Economic Recession History

Winners And Losers In The UK Credit Crunch

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:56:44 +0000

It’s not just the U.S. that’s facing an economic downturn. According to the British Chamber of Commerce, the United Kingdom could be facing a major recession within as little as three months. The BCC carried out a survey amongst it’s 5000 members across all industry sectors. It’s economic advisor, David Kern, said the results showed [...]

Stories From The Dot-Com Bubble

admin — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:01:06 +0000

The Internet Boom Of the 1990’s The new economy bubble shone brightest before it burst. Young geeks moved from the back rooms to the board rooms, forming their own dot com companies, making their own rules and belief systems. What they never had was solid, old-fashioned profits. The story of internet startups in the 1990’s and [...]

BBC News Coverage of U.S. Recession and Downturns

admin — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:22:48 +0000

A look at the current causes of economic recession in the USA from a UK persepective. Banks are worried about lending. Ben Bernanke the Chairman of the Federal considers a stimulus package to re-invigorate the economy. BBC News Coverage of The US Economic Recession // –> // –>

The Incredible Stock Doubling Robot

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:32:43 +0000

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The $17 Stock Trading System

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:20:54 +0000

Sponsored Post The “gurus” of stock market investing want you to believe that you have to invest hundreds or even thousands of dollars in their products to learn how to make money trading stocks. They want you to think that there are great hidden secrets they only have, and the only way to learn these secrets [...]

Top 10 Tips For Investing In Gold And Silver Bullion

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:57:14 +0000

Tips For Investing In Gold 10 Commandments For Investing In Bullion There are some ways to protect a stock portfolio, and increase leverage, through investing in bullion, which cannot be found in any other investment. For one thing, bullion can be kept at home and traded at the local store. Many of the investors who survived the [...]

Beat the recession by investing in ETF’s and vice stocks

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:34:15 +0000

Vice stocks, sin funds, and ETF’s to beat the recession Don’t Let a Recession in 2008 Slow Your Portfolio, Sin Funds and ETF’s Save the Day By Al Vig This month marks the worst January in the history of the stock market. With the housing bubble bursting and the dollar fading the future for US investors doesn’t exactly [...]

Safe Investments During Volatile Market Times

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:24:15 +0000

Safe Investments During Volatile Market Times By Adam Hyers Recent significant stock market declines and portfolio volatility have many investors inquiring, once again, about the safety of annuity accounts. Consumers ask, “Are annuities safe from a recession? Do they maintain value when the market goes down? Will they lock in my gains each [...]

How America Suffered in The Recession Of the 1930’s

admin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:48:12 +0000

Unemployment, hunger and food shortages affected millions during the Great Depression Between the autumn of 1931 and the following spring, the casualty lists of the Great Depression grew like those of the First World War. More that 10 million people were unemployed but only a quarter of them were receiving any relief from the government or [...]

The New Deal: Ending The Great Depression

admin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:16:03 +0000

Roosevelt’s Plan To Rebuild America The key to challenging the Great Depression in the United States was restoring confidence. When he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, Franklin D. Roosevelt declared, “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a New Deal for the American people” The phrase New Deal caught on and came to symbolize the sweeping legislation that [...]

The Great Depression: Prohibition and Crime

admin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:54:44 +0000

Crime And Booze During The Great Depression During the Depression, at a time when many Americans might have wanted to drown their sorrows in drink, alcohol was banned in the United States. Prohibition was hailed as a great experiment at the time , but in fact it was a disaster. Millions of Americans became criminals simply [...]

The Global Effects Of The Great Depression

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:40:30 +0000

The Global Effects Of The Great Depression The Great Depression was the biggest crisis ever experienced by the world economy. It hit almost every country. The highly developed economies of Western Europe and the United States: the less developed ones like Canada and, Australia, Japan and Argentina: and the underdeveloped countries of Latin America, Asia and [...]

Economic Recession In the 70’s

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:49:05 +0000

Oil Crisis Triggers Recession In The US In The 1970s In 1973, the major oil-exporting nations of the world (OPEC) raised the price of oil dramatically. As oil reserves at the time were depleted ( it was predicted in 1975 that only a twenty year supply of US oil reserves remained at the current rate of [...]

The Best Stocks And Shares In a Recession

admin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:33:25 +0000

What Are The Best Stocks And Shares In a Recession The health of the stock market is one of the biggest indicators of an impending economic recession. Many view investments in stocks and shares during a recession to be nothing other than pure madness. However, for wise investors, a contraction in the economy can be the [...]

Bush: Tough times ahead , but no recession.

admin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:29:31 +0000

Bush: Tough times ahead , but no recession. The President once again denied that America is facing an economic recession. In an interview with Susie Gharib of PBS Nightly Business Report he admitted:”We’re in a tough patch, having a tough time, it’s bad - times are rough…” were some of the words used by Bush although [...]

A Bleak America After The Crash Of 1929

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:02:10 +0000

The Harsh Recession After The Crash Of 1929 When the stock market collapsed other disasters soon followed but it was not just investors who were affected. The consequences were devasting. Prices rapidly fell, trade withered, goods were stacked up unsold, factories closed, wages were cut and millions of people lost their jobs. As the Depression hit harder, [...]

2008 Recession Is Unstoppable!

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:43:17 +0000

A recession in the US appears unavoidable From the International Herald Tribune If history is a reliable guide, the recession of 2008 is now unavoidable.The dismal jobs report released last Friday showed total employment to be lower than it was three months ago. Each time such a slump has occurred since the early 1970s, a recession [...]

What If I Lose My Job In The 2008 Recession?

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:18:08 +0000

What If I Lose My Job In The 2008 Recession? Tech Geek Blogger, ScobelizerI has some useful and practical tips to surviving a possiible 2008 economic reccesion layoff scenario. Having survived the 2001 tech bubble he gives his tips for a positive 2008. Read original post

Recession Proof Your Career

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:57:13 +0000

Sponsored Post Recession Proof Your Career Financial experts around the world, including George Soros say that we’re facing the worst economic recession in the USA since the Great Depression. And its very likely that matters will get worse. How will you and your career survive these harsh times.

How To Save Your House In A Recession

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:34:18 +0000

Sponsored Post How To Save Your House In A Recession Thousands of homeowners in the USA are facing financial ruin as foreclosures reach record heights. Have you been hit by the economic recession? Are you a homeowner who’s stuck? Has the sub prime credit crunch hit you and your property? You DO have options available! Lenders don’t [...]

How To Profit From The Sub-Prime Market Meltdown

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:15:38 +0000

Sponsored Post How Can You Profit From The Sub-Prime Credit Crunch? The effects of the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the USA have been devastating for many. As we likely move into a recession, hundreds of thousands of average homeowners in the US can barely afford afford to pay their mortgage. Foreclosures are at record highs! Would you [...]

Investors Remember Black Monday 1987

admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:42:31 +0000

What was it like to experience a great crash on the stock market like that on Black Monday, 1987? Lou Ginocchio, a broker of 13 years experience at the time was one of thousands of investors who were totally unprepared for the seismic events of October 19th 1987. Read full article.

How To Pick Stocks In A Recession

admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:06:30 +0000

However bleak the current US economic situation in 2008 is, there is alway an opportunity to make a profit. This is particularly true of stock market investments . However, it takes just the right approach. Even if we’re headed for a recession, stock-pickers are able to succeed. Original Article

Black Monday

admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:12:39 +0000

Black Monday - The Sharpest Fall On October 19th 1987, The Dow Jones Index fell from 2246.73 to 1738.41. This was the largest ever recorded drop, almost double that of the 1929 crash . $900 billion in equity simply evaporated as stock markets around the world reacted. The crash of 1987 stands out as one [...]