The numbers are extremely painful:
- Unemployment at 9.5 per cent
- 136,000 manufacturing jobs lost in May
- 79,000 fewer construction jobs
Any good numbers? 21,000 new health care jobs (if you are in school, you might be wise to adjust your training in the direction of a health care career.)
POST YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE NUMBERS ... read more
THE NUMBERS ARE OUT:June job losses: 467,000.Unemployment rises to 9/5 % (highest in 26 years.)NEW POLL POSTED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF GRETAWIRE -- GO VOTE NOW! ... read more
If you missed Donald Trump going "ON THE RECORD at 10pm" last night, watch this video....he answers the question, "what would you do if you were President?"
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What is the difference between letting GM to go into bankruptcy (and getting reorganized) and letting a factory go into bankruptcy because it over pollutes and can't meet "cap and trade" standards and likewise reorganizing? ... read more
This could be the prize - I mean that sarcastically. You could be paying for this. Are you paying NOT to have a service you don't want anyway? Check this out....
I just read in the LA Times "[Time Warner] ..charges 99 cents a month for it's telephone customers to not be listed in the [phone directory] the company does not even publish. Time Warner outsourced the entire operation..." Do you ... read more
Violent contraction of the US economy?
WASHINGTON--The U.S. economy contracted at a violent 5.5% pace in the first quarter, capping the worst six-month stretch in more than 60 years, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday.
A month ago, the government estimated the economy fell at a 5.7% pace in the January-through-March quarter. The revisions were largely trivial and don't alter the ... read more
So not only have billions of tax dollars been used to bail out the now bankrupt Chrysler but now the "little guy" gets it again! Who is thinking about the little guy? Check this out below. And yes, the boss of Chrysler, Robert Nardelli, when he got canned from Home Depot they gave him a golden parachute of more than $215 million dollars...what will Chrysler give him this time? Meanwhile, the ... read more
You know Harvard. This is where many of the Wall Street people who are largely responsible for our economic turmoil - yes, suffering by many Americans across the nation - went to school.
Harvard Is laying off 275. Do they really have to? The university is incredibly rich! What ever happened to setting a good example when you can?
Aren't they smart enough to figure out how to avoid this ... read more
I just read that the Boeing 787 is delayed. They have discovered a structural problem near the wings. Japan airlines was scheduled to take first delivery but now that will be delayed two years. Remind me of this blog entry if I fly Japan airlines in two years. By the way this plane is being called the Dreamliner. ... read more
July 3, 2009 02:32 PM EDT
Scary Numbers
The numbers are extremely painful: - Unemployment at 9.5 per cent - 136,000 manufacturing jobs lost in May - 79,000 fewer construction jobs Any good numbers? 21,000 new health care jobs (if you are in school, you might be wise to adjust your training in the direction of a health care career.) POST YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE NUMBERS ... read more
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