recession

The world economy has had itself a start to the week, and not in a good way. The creep of COVID-19 across the world…

Our weather is becoming more extreme, litigation is targeting fossil fuel companies—and our whole economic system is…

The Recession hit hard, but unevenly, taking out some industries almost completely, while some prospered. Here's a…

Much of the world has been hammered hard by the recession, but a specific two-year period of economic downturn in…

When the global financial markets began to collapse in 2007, everybody turned on the banks and bankers — and they…

The recession has hit everyone hard, but more men than woman are finding themselves without a steady income, and new…

Japanese workers are so desperate for work that many are traveling to devastated areas of the country to find…

In its simplest terms, European prehistory can be divided into three parts: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the…

While the economy remains crap, the Wiccan economy is booming. Past Doctor Who location Wookey Hole has a job offer…

While giant retailers are scrambling to nab whatever portion of Circuit City's suddenly available $11-billion in…

Monster Cable, purveyors of grossly overpriced products, feel your pain during these tough financial times. That's…

A Pew survey back in 2006 showed what Americans felt were their necessary luxuries (car, TV, air conditioner,…

Apple's financials looked pretty spectacular this quarter, with a total profit in excess of $1.2 billion despite the…

Microsoft watcher Ina Fried reports that the company won't be taking back severance "overpayments", even though it…

What's the best way to create an HR firestorm in three easy steps? If you're Microsoft, layoff 1,400 employees, give…

In a time when we're hearing bad news coming from basically every company out there, Sony's 4th quarter numbers are…

Remember when Howard Stringer said that he "wasn't recession proof" at this CES keynote? Yeah, he wasn't joking.…

Google has figured out that it can save money by getting product ideas from users rather than engineers. After all,…

Analysts knew it would be bad, but not this bad. Retail sales this year are down 5.5% in November and 8% in December…

When the economy tanks, people demand feel-good musicals and comedies. But Hollywood has already green-lit a slate…