Recession
Front Page: US Unemployment Rate Jumps to 9.4%
- US unemployment has jumped to 9.4 percent, after 345,000 jobs were lost in May. Sorry, the recession's not over yet. — New York Times
- President Obama is in Germany, where he visited a Nazi concentration camp in Buchenwald.
Unemployeds Find Spirituality and Low Rent at Yoga Ashrams
Living off unemployment and scraping the bottom of your checking account each month? Well if you can stomach no meat, alcohol, and sex along with required meditation, tent cities may not be your worst-case scenario. A yoga "community" in the woods could be!
10 Upsides to the Recession
Is it possible to read anything that doesn't belabor the economy today? Nope. Not even here!
Fed Chairman Hopes Recession Will End This Year
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke hopes that the current recession, already into its second year, will end in 2009. Bernanke shared the welcomed news with Congress today.
Before you let out a sigh of relief know that there is still reason to be anxious.
Is the Recession Ruining Your Sex Life?
We're all feeling the effects of the bad economy right now — having to cut back on vacations, expensive clothes, and dinners out — but some experts are saying that the recession is affecting people's love lives too. Couples are stressed about money so they're arguing more, going out less, and just not in the mood to have sex. Even though sex can take your mind off your problems, too much stress can be a major turnoff.
Desperately Seeking Comfort: Dating Soars as Economy Falls
Turns out nobody wants to weather a recession alone. The New York Times reports interest in off- and online dating is way, way up.
While traffic typically peaks in the new year (will not be spinster!), the rise dating sites and matchmakers are seeing can only be compared to one other year — 2001, the last recession.
No News Is Good News: Companies Going Broke
Announcements from major media companies yesterday made it clear that the recession has hit those who report on it. Meanwhile, the Pulitzer Prizes announced plans to accept submissions from web-only news outlets, providing a redundant wake-up call to traditional news companies failing to get by. Here's a roundup of traditional media's most recent struggles:
- New York Times: Like many Americans, the New York Times Company will borrow against its house to keep the cash flowing.
Did the US Wait Until After Black Friday to Declare Recession?
Yesterday the National Bureau of Economic Research, the official recession party starter, announced the recession was well underway and has been since December 2007. Taking a year to make it official may have caused national exasperation, but waiting until the weekend after its Friday meeting may have saved Black Friday. Bless us all!
Europeans Going on American Company Shopping Spree
The Europeans are coming to the United States in huge waves, but not just for the Levis, electronics, hamburgers, or Pamela Anderson. They are coming to purchase another quintessential American product: business.
European investors want to take advantage of the weak dollar, which has put lucrative companies on sale.
Lighten Up: Holi-stay Guide to Never Leaving Your Own Home
Tough economic times mean some Americans won't get a chance to take a week or two off this summer for travel. If that's you, the Daily Show Resident Expert John Hodgman has some stay-at-home tips to offer.
If rising gas prices are keeping you from checking out those vacation spots that aren't so scary any more, would you consider taking a stay-cation and visiting local attractions?
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