Cloudy Days on Seasame Street

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 7:05 | Category : Economy / Recovery
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Bert laid off? Say it ain’t so…
Sesame Workshop was founded in 1968 and produces Seasame Street. The company says it’s eliminating 67 of 355 staff positions. It’s cutting 20 percent of its work force because of the recession.
Ernie you still have a roommate.
Just my 2 cents. Jim @ ChangeJarSavings.com
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Recovery Sign 2 from Wal-Mart?

Friday, 6 March 2009, 9:48 | Category : Economy / Recovery
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I have said in the past that I beleive the rise in gas caused the recession not the housing bubble or credit market problems. Wal-Mart is supporting this and showing us another sign that the recovery is starting to take hold.
In Wal-Mart’s commentary about its February sales, they say the extra money people have to [...]

Signs of Recovery – Recession not over yet

Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 6:00 | Category : Economy / Recovery
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One of the few economic indicators to show positive results in the fourth quarter is a rising sense of customer satisfaction with retailers, according to the latest report of the American Consumer Satisfaction Index.
In past recessions rising consumer satisfaction has been one of the leading indicators of a sales recovery. But in order for strong [...]