EconomyStory.org, from PRX, is a source for stories about the economy from across public media.
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PRX has created several playlists–each containing multiple radio pieces–related to the recession. Try these on for size: Scraping by: The Great Recession has exacerbated the effects of poverty. Th...
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There's a lot of advice out there about how to get a job, but these specific, concrete steps, posted by a former long-term-unemployed, are some of the more practical we've seen.
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A few years ago, that's how much money Boston Gal of Boston Gal's Open Wallet calculated she'd need to retire. Ever since then, she's been assiduously chronicling her financial life online.
Economy Story One In Four U.S. Homes 'Underwater' (Fr NPR News) http://su.pr/2kPiyH /kk
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Nearly a quarter of the nation's homes are valued for less than the amount their owners owe the banks holding their mortgage loans, according to a depressing new report.
Economy Story Are minorities getting a fair share of stimulus money? (Fr: ProPublica and WNYC) http://bit.ly/08iSgw8 /kk
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As stimulus money continues to be distributed, minority-owned businesses are feeling overlooked, Time magazine reports [1]. The administration notes that 15 percent of federal contracts have gone to minority businesses. But we reported [2] recently that most of those have gone to Native Americans an...
Economy Story With state revenues in freefall, NBR's Terri Cullen says taxpayers will feel the burden. http://bit.ly/81Vdot /kk
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on its way to posting another triple-digit gain Monday, as more encouraging data on the housing market boost hopes that happy days are here again for the U.S. economy.
Economy Story Stock and bonds haven't done this since 1938: (Fr: Marketplace) http://tinyurl.com/ylbp4ge /kk
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Let’s take note of what’s happening in the stock and bond markets as the year comes to a close. This may also help answer another reader question. Nic asks: Is the stock market artificially ...
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One blogger responds to her father, who told her that she "wants to be unemployed."
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This short, animated 1954 film by the US Chamber of Commerce shows the anti-government,anti-tax rhetoric hasn't changed all that much over the years.
Economy Story US economic crisis has been a wrecking ball to Mexican economy (Fr: PRI) http://bit.ly/8mTmA1
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The economic crisis in the US has been a wrecking ball to the Mexican economy, which has taken the biggest hit in Latin America.
There’s no such thing as a dumb question about finance. To navigate the confusing economic landscape, Nightly Business Report’s Riding Out the Storm project is soliciting experts to answer your questions online. He...
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From the author of "Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed!" and "Help! Mom! Hollywood is in My Hamper!" comes the perfect stocking stuffer for the junior Fox News viewer: "Help! Mom! Radicals Are Ruining My Country!"
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This post from a homeless Nashville blogger, giving advice to religious orgs who administer to the homeless, offers a trenchant look at the homeless life.
