""A few months ago Moody's downgraded all Municipal Bonds citing Overspending and a hollowing out of the revenue core. (Click here) At the same time, my property taxes have increased 800-1000 dollars over the past...
The taxes that property owners hate most are the ones that hurt them least and are most likely to be spent for their benefit, writes Gavin R. Putland.–April, 2009–"Land and taxes In any tax jurisdiction, the supply of land is fixed. From the viewpoint of the...
With DOT's target of 3.5 million tourist arrivals this year and five million by 2010, the industry must expand total capacity in terms of physical infrastructure, room accommodations and manpower... "Local...
In an op-ed published in today's Sacramento Bee, California's state treasurer takes on proponents of public-private partnerships and makes the case for funding public infrastructure projects by issuing municipal...
created by mike_yvr | 41 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago 246 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
" UP TO 150 jobs are at risk at West Bromwich Building Society as the region’s biggest mutual fights the harshest economic downturn for nearly two decades. The depth of the recession in the region was...
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"New Delhi, Dec 07: Responding to the economic slowdown affecting the country, the govt on Sunday unveiled a wide ranging stimulus package aimed at bringing down prices and providing relief to sectors hardest hit...
"New Delhi, Dec 03: Over 65,000 employees have lost jobs during the three-month period ending October in the country on account of economic slowdown, official sources said. ...
The current financial meltdown is going to affect employment market deeply and the crisis could lead to 225,000 job cuts. The slowdown has led to massive writedowns and credit losses, consolidation, and...
created by Sanjay Jha | 50 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago 104 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...
"Hewlett-Packard boosted the tech sector on Tuesday. The computer maker said preliminary fourth-quarter earnings were higher than analysts expected. First-quarter guidance for 2009 was also above estimates. The...
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"Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors, looking past Barack Obama's presidential victory, returned to their fears of a deep...
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"When was the last time you watched the news or opened a paper without there being a story about one government department or other having their information compromised in one way or another?"
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"Housing loan linked subprime crisis led to current state of economic slowdown in the United States and its contagion has spread all over world. The Indian real estate sector grew...
created by Sanjay Jha | 1 year ago | updated 44 wks ago 609 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Crisis to Green economy or Champaign friends rescue operation ? The crisis forces governments to jump on clean technologies as electric cars or fuel cells. The banks bailout created nothing, than credit...
created by SOLARLIFE | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 157 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
The Stock market in Asia are rallying with fresh hopes of new bail out packages. The gains in the region picked up due to the government pledges worldwide to bail out their financial sector, along with efforts to inject liquidity. New measures are expected to fend off the...