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Obama presser: No stimulus details, cool on Big 3
Spin CycleObama's press conference, aside from announcing his economic team, was not particularly newsworthy. He was grim on economic prospects at the top. The gloomy talk warns against irrational optimism about what he can accomplish in the short term, and......Tags: Financial Markets, Upper House, Freedom of Religion, Chicago, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
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Don't bank on another New Deal
Early in what became the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes was asked if anything similar had ever happened. "Yes," he replied, "it was called the Dark Ages and it lasted 400 years." It did take 25 years, until November 1954, for the Dow to return to...Tags: Barack Obama, Employees, Wages and Pensions, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
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Lane Tech at 100 + Lane's luminaries
For a century, the corridors of Lane Technical College Prep High School have framed a moving snapshot of Chicago, albeit for a long time there were few female faces in the picture. When the storied North Side school opened in 1908, the city's skyline...Tags: Schools, Johnny Weissmuller, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Ellis Island, History
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Obama urges stimulus package, announces economic team
CHICAGO - Citing an "economic crisis of historic proportions," President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to pass a costly, job-creating stimulus bill as quickly as possible, a rare pre-inaugural call to action delivered as the outgoing Bush...Tags: Joe Biden, Economic Organization, Barack Obama, Lawrence, General Motors Corp.
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In This Depression-Recession, A Penny Saved Is A Penny Still
A recession, someone once observed, is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose your job. Although you hear the d-word being thrown around a lot lately, the "experts" say we are not in danger of falling into a 1930s-era... -
Getting more bang for our bailout
Man, I'm getting tired of this.
Once again we're bailing out another too-big-to-fail company -- now it's Citigroup -- and again we're acting like we've got these guys by their you-know-whats because we're imposing some limits on how much cash top execs...Tags: Los Angeles, American International Group, Consumers, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, State Budgets
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Clarence Page: How will Hollywood change under President Obama?
Washington and Wall Street are not the only power centers that are wondering what kind of change President-elect Barack Obama is going to bring. Hollywood moguls are sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense like a teen-aged boy at a sequel to ''...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Barack Obama, Family, Movies, Iron Man (movie)
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Markets' 4-day run stirs hope
The Associated PressA stock market gaining confidence in the nation's financial system bolted higher Wednesday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials and Standard & Poor's 500 index to their first four-day advance since last spring. The market reversed losses from earlier in...Tags: Stock Activities, Holidays, Barack Obama, Sales, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated
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4-day stock rally best since Depression
From Tribune news servicesFrom Tribune news services A stock market gaining confidence in the nation's financial system bolted higher Wednesday, propelling the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index to their biggest four-day advance since the Great...Tags: Stock Activities, Barack Obama, Financial Markets, Marketing
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Retailers optimistic on holiday season
247-7870It will be business as usual Friday for Thomas E. Smith Jr. and his staff at Binns of Williamsburg. Smith, assistant chief executive officer for the upscale Williamsburg retailer, said he isn't opening the store at the crack of dawn Friday for early...Tags: Patrick Henry, Holidays, Best Buy Company Incorporated, Corporate Officers, Sales
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New Paulson plan gets closer to consumers
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. The latest concoction by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson goes closer to the consumer than simply trying to shore up financial institutions. Instead of counting on banks and credit card companies to...Tags: Best Buy Company Incorporated, Credit and Debt, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Unemployment, Henry Paulson
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Obama's pop culture impact
Washington and Wall Street are not the only power centers wondering what kind of change President-elect Barack Obama is going to bring about. Hollywood moguls are sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense like a teenage boy at an "American Pie"...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Barack Obama, Movies, Iron Man (movie), John F. Kennedy
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