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Can China Save the World?
On a steamy saturday afternoon just outside Shanghai, Zhang Yi is in a blessedly cool General Motors showroom, kicking the tires of the company’s newer models. He’s not there to beat the heat. He drives a small Volkswagen now and wants to upgrade
Obama’s Economic-Stimulus Plan: Failing by Its Own Measure
The $787 billion stimulus plan is turning out to be far less stimulating than its architects expected.
Obama announces education help for unemployed
President Obama announced new steps to help unemployed Americans on Friday, targeting people who are out of work and want to go back to school.
Is Copycat Behavior Driving Murder-Suicides?
On March 30, a Santa Clara, Calif., man shot five people to death, including three children, before killing himself.
Cities Once Immune Now Suffering in Recession
There’s no place left to hide from rising unemployment. Nationwide, of course, job losses have been mounting for quite some time.
Is AIG facing collapse? The losses explained
Global stock markets were reeling Monday as U.S. insurance giant AIG revealed losses of $62 billion — the largest quarterly loss in corporate history. In a statement issued Sunday, the U.S
Dodgers field almost 7,000 seekers for 500 part-time jobs
The long lines of parked cars outside Dodger Stadium could have been the typical sign of an afternoon game featuring the Boys in Blue. But the massive crowd of cars at the stadium during the weekend had more to do with income than infield plays. A two-day job fair to fill some 500 part-time jobs during the baseball season, from stadium security to hawking beer during the games, attracted nearly 7,000 applicants.
Japan sinks deeper into recession
The extent of the economic malaise that has descended on once-prosperous Japan is evident in the latest economic figures showing the steepest ever fall in the Far Eastern nation’s industrial output. Production at the country’s factories fell a record 10 percent in January as export partners cut back on orders.
The Math for 3.5 Million Jobs
Congress, well-fed and self-satisfied, can catch its wind now.