Blogs about: Economic Crisis 2008
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Green-tech investment falls 50%, but it's no time to worry
The first quarter of 2009 saw a sharp decline in all forms of investment in clean-tech and energy both compared with a year ago, as well as the fourth quarter of 2008. Overall, the $13.3 billion inves… more →
Smash the Mirror
Where's the Pay Czar for the Pay Czar's Pay?
erichosemann wrote 1 month ago: The whole idea of a federal “pay czar” is absurd, and it is grounded in the confused populist notion … more →
Trail of Tears
erichosemann wrote 2 months ago: In my last post I wondered about when and how free market economists decide to start tracing the tra … more →
Green-tech investment falls 50%, but it's no time to worry
Brian wrote 8 months ago: The first quarter of 2009 saw a sharp decline in all forms of investment in clean-tech and energy bo … more →
On the Economy...
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ChrisCicc wrote 9 months ago: In 1933 in the midst of the Great Depression Congress was debating what would become the Glass-Steag … more →
Crunching Sustainability Pt. 1: Iceland
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Rob Costa wrote 10 months ago: Smash the Mirror tries to bring solid economic and rational thinking to sustainability, geopolitics, … more →
Bill Gross on CNBC (1/8/2009)
Rob Costa wrote 10 months ago: William Gross, founder of Pimco was interviewed on CNBC today about the federal government’s r … more →
Social Media has made communicating layoffs a top priority
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oldskoolmark wrote 11 months ago: As I flipped through the papers today, it’s almost always guaranteed to have layoff news on it … more →
The Myth of Being Too Poor for Sustainability
Rob Costa wrote 11 months ago: One myth regarding sustainability just never seems to go away: the notion that it is expensive. It c … more →
The Barrier to an Economic Recovery
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Brian wrote 12 months ago: As retirement accounts shrink, jobs become more difficult to find, houses are foreclosed upon and th … more →
Why aren't US credit rating agencies under fire?
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judecowell wrote 12 months ago: The meltdown of the US economy is barreling right along but why aren’t our duplicitous credit … more →
Russia to impose limits on foreign currency purchases
Valery Dzutsev wrote 1 year ago: FOREX website reported that Russian central bank plans to impose restrictions on foreign currency pu … more →
Economic Crisis: Akumetsu hates on dem banksta's, dawgs
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Almost A Hero wrote 1 year ago: I know what you’re thinking – anime and assets? Manga and mortgages? Figurines and the F … more →
Why Shortsellers Aren't Villains
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Rob Costa wrote 1 year ago: A ban expired today that had prohibited the shortselling of certain stocks in the financial sector. … more →
an intuitive explanation of the current economic crisis
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Valery Dzutsev wrote 1 year ago: Financial infrastructure have grown in the past few years substantially in the US. By financial infr … more →
Sustainability During the Credit Crisis
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Rob Costa wrote 1 year ago: With a sudden rash of failures and dirt-cheap buyouts of investment banks and consumer lending insti … more →
The National Review Does It Again
Tom Jakubowski wrote 1 year ago: You may remember our coverage of the National Review’s stunning claim that there is an infinit … more →
