23rd November, 2008
Want one more palpable sign of a desperate economy?
An estimated 40,000 people came to a Weld County farm Saturday to collect free potatoes, carrots and leeks.
Posts Tagged ‘economic slump’
Down on the farm, a frenzy over free food
Posted by seumasach on November 25, 2008
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Dollar LIBOR jumps to new credit crisis extreme
Posted by smeddum on October 10, 2008
Dollar Libor Jumps to New Credit Crisis Extreme
Interest-Rates / Credit Crisis 2008
Oct 09, 2008 – 02:39 PM
By: Mike_Shedlock Market Oracle
The cost of borrowing in dollars for three months in London soared to the highest level this year as coordinated interest-rate reductions worldwide failed to revive lending among banks for any longer than a day. Read the rest of this entry »
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Rich begin feeling the pain in down economy
Posted by smeddum on August 4, 2008
Associated Press
By MARK JEWELL
The rich are sharing your financial pain — and contributing to it.
It may have taken longer and it may not be as acute, but there are early hints that the economic slump is crimping the lifestyles of the wealthy. Read the rest of this entry »
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