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California Unemployment Tops 10%
I wonder if it's still the world's fifth-largest economy now. And this surely means Friday'
Merkel Rejects Bailout for Eastern Europe
From The Wall Street Journal: MARCH 1, 2009, 10:54 A.M. ET Merkel Rejects Calls for EU Bailout of
AIG Follows Citi
AIG is expected to report horrific losses on Monday. Just in from Reuters : Exclusive: AIG near deal on new terms
Inquilinos atrapados en la pesadilla hipotecaria
Los organizadores comunitarios luchan por los inquilinos, quienes enfrentan desalojo por embargos hipotecarios.
Los Daños del Bloqueo … Para el Bloqueador
Un insólito análisis que reafirma el carácter absurdo del bloqueo de los Estados Unidos contra Cuba que ha hecho la
The Costs of the Embargo
The 47-year-old blockade now costs the United States far more than it costs Cuba.
Renters In the Crosshairs
Community organizers are fighting for renters facing eviction because of foreclosure.
Dear Dr. Dollar:
I learned in my economics classes that in a market economy, problems tend to be self-correcting: when a recession starts, demand weakens; then prices drop, people and firms start to buy more and the economy picks up again. So why don't we see this kind of self-correction now? Why does it seem as if
Bleak Picture in Asia, More Gloomy Thoughts
On Asia, from the Financial Times. . A tidbit: "The figures are further proof that Asia's economy fell