Dodd Statement on Financial Reform
Today Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D., Conn.) issued the following statement on financial reform.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Chairman Chris Dodd, Committee, Conn., senate banking committee, Senator Corker
Secondary Sources: Consumer Lending, Supply and Demand, Local Debt
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Atlanta, Consumer, David Broder, Officer Survey, PAUL KRUGMAN, Phil Izzo, Stephen Gandel, Terry, Washington
Q&A: Atlanta Fed’s Altig on Small Business’s Potential to Derail Recovery
David Altig, head of research at the Atlanta Fed, has been polling small businesses in his region and parsing economic data to figure out what?s really happening. He spoke with Real Time Economics about the extent to which small businesses are in trouble, what banks have to do with it and why we should care.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Atlanta, Chairman Ben Bernanke, David Altig, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke, problem, U.S.
Greece Braces for Long, Deep Recession
Greeks are bracing for a long and deep recession ahead as it begins to dawn on them that the cost of fixing the country's public finances will entail years of economic hardship and high unemployment.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Alex Pyromallis, Athens, Constantine, Europe, Greece, Mr. Michalos, Myconos, public opinion polls, recession
Unemployment Rates, by State: Most Regions Added Jobs in January
Thirty states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate increases in January from a month earlier, while states registered rate decreases, the Labor Department said. But in a sign the job market is inching toward recovery 31 states added jobs in the first month of the year.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, rate, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, U.S., Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, weather effects, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Secondary Sources: Fed Seats, Paul Ryan, Extended Jobless Benefits
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: David Henderson, Howard Gleckman, K, Mark Thoma, middle class families, PAUL KRUGMAN, Phil Izzo, Rep. Paul Ryan, Ryan, tax
11 Free Tools for Social Media Optimization
Plenty of bloggers are talking about the inevitable intersection of social media marketing and search engine optimization. Heck, we’ve been blogging about SMO since 2006! Keyword optimized social content and channels of promotion provide abundant signals to search engines for improved visibility on standard, social and real-time search. The changing nature of social media marketing and [...]
Categories: Online Marketing Tags: Eric Miraglia, search engine optimization, SEO, Social media, social SEO, social-media-optimization, Tool, tools
Video: Economist Expects Greater Frequency of Recessions
Anirvan Banerji, director of research at Economic Cycle Research, joins the News Hub to discuss why he believes the U.S. economy will experience more frequent recessions ahead.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: economic cycle, research, U.S.
Voltaire on Rusting Out
"Shun idleness. It is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals." Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer, essayist and philosopher
Categories: All about sales Tags: Action, Malcolm Gladwell, quot, Quotes, Rusting, Time, Voltaire
Young Adults Fret Over Jobs, Haven’t Lost Hope
Young people are worried about losing their jobs and paying their bills, but they?re still holding out hope that conditions will improve.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Economy, personal financial situation