by Usha on January 4th, 2010
The biggest healthcare overhaul in decades has been endorsed recently by the US House of Representatives and the bill finally moves to the Senate, with 219 Democrats and 1 Republican voting for it. The lone Republican supporter was Anh Cao of Louisiana. Thirty-nine Democrats voted against the bill.
The bill could only be passed after [...]
Tags: amendment in the healthcare bill, approval for healthcare bill, healthcare bill, healthcare bill approved, healthcare bill moves to senate, Obama healthcare, Obama healthcare bill
by Usha on December 22nd, 2009
There are several helping natured people who give back to the needy. With so many unemployed residents, there is always need for a helping hand. This helping hand is provided by the following businesses for the unemployed in their communities.
Free Dry Cleaning
National Drycleaners in Seattle is offering laundry service free for people who have an [...]
Tags: free stuff for the unemployed, unemployed people in communities, unemployment in America, unemployment in the United States
by Usha on November 4th, 2009
The Group of Twenty (G-20) is a forum of central bank governors and finance ministers of the biggest industrialized and developing economies created to discuss key issues affecting the global economy. The G-20 countries account for two-thirds of the population in the world, 80% of world trade and 90% of global GDP.
Reason for forming the [...]
Tags: Asian financial crisis, climate change, current economic downturn, European Union, G 20 London summit, G 20 Pittsburg summit, G-20, G-20 summit
by Usha on September 21st, 2009
How difficult is saving money? It’s not easy and there are very few people who understand the art of saving. I often see people giving tips on saving money, but not many of them target youngsters and that’s the intention of this article, to give some ideas to both students and working people.
People talk about [...]
Tags: art of saving, save money, saving money in recession
by Usha on September 1st, 2009
If you think economics and CIA are poles apart, you cannot be more wrong. Financial knowledge is a must for the CIA, especially so in the current global crisis. Producing daily economic intelligence briefing for the president of the United States calls for a great deal of knowledge and CIA has been doing this since [...]
Tags: CIA recruiting wall street pros, wall street pros
by Hasan on August 2nd, 2009
With the economy the way it is, there are so many of us who have been laid off and trying to find an alternative employment, and trying to make ends meet. If you are one of those even remotely thinking of or interested in working from the comfort of your home, you will be [...]
by Jennifer Mattern on July 24th, 2009
It’s no secret that the U.S. economy is in bad shape. The housing bubble burst. The stock market crashed. People lost a lot of their retirement savings.
Tags: banksbanking, Economy, Featured, housing market, interest rates, Recession, us economy
by Hasan on July 19th, 2009
The rising unemployment woes are giving way to some cheer, thanks to the retail giant, considered to be an unscathed entity in the current financial turmoil – Wal-Mart Stores.
At a time when the major retailers, including Costco, Target and Best Buy are struggling to beat the recession and the retail industry seeing extensive layoffs, Wal-Mart [...]
Tags: employment, wal-mart, walmart
by Hasan on June 19th, 2009
Google, Intel, General Electric and Hewlett-Packard may lose tax credits and be forced to pony up more in the form of tax dollars to Uncle Sam.
If you’re wondering what these companies have in common – they all have operations outside of the United States. Barack Obama reiterated in no uncertain terms that there will [...]
Tags: obama, Tax Breaks, us economy
by Hasan on June 9th, 2009
With the Obama administration continuing its public relation efforts, the growing segment of the nation’s population – Seniors; which includes grandparents, retirees and the disabled have started receiving the $250 stimulus checks, beginning May 7, 2009. They have waited months for this, ever since they have been told that they would get some financial [...]
Tags: american seniors, obama, seniors, stimulus checks
