Economic Fears Reignite Market Slump

Evidence is mounting that the U.S. is likely to experience a far worse downturn than the 2001 or 1990-91 recessions. Job losses started at the beginning of this year but started deepening last month, even before the worst of the credit crisis struck. The degree of the declines is sapping consumer incomes after a decade showing few earnings gains for most Americans. Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 16, 2008

I liked that the Journal added the anecdotal stories of 'everyday Americans' into this piece. They make this piece a better read than today's NYTimes equivalent (linked), which focus more on Ben Bernanke.

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