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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Derek Hawkins
3.6
by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 16, 2008

Factual, well explained, revealing report suggesting that the economy is on the brink of recession. The anecdotes are good, but they seem oddly placed in the story. Perhaps because there are three authors -- I definitely hear two or three different voices, which makes me think this may have been overreported.

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