Economy - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/economy/?source=rss&aim=economy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST The great jobs-stocks disconnect By Robert Reich Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/18/stock_market/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/18/stock_market/index.html?source=rss The stock market is getting stronger because unemployment is getting worse Obama's zugzwang economy By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/the_zugzwang_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/the_zugzwang_economy/index.html?source=rss The president talks up debt reduction, while the House pushes a new jobs bill. Can't do both, can't do neither "The End of Poverty?": How the rich steal from the poor By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/13/poverty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/13/poverty/index.html?source=rss Does a confrontational new documentary try to resurrect Marx for the 21st century? And is that such a bad idea? Three anniversaries By Michael Lind Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/09/three_anniversaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/09/three_anniversaries/index.html?source=rss The fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11 and the collapse of Lehman Brothers: Each ushered in a new American era Public still blames Bush for recession By Gabriel Winant Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/30/blame_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/30/blame_economy/index.html?source=rss President Obama nicely positioned to take credit for recovery Obama's huge deficit flip-flop By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/12/we_are_all_deficit_hawks_now/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/12/we_are_all_deficit_hawks_now/index.html?source=rss Rahm Emanuel and other White House officials are talking up "debt reduction." Let's hope they're not serious No economic disaster here, folks. Just move along By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/10/what_economic_disaster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/10/what_economic_disaster/index.html?source=rss A conservative economist says Americans are consuming merrily away, so the recession can't have been all that bad Unemployment's black October By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/06/october_unemployment_take_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/06/october_unemployment_take_two/index.html?source=rss The new labor numbers inspire dismay and despair. Come on, people -- it's not like we didn't have ample warning How to squeeze workers to the last drop By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/worker_productivity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/worker_productivity/index.html?source=rss Worker productivity jumped 9.5 percent in the third quarter of 2009. The good news? Hard to go higher Warren Buffett's railroad bet By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/03/warren_buffett_railroad_bet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/03/warren_buffett_railroad_bet/index.html?source=rss The tycoon's decision to spend $26 billion on Burlington Northern is an "all-in" gamble. Let's hope he wins Why Dilbert is doomed By Michael Lind Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/02/healthcare_employment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/02/healthcare_employment/index.html?source=rss The jobs of tomorrow are not what you'd expect Root for the Yankees, or else By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/02/yankees_and_the_great_depression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/02/yankees_and_the_great_depression/index.html?source=rss If a Bronx Bomber victory saved us from a second Great Depression, would their 27th World Series win be OK? Return of the rational consumer By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/30/return_of_the_rational_consumer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/30/return_of_the_rational_consumer/index.html?source=rss Americans put the brakes on spending, again, in September. And why not? The weather out there is frightful The tax breaks that ate America By Michael Lind Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/tax_subsidies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/tax_subsidies/index.html?source=rss The greatest threat to the U.S. economy is not creeping socialism. It's creeping subsidism You're fired. Forever By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/you_are_fired_forever/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/you_are_fired_forever/index.html?source=rss A jobless recovery, defined: As a percentage of new layoffs, "permanent separations" rank at an all-time high Still breathing: Cash for Clunkers By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/15/cash_for_clunkers_lives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/15/cash_for_clunkers_lives/index.html?source=rss The government's incentive program may have had a lasting effect on what kinds of cars Americans are buying Bling, babes, and John Maynard Keynes By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/15/bling_babes_and_keynes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/15/bling_babes_and_keynes/index.html?source=rss A rap video to explain why fiscal stimulus doesn't work? Bring it on! Watch your wallet, even with the Dow at 10,000 By Robert Reich Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/15/dow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/15/dow/index.html?source=rss We're just pretending to get richer -- it's not the real thing An economics Nobel for nuance and complexity By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/12/a_nobel_in_nuance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/12/a_nobel_in_nuance/index.html?source=rss Two researchers who study how people and corporations organize themselves win. The loser? Efficient markets theory Sarah Palin: The dollar, baby, the dollar! By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/08/sarah_palin_and_the_dollar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/08/sarah_palin_and_the_dollar/index.html?source=rss In her new career as Facebook economic analyst, the former governor warns about the perils of a weak greenback Good news for Obama in new jobless claims numbers By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/08/jobless_claims_at_ten_month_low/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/08/jobless_claims_at_ten_month_low/index.html?source=rss Last week's trend reverses itself as the unemployment picture brightens... slightly Salon interviews the late Adam Smith By Michael Lind Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/adam_smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/adam_smith/index.html?source=rss The 18th century's patron saint of free markets shares his surprising views about Barack Obama and the U.S. economy What should be done about unemployment? By Robert Reich Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/05/jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/05/jobs/index.html?source=rss Four things Obama can do to stem further job losses in the worst labor market in 70 years