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Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2010 at 4:48 AM EDT

The States With The Highest Unemployment For The First Six Months

There are ten states which have had unemployment rates consistently above 10% for the first six months of the year.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 20, 2010 at 5:32 AM EDT

Extended Job Benefits: Ethics And Economics Join Hands

The bill to extend jobless benefits has passed the House but has been blocked in the Senate for nearly two…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 19, 2010 at 5:20 AM EDT

The July 2010 NABE Industry Survey: What Recovery?

Economists and the unemployed have discovered that the recovery is not much of a recovery. GDP expansion may have died…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 16, 2010 at 11:11 AM EDT

Consumer Confidence Collapses As “Recession” Returns

The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index plummeted to 66.5 from 76.0 in June. That was below market expectations…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 16, 2010 at 9:31 AM EDT

Foreign Purchase Of US Assets Wither

The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for May 2010. From the data: Net foreign…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 14, 2010 at 5:22 AM EDT

4.7 Workers For Every Job

The Labor Department said that in May there were 4.7 workers looking for work for each available job. Hiring rose…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 14, 2010 at 4:46 AM EDT

The American Ecomomy Can Heal Itself, If Only The Economy Would Help

The stock market is back to where it was a month ago. The frightening sell-off is over. Now that Intel…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 12, 2010 at 6:08 AM EDT

American Credit Scores Crash To New Lows

“Figures provided by FICO Inc. show that 25.5 percent of consumers — nearly 43.4 million people — now have a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 12, 2010 at 4:39 AM EDT

Chronic Unemployment Crushes Health

Chronic unemployment undermines a person’s sense of freedom in a free society. That is one of the reasons the extended…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 9, 2010 at 9:25 AM EDT

Are Unemployment Benefits a Blessing or a Curse?

When the US Congress left town for its Fourth of July recess, one of the last things the Senate did…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 8, 2010 at 2:10 PM EDT

Commercial Real Estate Loan Restructurings Rise Dramatically

The second half of the real-estate debacle was supposed to come in the second of half of 2010. The first…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 7, 2010 at 5:04 AM EDT

Two-Year Treasury Yields Move Toward Zero, A Chance For More Stimulus

What is a safe haven investment worth? The yield on two-year notes has dropped to near .6%. The drop in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 6, 2010 at 10:20 AM EDT

ISM Falls, Another Sign Of Economic Fall

“The NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) registered 53.8 percent in June, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 55.4 percent registered in May,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 6, 2010 at 5:45 AM EDT

States And Cities Will Beg For Funds

It is old news that states and municipalities face deficits not only in their budgets but also in their pensions.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 2, 2010 at 8:45 AM EDT

June Unemployment: A Spectre Of A New Recession

The ghost of recessions past returned as the US moved into the same funk that it experience in 1982 and…

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Economy Articles

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The States With The Highest Unemployment For The First Six Months

Extended Job Benefits: Ethics And Economics Join Hands

The July 2010 NABE Industry Survey: What Recovery?

Consumer Confidence Collapses As “Recession” Returns

Foreign Purchase Of US Assets Wither

4.7 Workers For Every Job

The American Ecomomy Can Heal Itself, If Only The Economy Would Help

American Credit Scores Crash To New Lows

Chronic Unemployment Crushes Health

Are Unemployment Benefits a Blessing or a Curse?

Commercial Real Estate Loan Restructurings Rise Dramatically

Two-Year Treasury Yields Move Toward Zero, A Chance For More Stimulus

ISM Falls, Another Sign Of Economic Fall

States And Cities Will Beg For Funds

June Unemployment: A Spectre Of A New Recession

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Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

The States With The Highest Unemployment For The First Six Months

Extended Job Benefits: Ethics And Economics Join Hands

The July 2010 NABE Industry Survey: What Recovery?

Consumer Confidence Collapses As “Recession” Returns

Foreign Purchase Of US Assets Wither

4.7 Workers For Every Job

The American Ecomomy Can Heal Itself, If Only The Economy Would Help

American Credit Scores Crash To New Lows

Chronic Unemployment Crushes Health

Are Unemployment Benefits a Blessing or a Curse?

Commercial Real Estate Loan Restructurings Rise Dramatically

Two-Year Treasury Yields Move Toward Zero, A Chance For More Stimulus

ISM Falls, Another Sign Of Economic Fall

States And Cities Will Beg For Funds

June Unemployment: A Spectre Of A New Recession

This Natural Resources ETF Has Silently Outperformed The S&P 500 Year-To-Date While Yielding 5%

XRP vs Solana vs Ethereum: Which Altcoin is the Best Buy for Upside Right Now?

Brinker CEO Kevin Hochman: “We Are Firing on All Cylinders” After 20 Straight Quarters of Growth

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