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Should I File Bankruptcy. We Are Hanging By a Thread. – Kellie
Get Out of Debt | 9 hours ago by Steve Rhode
“Dear Steve, Husband and i both lost our jobs and we are hanging by a thread with child support and unemployment. My question is we have about 1300 a month in income and about 3000 a month in bills with credit cards mortgage lights food etc. t read more
Keeping Up Daily..Top News Stories to Help You Keep Up
Im Keeping Up | 11 hours ago
The fastest way to read the morning news...Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets following consumer reports of nausea and stomach pain. Well, following the attempted terriorts attack in Michigan on Christm read more
3 ETFs To Access Europe
Traders' Library Blog | 12 hours ago
By Kevin Grewal, Editorial Director at www.SmartStops.net As strength in export growth and the Euro helped Europe into an economic recovery, many investors have turned their attention to the continent. Growth in Germany and France, two of the la read more
Recession over, says Gordon Brown, as he attacks ‘privileged fe…
Finance Beahavior | 12 hours ago by desire K2
Gordon Brown will launch a fresh attack on the “privileged few” today while insisting that he will protect those on middle incomes. The Prime Minister’s new year message sounds only a partial retreat from the rhetoric that has caused dismay amo read more
Unemployment Relief Could Be in Sight as More Jobs Are Slated to…
My Bank Tracker | 13 hours ago
It seems as though people looking for jobs may get a bit of relief next year. According to CareerBuilder’s 2010 Job Forecast, about twenty percent of employers expect to increase the number of full-time, permanent employees in 2010. This is a s read more
Checking in on the Community Job Forums: Mayors Stand Up
Birds Eye View Newsstand | 13 hours ago by Robin Casey
White House.gov Blog Feed >> Ever since the President's Jobs Forum on December 3rd, and his tour of Allentown, PA the next day, we’ve been hearing back from local officials and citizens who signed up to host community jobs forums all over the cou read more
Lehigh Valley’s jobless rate drops for first time in 19 months…
GrassrootsPA: Pennsylvania Politics: News, Culture, And Corr… | 17 hours ago
Lehigh Valley’s jobless rate drops for first time in 19 months… York area jobless rate dips to 8.6% … NEPA unemployment rate falls… read more
CHRISTMAS 2009
My Life in WORDS, PICS, SONG, & VIDEO | 23 hours ago by Michelle Williamson
so this year was allot smaller in packages than weve ever had before. and daniel and i have been homeless. when we were at the shelter, even tho i didnt buy anything, daniel still received allot, because of the generosity of donations businesses and read more
HCM City targets 10% growth | Look At Vietnam
Photo Travel & Daily News Vietnam, China, India, Indonesia | December 29th 2009 by Chuck Kuhn
HCM City aims to achieve a Gross Domestic Product growth rate of at least 10 per cent next year.HCM City is still the country’s biggest economic and service hub. The city aims to achieve a Gross Domestic Product growth rate of at least 10 per cent read more
We Have Good Credit But Too Much Debt. – Devin
Get Out of Debt | December 29th 2009 by Steve Rhode
“Dear Steve, My wife and I are now back on our feet after years of unemployment problems and housing investment loss due to previously living in Michigan. We lost most of our savings and retirement paying back debt, and now stand with $33,000 read more
Restructure Commercial Real Estate Loans – Avoid Foreclosure
Commercial Loan Workouts and Commercial Short Sales | December 29th 2009 by CLR
Instead of increasing the number of commercial properties being foreclosed, it is best that lenders or borrowers move to restructure commercial real estate loans. Restructuring commercial real estate loans may even be beneficial for the economy. Com read more
Kevin Depew’s statistics for 2009
Investment-blog.net: Emerging Markets - Stock Tips - Discuss… | December 29th 2009 by Jan Paul
Unemployment Rate: 10% Number of Metropolitan Areas where unemployment is higher than a year ago: 372 Number of Metropolitan Areas tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: 372 Total consumer bankruptcy filings through November 2009: 1,300,000 Tota read more
Stock rebound lifts US consumer confidence
Bad Paper | December 29th 2009 by bad note
Consumer confidence in the US picked up in December as lower levels of unemployment and bullish stock markets lifted hopes about the state of the economic recovery read more
Home Prices Rise for Fifth Month in a Row
Business Cash Advance Blog | December 29th 2009
As a homeowner myself, I look at this a fantastic news. But let’s not get too excited. A big part of this rise is because of the government incentivized tax credits and low, low interest rates. But this is still being looked at as a sign that the h read more
Is It Good to Send Kansas Democrats to Washington?
Kansas Free Press | December 29th 2009 by Everyday Citizen
HAYS, Kan. - Families and small businesses in Kansas are still struggling to make ends meet in these tough economic times. Continued high unemployment takes its toll - both on those unemployed and their families who experience the frustration of not read more
Manager of the Decade
The 35th Street Review | December 29th 2009 by Sox/35th
Anyone remember Jerry Manuel? No, of course you don’t, thanks in no small part to the man who stepped in once “Gandhi” was escorted to the unemployment line. Now, in all fairness we should probably not be so hard on Manuel, even tho read more
Predictions for the Next Decade
The Learning Curve by Muckdog | December 29th 2009
One thing about predictions is that it's easiest to predict the status quo. In otherwords, the way things are now will continue indefinitely. Like this: LinkSo what does it say? Low stock returns, low interest rates, and high unemployment.It makes read more
Poverty Whilst Working In Bulgaria
Bulgarian Scrapbook | December 29th 2009 by Martin Miller-Yianni
So Bulgarians on a minimum wages are in fact getting poorer as inflation is running away. This is a shot in the head to thousands of workers who get this pittance of a wage to live on in Bulgaria. A 40 hour week for around 60 BGN leva is actually pov read more
Unemployment insurance for a sole-proprietor business owner in Ne…
Unemployment Benefits | December 29th 2009 by Mighty Heart
Unemployment insurance for a sole-proprietor business owner in New York? So, as a sole-proprietor in NY, I am not an employee and thus would not be paying unemployment taxes on myself. But what happens if my start-up business tanks? Can I still choos read more
Business | New unemployment benefits cap in force from January …
Unemployment Benefits | December 29th 2009 by Mighty Heart
A new ceiling on government unemployment benefits will enter into force starting January 1, the Baltic News Service. See the original post here: Business | New unemployment benefits cap in force from January … read more
2010 US Economic Outlook - Strong Growth Expected as Recession Fa…
Saving to Invest | December 29th 2009 by Andy @ www.savingtoinvest.com
Entering 2009, global financial markets seemed to be mired in doom and gloom. With the collapse of many venerable financial institutions, it looked like another great depression was in store. However from March 2009, stock markets began to rise from read more
Has President Obama’s First Year Taken Its Toll on His Health?
Diets In Review Diet Column | December 29th 2009 by Diets In Review
A recent article from the Associated Press caught our attention. Rather than critiquing President Obama’s health care reform bill, his national security plan or his initiatives to curb the effects of climate change, the article instead analyzed read more
Are Real Estate Sales Ready to Surge? A Historical Perspective
The Boulder Blog | December 29th 2009 by Neil Kearney
We have become a more stagnant nation. This could allude to many different topics, but since I specialize in real estate, this statement has to do with the number of people who move each year. According to the Pew Research Center, j read more
10% drop in violent crime in Los Angeles during 2009
Los Angeles Locksmith | December 29th 2009 by Los Angeles Locksmith
LOS ANGELES LOCKSMITH— According to LA times, violent crime in Los Angeles has dropped about 10 percent from last year, and the surrounding area have seen a similar declines despite the 12% unemployment rate in California coupled with the recession read more
Big first year leaves Obama tired
Expose Obama | December 29th 2009 by Floyd Brown
By JULIE PACE, AP Obama is tired After a sleepless, overnight flight to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month, President Barack Obama made a not altogether surprising admission. He was tired. Who could blame him? The presiden read more
For those of you needing a laugh today, this is the single best c…
Investment-blog.net: Emerging Markets - Stock Tips - Discuss… | December 29th 2009 by Jan Paul
Dave Barry’s year in review: 2009 It was a year of Hope — at first in the sense of “I feel hopeful!” and later in the sense of “I hope this year ends soon!” It was also a year of Change, especially in Washington, w read more
A beggar in Herat
HotNYC News Photos. | December 29th 2009 by HotNYC News Blog .
Europa NewswirePhoto: Fardin Waezi (UNAMA)Wakeel Ahmad, a father of five children, struggles everyday in the western city of Herat to find enough money and food to provide for his family. Unemployment is high in Afghanistan and as people move i read more
A Localized Breakdown of Joblessness in New York - City Room Blog…
Unemployment Benefits | December 29th 2009 by Mighty Heart
Unemployment for all of New York City is just above 10 percent, but looking closely, certain neighborhoods have fared much better — or much worse. Read more: A Localized Breakdown of Joblessness in New York - City Room Blog … read more
Detroit: Dead and Decaying
Going Like Sixty | December 29th 2009 by Sixty
A single stat has made me feel melancholy. That, and the fact that it’s Michigan cold! No snarky irreverence today. A friend told me that unemployment in Detroit, Michigan is 50%. 50%. Turns out the official number is 30%, but local officials s read more
The 2010 Economic Impact on Vancouver
Vancouver Reflections | December 29th 2009 by Maggie Chandler
From The Vancouver Sun - Dec 9/09 Central One credit Union predicts Vancouver’s economy will grow by 3.9% in 2010, after shrinking 2.1% this year, and that the 2010 Olympics will pump $800M into the economy. “Spending at the Games will ac read more
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