Topic: Economic Crisis

Quick upturn may be unrealistic for deep recession

It's a struggle to get a good handle on the economic news. Some days it's good; others, it's bad. And occasionally, it's tough to tell the...
University of Oregon economist Tim Duy has crunched July's numbers and they aren't good. . Duy, whose UO Index of Economic Indicators tracks...
A report released Thursday by the Maine Community Action Association and the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center showed the state's poverty level is...
0 0 Share Technology, safety-conscious drivers and the recession drove traffic deaths last year to the lowest levels since 1950 in Oregon and...

Interest rate on hold for 18th time

The Bank of England has maintained its emergency support for the economy by keeping interest rates at 0.5% for the 18th month in a row.. ...

Radio Show Preview 9-9-10

On tonight's Declaring Independence: My guest will be Annie Lowrey, the finance and economics correspondent for the Washington Independent. We'll...

Certain about uncertainty

CERTAIN ABOUT UNCERTAINTY.... When it comes to assigning blame for the weak economy, Democrats have a reasonable pitch: we're cleaning up a...

Hopes rise as jobless claims fall

0 0 . The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in two months, an encouraging sign that companies ...
Recently, the economic news has been troubling. The latest jobs report showed another month with net losses, GDP was revised downward to a "tepid"...
Jose Cortez-Munoz's lawyer told a sad tale in his sentencing documents - a poor immigrant from Mexico, he started a auto detailing business south...