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General Business - Posted 2009-11-06 09:27:00
October Unemployment Rate Comes In at 10.2%


-- unemployment graph - 1999 - 2009 - united states -- Wow - I'm not sure if anyone was expecting a 10.2% unemployment number for the month of October.

Most economists that were surveyed were predicting a slight uptick in the national unemployment number to 9.9% (from 9.8% in September).

Some were predicting 10%, while a few more were on the record as expecting 10.1%.

But 10.2%? I didn't hear anyone calling for such an increase before...Full Story


Posted November 5th, 2009 11:14 am EST
More Arrests Made in Galleon Group Insider Trading Case

Authorities have reportedly arrested an additional seven people in connection with the Galleon Group hedge fund insider tradi... Full Story
Posted October 29th, 2009 5:53 am EST
CNBC Viewership Numbers Are Trending Downwards

It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that CNBC's numbers are way down from the fall of 2008. ... Full Story
Posted October 23rd, 2009 4:07 am EST
Amazon.com Surges to New All-Time High After Q3 Earnings

Amazon.com didn't just beat Q3 earnings expectations after the bell on Thursday. Instead, the compan... Full Story
Posted October 15th, 2009 9:59 am EST
A Record Number of Foreclosure Filings In Q3 2009

RealtyTrac Inc. (link below) is reporting that there were a record number of foreclosure filings in ... Full Story



-- graph showing unemployment in the united states for the 2009 year - what is the october unemployment figure going ot be? -- General Business - Posted 2009-11-05 22:42:00
Could The Unemployment Rate Hit 10% Tomorrow?


In just a few short hours, the unemployment rate in the United States could officially be into the double digits. The Labor Department will be releasing employment data for October at 8:30 am EST on F...Full Story
-- gold bars with an arrow pointing up - raising gold prices -- General Business - Posted 2009-11-04 08:28:00
Gold Continues to March Higher


After taking out the $1,000 mark in mid-September, gold has continued to charge higher, and is currently trading at $1,088.90 per ounce.

In just the past year alone, the price of gold ...Full Story
-- sears holiday shopping - black friday a month early -- General Business - Posted 2009-11-02 12:15:00
Retailers Bracing For An Abysmal 2009 Holiday Shopping Season


Many retailers are extremely worried about the upcoming holiday shopping season (as they should be), and some are already taking extreme measures to try and salvage the year.

Case in p...Full Story
-- cit logo - 5 day graph - going down -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-31 12:31:00
Say Goodbye To $2.3 Billion Dollars


CIT Group Inc. is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy protection.

The Wall Street Journal (link below) is reporting that the company is expected to file for bankruptcy "within days",...Full Story
-- company logo - consumer reports -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-30 07:03:00
Bah Humbug! 65% of Americans Planning To Cut Back on Holiday Expenses This Year


Even though the United States (and the rest of the world) is finally emerging from a painful two year-long recession, nearly 2/3rds of Americans are planning on cutting back on holiday expenses, accor...Full Story
-- wall street journal and nbc - economic survey -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-28 09:42:00
Americans Turning More Pessimistic on the Economy Once Again


September gave us a brief reprieve from the nearly two year-long black fog of pessimism that has been enveloping our country.

After nearly 20 months of being bombarded with an endless ...Full Story
-- bank of america platinum credit card - mastercard -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-27 17:17:00
Have Great Credit and Pay on Time Every Month? Credit Card Companies Want You To Pay More


Bank of America and Citigroup are apparently testing out a radical new idea - making their "best" customers (meaning those with very good and near-perfect credit) pay more money.

The i...Full Story
-- ambulance truck from the back -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-26 07:07:00
Major Madoff Investor Jeffry Picower Found Dead in Swimming Pool


67-year old Jeffry Picower, who was reportedly a major beneficiary of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool on Sunday. Picower's body was discovered by his...Full Story



-- broken bank sign - bank failure -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-24 08:20:00
More Bank Failures in 2009 Than The Last Fifteen Years Combined


Seven banks failed this week, bringing the total number of failed banks in 2009 up to a staggering 106.

This is the highest number of bank failures in one year since 1992, when a total...Full Story
-- moodys investor services - company logo -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-23 08:08:00
Moody's To the United States: Shape Up or You Might Lose Your AAA Rating


Moody's is putting the United States on notice - reduce your deficits over the next couple of years, or else you may lose your AAA credit rating.

With the United States currently forec...Full Story
-- book cover - too big to fail - andrew ross sorkin -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-21 06:12:00
Andrew Ross Sorkin: Hank Paulson Met Secretly With Goldman Sachs in Moscow


Andrew Ross Sorkin's new book, "Too Big To Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System - and Themselves" was released to the general public earlier tod...Full Story
-- bank of america - merrill lynch deal -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-20 11:10:00
Government to Bank of America: Your Shares "Should Go Up" Following Completion of Merrill Lynch Deal


Emails have surfaced over the past couple of days that shed new light on the intense negotiations that took place in the weeks prior to the Bank of America / Merrill Lynch deal closing in early 2009. ...Full Story
-- capitol hill building on a sunny day -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-19 00:30:00
State Tax Revenues Continue to Plunge


The economy of the United States may finally be surfacing from a nearly two-year long recession (at least from a purely technical basis), but individual states continue to suffer mightily due to rapid...Full Story
-- windows of goldman sachs building - corporate logo -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-17 04:26:00
It's a Great Time to Be An Employee of Goldman Sachs


According to a recent article on Bloomberg.com (link below), Goldman Sachs has set aside an astonishing $16.7 billion dollars for "compensation and benefits" for the first three quarters of 2009.
Full Story
-- logo - galleon grou - hedge fund -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-16 11:55:00
Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon Group Hedge Fund Arrested on Insider Trading Charges


David Faber broke the news on CNBC earlier today that Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon Group hedge fund, had been arrested on insider trading charges.

Rajaratnam has been formall...Full Story
-- workers at fast food - minimum wage -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-15 03:50:00
Colorado's Minimum Wage Set To Drop Due to Deflation


When a law was passed in 2006 in the state of Colorado that called for the minimum wage to be adjusted for inflation, many people didn't entertain the possibility of deflation actually lowering the mi...Full Story




-- foreclosure sign - u.s. real estate market  - further decline? -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-14 04:12:00
Head of FHA: Expect a Further 10% Decline in Real Estate Values


Include David Stevens, head of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), as a person who doesn't believe in an immediate rebound in US home values.

Stevens, according to a recent news ...Full Story
-- us dollar on the decline -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-13 00:00:00
The US Dollar Continues To Plunge


The US dollar is, to put it bluntly, taking an absolute beating right now.

Over the past 6-7 months, the greenback has slumped approximately 10% and 20% against the Japanese Yen and Eu...Full Story
-- hedge fund investor - james jim simons - reneissance technologies -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-11 09:24:00
James "Jim" Simons To Retire from Renaissance Technologies


The Wall Street Journal (link below) is reporting that James "Jim" Simons will be retiring as CEO of Renaissance Technologies at the beginning of 2010.

In a letter to investors that wa...Full Story
-- citigroup - phibro  - occidental petroleum - company logos - transfer -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-10 08:10:00
Citigroup Dumps Phibro (and Andrew J. Hall)


Citigroup unloaded a major headache on Friday when they agreed to sell their Phibro trading unit to Occidental Petroleum for a reported $250 million dollars.

Was Phibro some sort of a ...Full Story
-- general electric logo - jobs available -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-09 00:41:00
Sign of the Times: 10,000 People Apply In Three Days for 90 Factory Jobs in Louisville


With the national unemployment rate ticking closer towards the 10% mark, jobs are obviously much harder to come by.

According to recently released reports, there are supposedly over 2 ...Full Story
-- government building - capitol hill - clouding over -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-07 04:14:00
The Accelerating Debt Burden of the United States


When did one trillion dollars become twelve?

When will 12 trillion dollars turn into 20?

As many people are painfully aware, the United States is increasing its total nat...Full Story
-- president washington on the u.s. dollar bill -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-06 05:16:00
Saudi Arabia, Japan Among Countries Denying Knowledge of "Secret" Oil Deal


An article was published on The Independent (link below) earlier today that sent shock waves throughout the financial world.

The article, which was titled "The End of the Dollar Spells...Full Story
-- logo - bureau of labor statistics -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-04 05:29:00
U-6 Unemployment Rate Hits 17% in September


The "official" unemployment rate that is used by the federal government is the U-3 rate, which is defined as "total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force". This number was 9.8% in Septe...Full Story




-- imax corporation and local.com fake press releases -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-03 04:41:00
IMAX, LOCM Shares Influenced by Fake Press Releases


For the second time this week, somebody has issued a fake press release that has "reported" on the details of a "transaction" that actually never existed in the first place.

Earlier i...Full Story
-- internet revenues on the rise -- General Business - Posted 2009-10-01 11:35:00
Online Advertising Pushes Past Television in the UK for the First Time


It has happened in the United Kingdom, and it will certainly happen in the United States as well.

For the first time ever, more money was spent on online advertising than on television...Full Story
-- the fdic logo - federal deposit insurance corporation -- General Business - Posted 2009-09-30 10:08:00
The FDIC Has No Money Left In its Deposit Insurance Fund


The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), which is the US government corporation that is charged which guaranteeing the safety of deposits at member banks, is out of money.

So ...Full Story
-- inflation ahead road sign -- General Business - Posted 2009-09-29 01:30:00
When Was the Last Time That The United States Experienced Double Digit Inflation?


Over the past 25-27 years or so, inflation in the United States has been pretty tame.

Over the past decade, the annualized average inflation rate in the US has not topped 4%. Since 198...Full Story
-- building trades unemployment insurance rally -- General Business - Posted 2009-09-27 02:04:00
Job Seekers Outnumber Job Openings 6-to-1 in the United States


Starting to feel better about the economy?

If so, then there is a very good chance that the media has convinced you to feel this way. In the past month or so, the airwaves have been in...Full Story
-- cnbc exlusive - julian robertson interview -- General Business - Posted 2009-09-26 05:05:00
Julian Robertson: "We Could See Inflation Go To 15 to 20 Percent"


Julian Robertson has joined the list of prominent names who are expecting to see high inflation in the United States.

Robertson, in case you didn't know, is a former hedge fund manager...Full Story
-- sec logo - perot dell merger -- General Business - Posted 2009-09-24 07:19:00
How Stupid Can You Get? Reza Saleh Busted For Insider Trading in Perot / Dell Deal


I guess that greed really does blind people, as Reza Saleh just made one of the most boneheaded moves in the history of boneheaded moves.

Earlier this week, Dell announced that it was ...Full Story
-- census data - per state - earnings - u.s. census bureau -- General Business - Posted 2009-09-23 10:16:00
Which State's Residents Earn the Most Money?


If you had to guess which state had the highest median income, which one would you choose?

New York, which is the financial center of the world and home to some of the planet's most obscenely wealthy people?

Or...Full Story


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