economic slowdown

Stocks in global rout; US looks weak

MSN Money Latest Articles  Thu, 11/20/2008 - 04:45

Stocks in Asia and Europe fell again today as the economic slowdown sours investor sentiment. Financial stocks are under heavy pressure as banks may require more rescue funds.

The auto industry bailout is stalled in Congress.


 

Markets rally abroad; US looks weak

MSN Money Latest Articles  Fri, 11/14/2008 - 05:00

Markets rally in Europe and Asia as investors snap up low-priced stocks. The US is set to open poorly as stock index futures prices are declining.

Citigroup plans to cut 10,000 jobs. G20 leaders discuss ways to stop the economic slowdown.


 

Americans rein in online spending

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Fri, 10/31/2008 - 13:46

Growth in online spending in the U.S. slowed in the third quarter, according to a study released Friday, in yet another sign that the economic slowdown has caused the American consumers to pull back.


 

Manhattan real estate: Pricey but headed for a fall

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Fri, 10/03/2008 - 03:27

The crisis on Wall Street hasn't hit the high cost of Manhattan real estate, but the economic slowdown has curbed the number of deals in the Big Apple, according to reports out Friday.


 

Fourth Annual Clinton Global Initiative to Grapple With Energy, ...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Tue, 09/23/2008 - 23:20

On the eve of the fourth annual Clinton Global Initiative, former president Bill Clinton expressed concern that the economic slowdown could undermine major charitable investments around the world just when that help is needed most....


 

Economic Slowdown Likely to Put a Damper on Giving, Survey Finds

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Sun, 09/07/2008 - 23:50

A new survey from the Grizzard Communications Group found that 44 percent of respondents look to give as much over the last four months of the year as they did in the fall of 2007, while only 13 percent plan to increase their giving....


 

Why I'm shorting MasterCard

MSN Money Latest Articles  Thu, 09/04/2008 - 23:01

Many investors believe MasterCard and Visa are uniquely immune to the economic slowdown. They're wrong.


 

State, city layoffs: 45,000 and counting

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Mon, 06/23/2008 - 03:21

The latest hit to the economy could come from state houses and city halls as state and local governments across the nation find themselves in their worst budget crisis in years due to the economic slowdown.


 

Another Fed official talks tough on inflation

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Wed, 06/11/2008 - 12:52

Another Fed official is talking tough about inflation, hinting that the Fed is now more concerned with keeping prices from soaring out of control than an economic slowdown.


 

Frum: Rich getting squeezed, too

Marketplace  Wed, 05/14/2008 - 14:14

Even rich folks are feeling the economic slowdown -- there's foreclosures in the tony Hamptons, too. Commentator David Frum says the asset boom early this decade benefited a relative few, but the bust could hurt us all.