might even hit 11%. So even if there is...
Economic recovery a long "slog" - Volcker
in Sox First, on April 19, 2009
...cession might be over, the impact of the economic catastrophe is likely to last for some time. With unemployment figures increasing, people are unlikely to feel more secure. Former Federal Reserve ch...
Recession: neither the beginning of the end or end of the beginning
in Sox First, on April 13, 2009
... surveyed by The Wall Street Journal saying they expect the recession to end in September although unemployment will continue to be a problem well into 2010. "The end of the decline isn't t...
Executive pay goes down - to just $7.6 million
in Sox First, on April 3, 2009
...e brought America to its knees has gone done 3.4% to a paltry median figure of $7.56 million. While unemployment continues to rise, small businesses continue to go bust and profits keep falling, their...
Advertising market crash
in Sox First, on April 2, 2009
...efore, growth has now slumped to 10.6% and in the fourth quarter, when the economy has turned ugly, unemployment is soaring, more businesses are going belly-up and marketing budgets cut back, it slowe...
Unemployment to soar: bleak times ahead
in Sox First, on March 31, 2009
...Gurría says: "Our latest projections (to be released officially tomorrow) indicate that the unemployment rate in the OECD area could approach 10% by 2010 compared with 5.6% in 2007. This implies ...
被华尔街辞退？加入脱衣舞俱乐部吧
in Independent Money & Investment Guide, on March 29, 2009
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而且自从她获得这份工作之后，与之前的分析师职位相比，她的生活更加清净和自由，因为新工作带给她的性骚扰事件越来越少～～
一起来看看Newton的新工作吧
Pay Less On Your Taxes This Year
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 27, 2009
...at is very important is to look at any major changes in your life such as a wedding, a new child, unemployment, received an inheritance, paying for education, a new mortgage, etc. This could mean that...
Recession health chart: fit and miserable
in Sox First, on March 27, 2009
...your life, so you take steps to get healthier," Ruhm says. "A one percent increase in the unemployment rate reduces mortality rates by half a percent. Heart attacks decrease by slightly less...
Millionaires and fake prosperity
in Sox First, on March 12, 2009
...Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have dropped a few billion each. Let's get this in some context. Unemployment is rising, trillions of dollars of value have been destroyed around the world, the econ...
The long slump
in Sox First, on March 3, 2009
...he fourth quarter and economists say it's likely to shrink at around 5% pace this time. And the unemployment rate, 7.6% in January, is expected to show another rise in February when the Labor Depa...
Blind over-optimistic analysts
in Sox First, on February 27, 2009
...nk stress. The stress tests, he says, just lack the necessary rigor to fix the diabolical problems. Unemployment, for example, drives expectations of future loan losses. And yet macroeconomic assumpti...
Please Don't Take Away Our Tax Breaks!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 27, 2009
...ulative at best, particularly when the U.S. is clearly being crippled by significant and structural unemployment even today. If a move from offshore back to onshore employment helps pull the U.S. out ...
Startling predictions for 2009
in Sox First, on February 7, 2009
...e second half of this calendar year. Indeed, it will get worse. According to these forecasts , US unemployment will rise to 10% and if you include discouraged and part-time workers, it will be at le...
US unemployment gets worse
in Sox First, on February 6, 2009
...plight of the US auto industry and US housing mess is highlighted in Michigan which has the highest unemployment rate of 10.6% (and up from 7.4% from a year ago), followed by Rhode Island (10%), South...
Perry Wins Packed FBR
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 2, 2009
...hat this means to communities like Scottsdale is brutal. A chain reaction occurs: downturn leads to unemployment, reduced tax revenues, increased municipal debt, decreased services, local businesses c...
European Immigration: A Round Up of Recent News
in Global Mobility Report, on January 20, 2009
...work involved in seeking resident status.
The U.K. is looking to tighten immigration rules as unemployment in the country climbs. Immigrants filled 60 to 80 thousand jobs last year that native B...
Be Alert, Work At Home Scams Are On The Rise!
in Home Based Business, on January 20, 2009
...to courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 1520753 With the increasingly grim economic forecast and rising unemployment rates, the amount of work at home scams on the net is increasing. The most popular righ...
Unemployment Benefits? One of the Risks of Going it Alone...
in BootStrapMe, on January 15, 2009
...business fails, they are just as unemployed as a laid off autoworker. But they are not eligible for unemployment benefits. Most people believe if they're laid off - downsized or simply out of a jo...
Golf Deals in Las Vegas
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 8, 2009
Courtesy: Arroyo Golf Club, Las Vegas
As predicted in a recent post, the deepening recession, particularly in the United States (nearly 700 thousand jobs lost in December alone!), is leading to a lot of great golf deals for those who have the means to enjoy them.
For example, Las Vegas Golf A...
The year ahead: what to expect?
in Sox First, on December 31, 2008
...Republic . He predicts a deeper recession with the meltdown continuing for another 12 months and US unemployment likely to hit 9%. He also warns that any recovery in 2010 and 2011 might well be shallo...
Power Play Golf Keeps Growing
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 20, 2008
What's that? Two Pins??
In my younger days as a broadcast journalist, I spent a number of years with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
As its name implies, it's a large company, spanning the country. And every summer, those of us working in Toronto would hold our annual golf tour...
Obama: it will take years to recover
in Sox First, on December 19, 2008
... inflation might be -3% or lower in mid-2009. If that happens, it will delay the spending recovery. Unemployment is soaring with some forecasts that go past 10% in 2010. The wealth destruction has bee...
George W rewrites history
in Sox First, on December 12, 2008
...e now seeing the results of that overinvestment." And of course, no mention is made of the US unemployment rate which is now set to reach 8% and US household net worth shrinking . The memo i...
Shopping malls crunched
in Sox First, on November 28, 2008
... here , are running high that it's going to be very bad this year. With layoffs everywhere and unemployment, people simply aren't in the mood to shop until they drop. Worse still, shopping m...
Dreadful US data package
in Sox First, on November 27, 2008
...t it's looking grimmer and grimmer. True, the number of Americans filing first- time claims for unemployment benefits has actually fallen but as Bloomberg reports, the four-week moving average o...
Do we get depressed?
in Sox First, on November 23, 2008
...ns losing hundreds of billions on derivative swaps, the big three automakers near bankruptcy and US unemployment set to reach 8%. It's a sobering read. Add that Obama warning that the worst may...
Going Broke Going For Broke
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 22, 2008
...nts (consider what China is facing in mass factory closings, rioting over job losses and escalating unemployment).
I'm sorry, Mr. Bailey, but that project in San Antonio is going nowhere for the ...
Recession to last 14 months?
in Sox First, on November 18, 2008
...a lot worse over the next few months with forecasters predicting a couple of bad quarters ahead and unemployment in the US hitting 7.4% in 2009. And what will it be like? The Boston Globe warns tha...
Don't expect China to save the world
in Sox First, on November 13, 2008
...some control on their growth rate and prevent the social unrest that might come from sharply rising unemployment among the millions of people. And finally, it remains despite its rapid growth a poor c...
Obama's to-do list
in Sox First, on November 7, 2008
...ts into how an Obama presidency will affect US taxpayers. We might well see him removing the tax on unemployment benefits and allowing people to make withdrawals from retirement plans. And energy comp...
Feeling Secure in an Insecure Ecomony
in Home Based Business, on October 6, 2008
...ployed you may be feeling especially uneasy. Unlike traditional employees, we can't head to the unemployment office if we find ourselves out of work. Fortunately for us, we may actually have more ...
Mixed messages on the economy
in The CIO Weblog, on October 3, 2008
...e, but it's the sort of thing which can easily feed on itself and turn into a falling spiral of unemployment, increasing foreclosures, and more unemployment. I have no idea at this point what it w...
US economy sags - check the numbers
in Sox First, on October 3, 2008
...o the rest of the economy. The graph below is a real worry because it points to a sharp rise in unemployment with thousands thrown out of work The bailout, at best, might restore some confidence...
Redefining recession
in Sox First, on September 17, 2008
...conomists seem to live on another planet. Their definition ignores such variables as changes in the unemployment rate or consumer confidence. And for the average person, a large rise in unemployment u...
The Fannie and Freddie band-aid
in Sox First, on September 8, 2008
...dless of what happens to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, housing over-supply, falling employment, rising unemployment and global slowdown are not about to disappear. And the big worry is that it might actu...
Stress During Childhood Linked to Increased Allergy Risks
in Allergies, on September 2, 2008
...wever, such changes were not observed in other stressful situations such as death in the family, or unemployment of parents. The researchers believe these situations are less significant to have a mea...
US recession? Depends how you define it
in Sox First, on August 26, 2008
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Is the US in recession or not? That really depends on how you would define it. Sure, US unemployment has risen sharply, and there are lots of other signs confirming that the US economy is going d...
There's Stiff Competition For Gamblers
in The Gambling Weblog, on August 14, 2008
...or your patronage, especially those businesses that depend on consumer's discretionary income.
Unemployment and high prices for necessities such as food and fuel have reduced the average American...
The Next Great Outsourcing Debate
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 18, 2008
...elop positions that sound good to their supporters, but are otherwise rather blank promises.
With unemployment rising in the U.S., finding trainable workers should become an important priority for c...
US recession reality check
in Sox First, on June 7, 2008
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Friday's bleak US payroll data showing another drop in jobs and rising unemployment, combined with this long-term chart of US gross firing and hiring , is not just another sign of the unfol...
"Good" economic news: glass empty or half-full?
in Sox First, on May 12, 2008
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What to make of the good economic news? Is the lower unemployment rate cause for celebration? And what of the improving productivity figures and shrinking trade deficit? Don't pop the c...
Why Go to College?
in The Universities Weblog, on April 22, 2008
I stumbled across a piece at Campus Grotto recently that asked the question: Why Go to college ? They generally have some good material on their site, but their answer left a taste in my mouth. Their answer wasn't bad , but they placed a lot more emphasis on the social experience than on l...
Liechtenstein: the mouse that roared
in Sox First, on March 3, 2008
...s of cash to the banks. Not that they do this out of envy. With basic tax at 1.8 per cent, and zero unemployment, this is one of the most prosperous countries in the world. Expensive cars purr through...
The Yuan, Exports, and the Hot Economy
in China Venture News, on March 3, 2008
I saw two interesting pieces last week on the rise of the yuan. One said that the appreciation of the Chinese currency was hurting small businesses in China and increasing the mortality rate among small business start-ups (something VC people should be interested in). The other said, basically, ...
Chef Lives in London Airport for Three Years
in The Aviation Weblog, on February 25, 2008
...Delaney has been camping out at the airport's south terminal and leaving only rarely to collect unemployment benefits.
The newspaper says the 41-year-old ate, showered and slept at the airport de...
