Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future
Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.
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Collins Cuts Women's Jobs from Stimulus
Economist Heidi Hartmann at the Institute for Women's Policy Research has analyzed the compromise stimulus package that came
Immigrants Bring Big Bucks For Jails
The federal government pays sheriffs $90 a day to hold immigrants awaiting deportation. Some sheriffs are aggressively lobbying to have
More Hindrance Than Help?
From Reuters: Fannie, Freddie to channel mortgage rescue: sources Sun Feb 8, 2009 1:50pm EST Reuters By Patrick Rucker
Nutrition, Personal Finance, Political Economy
It's time to pick on Ron Lieber again; he writes the New York Times business section's
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (i)
I've decided to revive this series of posts. I hope to post weekly or bi-weekly, with links
Failing Banks Could Cost FDIC Over $40 Billion
Nine banks have failed so far in 2009, including three that went down on Friday. Twenty-five went under in
Agreement on Stimulus Package
From The Financial Times: Deal reached on $800bn US stimulus package By Alan Beattie in Washington and Alan Rappeport in
Black Male Jobless Rate: 15.8% In January
As bad as the general official unemployment numbers are, the real jobless rate for Black males appears to have no
Closures & Layoffs (Feb. 1-7)
From Mark Heschmeyer at CoStar. 2008's Brutal Layoff Count A Weekly Report on Future Corporate Downsizings By Mark
Thoughts on Republic Windows and Doors
Our next-door office pals, United for a Fair Economy, just held a brown bag lunch meeting with some of
BoA on Ropes Again: $20 Bn Lifeline Not Enough
From Bloomberg: Bank of America Slides to 1984 Levels on Concern for Capital By David Mildenberg Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) Bank
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Worst Over?
This reckoning is interesting coming from the noted bear: Recession: glimmers of hope? The first glimmers of hope are starting