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| Some Cities Will Be Safer in a Recession (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) |
| Oct. 13's 937-point surge in the Dow notwithstanding, the economic crisis has left Americans -- even those with no obvious connection to Wall Street -- wondering about their own future. The 401(k)s of many Americans are still on shaky ground, foreclosures are spiking, and employers in big cities and small towns alike are struggling to adapt to a new environment of tight credit and feeble ... |
| 10/15/2008 |
| Rural states enjoy boom : Energy production aiding economies (Missoulian) |
| WASHINGTON - As the national economic meltdown takes its toll on local economies, some out-of-the-way states are enjoying unprecedented prosperity. Home prices in states like Wyoming, West Virginia and North Dakota continue to rise, wages are growing and unemployment is at record lows. |
| 10/15/2008 |
| Vultures circle ailing assets (Richmond Times-Dispatch) |
| NEW YORK When financial panic sweeps Bedford Falls in the 1946 movie "It's a Wonderful Life," the villain, Mr. Potter, moves to snap up the Bailey Bros. Building and Loan. He offers 50 cents on the dollar. "I may lose a fortune," Potter says with a smirk. The picture's hero, George Bailey, knows better. "He's picking up some bargains," he tells stockholders. |
| 10/12/2008 |
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