Recession Wire

• The Toughest City to Find a Job August 13, 2010
  Miami has a lot going for it--sun, Art Deco style and carb-loaded Cuban food. But just try finding work there. A new report from job search engine Juju.com ranks the job search difficulty in 50 US cities. Washington DC is the locale where you're most likely to score a gig--it has 1.18 unemployed people per advertised job opening. Miami, meanwhile, comes […]
• Recession Lexicon: 99er August 11, 2010
  99er n./ a person who has gone through all 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. This is one of the sadder definitions in our recession glossary. According to a story in the New York Times several days ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that by June, 1.4 million people had been out of work for at least 99 weeks--the maximum time you can collect unemp […]
• Free Financial Bootcamp August 2, 2010
  Since 2009, LearnVest has been providing sharp and seriously useful money advice for women. Now, the site has launched a series of email bootcamps to get readers ramped up financially. The investing unit costs $7.99, but the Cut Your Costs and Personal Finance Basics ... […]
• 80 Percent Off Restaurant.com Ends Today July 31, 2010
  A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about the huge money-saving deal at Restaurant.com. It's ending today--so get 80 percent off dining gift certificates ASAP, with the discount code PLATE. […]
• Economists Pessimistic About the Rest of 2010 July 30, 2010
  From today's New York Times: Many economists — concerned about the sluggish pace of job creation, dwindling housing activity and decelerating retail sales — say that slowdown is continuing this summer and have recently downgraded their expectations for the second half of the year. Read more here. […]