What the Recession Did to 255 Different Industries, in One Chart
The Recession hit hard, but unevenly, taking out some industries almost completely, while some prospered. Here's a…
1000 extra suicides blamed on the recession in the UK
Much of the world has been hammered hard by the recession, but a specific two-year period of economic downturn in the…
The Little Equation at the Heart of the Economic Collapse
When the global financial markets began to collapse in 2007, everybody turned on the banks and bankers — and they…
Study shows that unemployed men don't mind homemaker roles
The recession has hit everyone hard, but more men than woman are finding themselves without a steady income, and new…
Unemployed Japanese Workers Flock to Radiation-Contaminated Fukushima
Japanese workers are so desperate for work that many are traveling to devastated areas of the country to find…
Britain's first recession was 2,500 years ago
In its simplest terms, European prehistory can be divided into three parts: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the…
Wiccan Needed For 50K Salaried Job, Cave Dwelling Included
While the economy remains crap, the Wiccan economy is booming. Past Doctor Who location Wookey Hole has a job offer you…
Local Electronics Stores Defy the Recession By Not Being Terrible
While giant retailers are scrambling to nab whatever portion of Circuit City's suddenly available $11-billion in…
Monster Cable Lowering Prices During Recession, Uh...Thanks?
Monster Cable, purveyors of grossly overpriced products, feel your pain during these tough financial times. That's why…
Recession Economics: What Can't You Live Without?
A Pew survey back in 2006 showed what Americans felt were their necessary luxuries (car, TV, air conditioner,…
Apple Removes Baby Shaking App 1600 Employees From App Store Actual Stores
Apple's financials looked pretty spectacular this quarter, with a total profit in excess of $1.2 billion despite the…
Microsoft Firees Can Keep All Their Severance Pay
Microsoft watcher Ina Fried reports that the company won't be taking back severance "overpayments", even though it…
Microsoft Cuts 1,400 Employees And Then Asks For Severance Package Refunds
What's the best way to create an HR firestorm in three easy steps? If you're Microsoft, layoff 1,400 employees, give…
Sony's 4th Quarter Profits Down a Whopping 95 Percent
In a time when we're hearing bad news coming from basically every company out there, Sony's 4th quarter numbers are a…
Sony Looks Set To Lose $1.1 Billion In Fiscal 2008
Remember when Howard Stringer said that he "wasn't recession proof" at this CES keynote? Yeah, he wasn't joking. Sony…
Google to Save Money by Getting Product Ideas From Users, Not Paying Them
Google has figured out that it can save money by getting product ideas from users rather than engineers. After all, you…
Financiapocalypse Kneecaps Christmas Gadget Sales
Analysts knew it would be bad, but not this bad. Retail sales this year are down 5.5% in November and 8% in December…
Will The Recession Make Hollywood Epics Even More Depressing?
When the economy tanks, people demand feel-good musicals and comedies. But Hollywood has already green-lit a slate of…
Sprint Asking Employees to Please Resign, Pretty Please
Some companies, like Dell, are encouraging employees to take a day or two off—unpaid, natch—to help the company save…
Dash To Can Its Hardware Biz, License Its Web-Connected Nav OS To Other Devices
We've always been fans of the Dash Express, with its real-time web-delivered traffic monitoring and its constantly…