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9 May 2008
House
of Representatives passes Democratic home mortgage bill backed
by the Fed and banking industry
3 May 2008
US payrolls shrank by 20,000 jobs in April Net
job loss in 2008 at 260,000
1 May 2008
US
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates as housing slump, recession
deepen
22 April 2008
Behind
the US stock market rally
19 April 2008
As
losses mount, US banks cut thousands of jobs
17 April 2008
In
midst of recession, multi-billion-dollar paydays for US hedge
fund managers
15 April 2008
Recession
takes hold in US
12 April 2008
IMF
cuts US growth forecast, warns of global slump
American Airlines cancels hundreds more flights
10 April 2008
Despite
spreading recession, US CEOs rake in huge pay raises
5 April 2008
US
jobless figures: The specter of a new depression
US Senate leaders agree on pro-industry housing bill
4 April 2008
US
financial system faced collapse, bank regulators tell Senate
hearing on Bear Stearns bailout
2 April 2008
Congressional
Democrats defer to Fed Chairman Bernanke on Wall Street bailout
1 April 2008
US
Treasury plan shields Wall Street speculators
27 March 2008
US:
Hundreds of aging American Airlines planes grounded for inspection
26 March 2008
Home
prices, consumer confidence plunge in US
22 March 2008
Recessionary
trends deepen, sparking gyrations on stock, commodities markets
19 March 2008
In the wake of the Bear Stearns collapse
US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates again
18 March 2008
Shades
of 1929: Bear Stearns collapse signals deepest crisis since Great
Depression
US
truck drivers squeezed by soaring diesel prices
17 March 2008
After
the Bear Stearns bailout: Fears of more Wall Street failures
15 March 2008
Fed
rescue of Bear Stearns raises specter of Depression-era crash
14 March 2008
Gold
and oil prices soar, dollar slumps, Carlyle Group fund collapses
13 March 2008
US
Federal Reserve injects $200 billion into credit markets to avert
financial meltdown
12 March 2008
US
food prices increase sharply
8 March 2008
US:
63,000 jobs lost as economy continues downslide
7 March 2008
Drive
mounts for US government bailout of banks
4 March 2008
US:
Student loans costs to rise from credit crisis
1 March 2008
US
stocks plunge following Fed Chairman Bernanke's testimony before
Congress
26 February 2008
US
Federal Reserve downgrades economic growth forecast for 2008
20 February 2008
Detroit:
highest home foreclosure rate in US
19 February 2008
US:
Cities, education funds, transport authorities hit by credit
crisis
15 February 2008
After $39 billion loss
GM offers buyouts to entire US hourly workforce
14 February 2008
Bush
administration, banks announce another token measure on home
foreclosures
8 February 2008
Slumping
sales signal US recession; slowdown spreads to Europe
6 February 2008
Decline
in US service industries heightens recession fears, sparks stock
sell-off
2 February 2008
As
layoffs and prices rise, Big Oil posts record profits
US: 17,000 jobs lost in January
1 February 2008
More
signs of US recession as jobless claims jump
31 January 2008
US:
Fed rate cut fails to stem recession fears
30 January 2008
US
home foreclosures rise by 75 percent in 2007
25 January 2008
Congressional
Democrats embrace Bush's economic stimulus plan
More US job cuts coming at Ford
24 January 2008
US
recession fears provoke continued market turmoil
23 January 2008
US
cuts interest rates amid fears of global financial collapse
Shielding Wall Street, US Supreme Court rejects Enron
fraud case
22 January 2008
Threat
of US recession panics global stock markets
21 January 2008
Amid
record losses, Wall Street awarded itself $39 billion
US: General Motors to offer more job buyouts
19 January 2008
Bush
announces "stimulus" plan as recession fears grip Washington
18 January 2008
As
Wall Street posts sharp losses, Washington promotes "stimulus
package"
15 January 2008
US
bank losses intensify recession fears
12 January 2008
US
Federal Reserve chairman warns of recession danger, promises
more rate cuts
5 January 2008
Sharp rise in unemployment rate
US jobs report shows slide into recession
27 December 2007
Record
Christmas bonuses on Wall Street
Record fall in US home prices
20 December 2007
Inflation
surge hits consumers, compounds global banking crisis
Homeowners in Detroit suburb demand protection from
foreclosures
19 December 2007
Detroit:
second highest foreclosure rate in US
13 December 2007
Central
banks coordinate actions amid fears of a global financial breakdown
12 Decemver 2007
US
stocks plunge on Federal Reserve rate cut announcement
8 Decemver 2007
US
employment report shows recessionary impact of housing and credit
crisis
7 Decemver 2007
Bush
unveils subprime mortgage scheme to bail out banks
Fear and greed: The financial crisis driving Bush's
subprime mortgage plan
3 Decemver 2007
Plan to freeze some subprime mortgage rates
Bush administration intervenes to shield Wall Street from housing
meltdown
29 November 2007
Citigroup
deal highlights US banking crisis
27 November 2007
Credit
crisis reveals widespread accounting manipulation by top US banks
21 November 2007
US
recession fears grow as bank losses mount
15 November 2007
US
home foreclosures nearly double from a year ago
13 November 2007
Bankrupt
US auto parts giant seeks $216 million for executive bonuses
7 November 2007
Near-panic
atmosphere as US Federal Reserve chairman testifies before Congress
6 November 2007
Citigroup
ousts CEO, warns of billions more in subprime losses
3 November 2007
Stock
market gyrations fueled by credit, housing market crises
1 November 2007
US
Federal Reserve accedes to Wall Street demands with another interest
rate cut
30 October 2007
The
rise and fall of Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neal
26 October 2007
Merrill
Lynch reports billions in losses amidst growing signs of US recession
18 October 2007
US
government brokers scheme to bail out Wall Street banks
10 October 2007
Democrats
bow to Wall Street, saving tax break for billionaires
20 September 2007
Contradictions
mount in US and world economy in wake of Fed rate cut
19 September 2007
US
Fed rate cut fires up Wall Street
10 September 2007
Bush
administration pushes for looser mining regulations
4 September 2007
Wall
Street hides impact of subprime mortgage meltdown
1 September 2007
Bush
rejects "bailout" for homeowners, vows aid to Wall
Street
The social toll of the US home mortgage crisis
Part 2
31 August 2007
The social toll of the US home mortgage crisis
Part 1
22 August 2007
Foreclosures
soar, layoffs mount in US mortgage industry crisis
Spate of massive recalls highlights failure of the
free market
4 August 2007
Democrats
back down on ending tax windfall for hedge-fund billionaires
1 August 2007
The historical roots of the crisis of Amtrak
American passenger rail system plagued with endemic delays
31 July 2007
Global
credit crisis fuels stock market turmoil
27 July 2007
Mortgage
lending crisis sparks Wall Street plunge
23 July 2007
United
Auto Workers opens talks with US car companies
9 July 2007
US
unions agree to impose cuts, run benefits program at auto-supplier
Dana
26 June 2007
Doha
Round trade talks collapse amid recriminations
25 June 2007
US
auto union accepts massive wage cuts and layoffs in tentative
pact with Delphi
The Blackstone IPO: $4 billion payday for private
equity bosses
Bear Stearns organises bailout but concerns remain
US Supreme Court continues pattern of pro-corporate
rulings
21 June 2007
Bear
Stearns funds collapse hits subprime securities market
18 June 2007
US
Senate stalls on corporate-driven energy bill
16 June 2007
US:
Education no escape from stagnant wages
2 June 2007
US:
Dell, Motorola, IBM announce new job cuts
31 May 2007
Gasoline
prices and the "free market": Refiners profit after
reducing capacity
30 May 2007
The
Cerberus-Chrysler deal: The case for public ownership of the
auto industry
21 May 2007
After
the Chrysler sale--Cerberus set to demand massive concessions
17 May 2007
The
Cerberus takeover of Chrysler--what it means for auto workers
16 May 2007
A new business model emerges
Why the United Auto Workers supports Cerberus' take-over of Chrysler
15 May 2007
A historic betrayal of auto workers
United Auto Workers capitulates to carve-up of Chrysler
Gas
prices rise as oil companies take in record profits
8 May 2007
New
York electric company seeks 17 percent rate hike
5 May 2007
US jobless rate increases
Falling employment, stagnant wages fuel US corporate profits
4 May 2007
Corporate
asset strippers vie for Chrysler
28 April 2007
US
economic growth slows as housing bubble deflates
27 April 2007
Top
hedge-fund managers average $540 million in income
26 April 2007
Toyota
surpasses GM in global auto sales
19 April 2007
Oil
company CEO nets $460 million in 2006
14 April 2007
Detroit Chrysler worker speaks out on impact of mass
layoffs
"This is a major change in our lives and we have no control
over it"
13 April 2007
Banking
giant Citigroup to cut 17,000 jobs
12 April 2007
US
steps up trade pressure on China
7 April 2007
New
Ford CEO received $39.1 million in 2006
30 March 2007
US:
Circuit City fires 3,400 better-paid store workers
28 March 2007
US
auto executives grant themselves millions in bonuses
27 March 2007
Former
government lawyer describes Bush administration meddling in landmark
tobacco suit
14 March 2007
Big
fall on Wall Street as mortgage debt problems grow
2 March 2007
Wild
swings on Wall Street
27 February 2007
Shutdown
of Chrysler plant hits Newark, Delaware
22 February 2007
Chrysler
job cuts to hit Detroit area
15 February 2007
Chrysler
cuts 13,000 North American jobs
14 February 2007
US
Securities and Exchange Commission moves to further limit liability
for corporate fraud
12 February 2007
New
York loses out in world financial markets
7 February 2007
Bush
administration stokes trade tensions with China
31 January 2007
Record
losses for US automaker Ford
8 January 2007
Ousted
Home Depot CEO hauls off $210 million severance package
27 December 2006
Rollback
of post-Enron corporate regulations in US
9 December 2006
US
jobs report: More factory and construction jobs lost
4 October 2006
The
multi-billion dollar demise of hedge fund Amaranth
2 October 2006
Hewlett-Packard
spying scandal sheds new light on US corporate "ethics"
27 September 2006
US
gasoline prices: the "free market" and the November
election
21 September 2006
DaimlerChrysler
unveils downsizing plan
18 September 2006
Wall Street demands more plant closures, deeper cuts
at Ford
DaimlerChrysler prepares new round of layoffs
16 September 2006
A symbol of American manufacturing's decline
Ford to slash 44,000 jobs
8 September 2006
Chipmaker
Intel to cut workforce by 10,500
21 August 2006
Ford
production cuts foreshadow more plant closures, layoffs
18 August 2006
Warnings
of a US recession and global slowdown
9 August 2006
GDP growth down, housing sector suffering
Only 113,000 jobs added in US in July
5 July 2006
Job
slashing at Heinz Foods and the role of private equity firms
in corporate restructuring
3 June 2006
US
job growth falls in May, amid signs of slowing economy
29 May 2006
The
Enron verdicts: corruption and American capitalism
11 May 2006
Whirlpool
layoffs latest in US corporate assault on jobs and wages
2 May 2006
US
dollar fall raises questions on global stability
15 April 2006
An
American oligarch: Former Exxon CEO leaves company with massive
payout
12 April 2006
CEO
pay in US continues its relentless climb in 2005
10 April 2006
US-China
trade tensions escalate
1 April 2006
US
auto supplier Delphi moves to cancel union contracts
23 March 2006
GM,
Delphi, US autoworkers' union agree to massive job-cutting program
16 March 2006
US
balance of payments deficit hits another record
10 March 2006
Former
CFO testifies in Enron case
7 March 2006
AT&T
acquisition of BellSouth to eliminate 10,000 jobs
1 March 2006
US
Fed chairman Bernanke will not prick asset bubbles
25 February 2006
Bush
administration shields corporations from safety rules, lawsuits
17 February 2006
US
auto union pressures Delphi workers to accept concessions deal
Bankruptcy court approves Delphi executive bonuses
14 February 2006
US
trade gap hits another record
10 February 2006
Trial
of top Enron officials begins in Houston
8 February 2006
Ford
job cuts will devastate working class communities
7 January 2006
US:
IBM to freeze pension plan in 2008
4 January 2006
US:
low-fare Independence Air to shut down
8 December 2005
US:
Verizon to end defined-benefit pensions for 50,000 managers
3 December 2005
Ford
to close five North American plants, cut 7,500 jobs
2 December 2005
Merck
announces 7,000 layoffs--continued attack on jobs and wages in
US
23 November 2005
GM
job cuts will devastate North American cities
22 November 2005
General
Motors to close 9 plants, slash 30,000 North American jobs
10 November 2005
US
Senate feigns outrage over big oil's windfall profits
As jobs and wages decline Wall Street bonuses expected
to soar again in 2005
5 November 2005
An
inside job--US Labor Department and Wal-Mart's secret agreement
on child labor
1 November 2005
Delphi
demands US auto workers accept poverty wages
29 October 2005
Energy
companies announce record profits amidst soaring prices for US
consumers
26 October 2005
Bush
names another "free market" ally of Wall Street to
succeed Greenspan at the Federal Reserve
22 October 2005
US
auto union goes to court against its own members
21 October 2005
US
Senate rejects increase in minimum wage
15 October 2005
Ohio
Delphi workers denounce company plan to halve wages and slash
jobs
11 October 2005
Delphi
outlines plant closings, wage-cutting in US bankruptcy filing
8 October 2005
Parts supplier threatens bankruptcy, plant closings
Delphi demands unprecedented wage cuts from US auto workers
1 October 2005
California
housing bubble: an impending disaster for working people
30 September 2005
Jobless
claims, an end to the housing bubble: storm signals for US economy
Hurricanes' destruction deepens US farm crisis
22 September 2005
US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates
No post-Katrina letup in assault on wages
19 September 2005
Northwest
and Delta executives to make millions from bankruptcies
15 September 2005
Delta
and Northwest airlines declare bankruptcy
9 September 2005
Report
documents runaway American CEO pay and war profiteering
6 August 2005
Soaring prices, risky mortgages
Is the US housing boom turning toward bust?
3 August 2005
US
Congress delivers for its corporate masters: CAFTA, transport
and energy bills approved
2 August 2005
Democrats
support nomination of anti-regulatory advocate to SEC
29 July 2005
US
energy bill funnels billions to oil, utility corporations
US:
mass layoffs continue, consumer confidence declines
22 July 2005
Enron
unmasked, but not comprehended
21 July 2005
Greenspan
points to "significant uncertainties" in US economy
20 July 2005
14,500
jobs to be slashed at Hewlett-Packard
16 July 2005
Former WorldCom CEO sentenced to 25 years
The rise and fall of Bernie Ebbers
23 June 2005
US: mass layoffs continue
Job cuts hit retail, auto industries
21 June 2005
US
deficit hits a new record
9 June 2005
General
Motors announces plans to eliminate 25,000 jobs in US
6 June 2005
US:
slowest job growth in two years fuels concerns on economy
16 May 2005
Real
wages fall as attack on US workers intensifies
\9 May 2005
Ford
and GM debt reduced to junk bond status
2 May 2005
US
growth rate points to global downturn
14 April 2005
The
orgy continues: American CEOs pocket billions more in pay and
perks
No pension crisis for US corporate bosses
5 April 2005
March
jobs report shows US "recovery" offers no relief for
workers
24 March 2005
Top
insurance company mired in allegations of accounting fraud
18 March 2005
GM announces sharply lower profit figures Decline
of auto giant highlights crisis of US manufacturing
Ebbers
found guilty in WorldCom fraud: a case study of US corporate
criminality
4 March 2005
US
central bank chief backs budget cuts and privatization
25 February 2005
Financial
markets shaken by US dollar scare
15 February 2005
US
multinationals awarded huge tax break on foreign earnings
11 February 2005
SBC
buying AT&T for $16 billion--25,000 telecommunications jobs
to go
9 February 2005
New
evidence of Enron's criminal role in California's energy crisis
8 February 2005
Jobs
and wages picture remains bleak for millions in US
3 February 2005
US
Federal Reserve lifts interest rates
22 December 2004
Dollar
devaluation cannot right the US economy
4 December 2004
US
jobs and sales figures indicate weakening economy
18 November 2004
Kmart-Sears
merger threatens thousands of US jobs
8 November 2004
US
debt ceiling to be lifted
30 October 2004
Expanding
Halliburton probe confirms Bush administration is most corrupt
in US history
29 October 2004
Bid-rigging
scandal envelops top insurance broker in US
12 October 2004
US
corporations continue to slash thousands of jobs
11 October 2004
Crisis
in the US airlines industry: the case for public ownership
8 October 2004
Medicine
and the market: the Vioxx and flu vaccine debacles
27 September 2004
Forbes
400 list of richest Americans: snapshot of a financial oligarchy
17 September 2004
Conrad Black and Hollinger International: a financial
oligarchy out of control
Part two
16 September 2004
Conrad Black and Hollinger International: a financial
oligarchy out of control
Part one
4 September 2004
US:
August jobs report provides no relief for workers
3 September 2004
Greenspan
warns cuts to Social Security may be "abrupt and painful"
28 August 2004
New
Bush administration rules slash overtime pay for millions of
workers
24 August 2004
Bank
with close ties to Bush administration engulfed in scandal
7 August 2004
July
jobless figures debunk claims of US economic recovery
31 July 2004
United
Airlines halts pension payments: a major attack on retirement
programs in US
26 July 2004
Chairman
of US Federal Reserve assures Congress wages will be kept low
23 July 2004
Growing
imbalances belie Greenspan's confidence
22 June 2004
US
balance of payments gap widens again
15 June 2004
Enron
tapes expose blatant criminality of corporate America
5 May 2004
US:
Outsourcing threatens one in six jobs in Silicon Valley
21 April 2004
US:
opposition erupts over rule to expense stock options
17 April 2004
US
tax agency gives big business a free ride--corporate audits drop
14 April 2004
Chemical
giant DuPont announces 3,500 job cuts
3 April 2004
US
jobless rate climbs to 5.7 percent in March
1 April 2004
Pay
soars for Wall Street CEOs
22 March 2004
13,000 jobs to be cut in merger of giant banks
Bank of America-FleetBoston deal highlights the criminalization
of the US corporate elite
6 March 2004
US
job growth at a standstill
24 February 2004
Former
Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling indicted
16 February 2004
Greenspan
testimony points to deepening US fiscal crisis
14 February 2004
Bush
budget freezes social spending to pay for military buildup
US: Over 100,000 job cuts announced in January
12 February 2004
US-Australia
trade deal: Another step in the "Balkanisation" of
the world market
US: Record number of long-term unemployed losing benefits
4 February 2004
US
budget deficit to hit half a trillion dollars
26 January 2004
Beef industry, federal regulators long ignored warnings
Mad cow discovery punctures myth of US firewall against disease
23 January 2004
Kodak axing up to 15,000
Bush touts pittance for worker training as job cuts mount
10 January 2004
US
job growth virtually zero in December
5 January 2004
Twenty-five
percent increase in poverty in Michigan
31 December 2003
US:
Hundreds denied early retirement at Verizon telecommunications
27 December 2003
Behind the economic "recovery"
Hunger and homelessness in US continue to rise in 2003
22 December 2003
On
the social crisis in Oregon--and the political malaise in the
US
13 December 2003
US:
Hundreds of job cuts hit Oregon's manufacturing sector
11 December 2003
A holiday "gift" for the jobless
US Congress blocks extension of federal unemployment benefits
6 December 2003
Marginal
rise in US employment in November
25 November 2003
Whither
the US dollar?
21 November 2003
No agreement in Miami on FTAA
Free trade lite deal papers over US-Latin American conflict
20 November 2003
More
telecommunications jobs eliminated
US: 21,000 Verizon workers accept buyout
18 November 2003
Los
Angeles County and public employees union reach tentative contract
10 November 2003
US
mutual fund industry hit by fraud scandal
Michigan: Borders workers strike in Ann Arbor
8 November 2003
US:
Job cuts mount amid signs of upturn
13 October 2003
California
supermarket chains mount strikebreaking drive against grocery
workers
30 September 2003
NYSE's $188 million man forced out
Grasso and Wall Street's "governance" crisis
26 September 2003
US
Congress passes $368 billion for Pentagon war machine
9 September 2003
$140
million cash payout for New York Stock Exchange CEO
8 September 2003
US:
Verizon contract paves way for large-scale downsizing
6 September 2003
11
million remain jobless in US
5 September 2003
Letter
from a FirstEnergy worker on the US blackout
25 August 2003
General
Motors: From auto manufacturer to financial institution
23 August 2003
The
North American blackout: deregulation, profit and the decay of
the social infrastructure
A profile of Ohio-based FirstEnergy
Enron was no aberration
11 August 2003
Massive
job cuts in California
US interest spike could hit home mortgage market and
economy
6 August 2003
California
budget imposes massive spending cuts
5 August 2003
Citigroup,
Morgan Chase fined for Enron deals: corruption at the heights
of American finance
4 August 2003
470,000 stopped looking for work in July
Long-term unemployment on the rise in US
1 August 2003
Freddie
Mac report: a further exposure of profit manipulations
29 July 2003
Bush
attack on overtime pay passes House
23 July 2003
US
recession declared over but economic problems deepen
18 July 2003
US:
Tax shelters for the rich starve state budgets
16 July 2003
439,000 file new claims
US unemployment lines hit 20-year peak
24 June 2003
Software
giant Oracle bids for right to destroy jobs
20 June 2003
New
reports on criminality at WorldCom
19 June 2003
US authorities investigating but
Still no answers on Freddie Mac crisis
12 June 2003
US mortgage financier in derivatives trouble
What is going on at Freddie Mac?
10 June 2003
Martha
Stewart: the indictment of an American icon
4 June 2003
US-Europe
tensions grow as Washington talks down the dollar
21 May 2003
Dollar
decline accelerates as US treasurer abandons "strong"
currency policy
8 April 2003
War
cannot resolve mounting US economic problems
26 February 2003
US:
Bethlehem Steel to terminate health and insurance benefits for
95,000 retirees
25 February 2003
Record
US trade deficit highlights global imbalances
15 February 2003
Bush budget plan attacks public education
Last of five articles on Bush's 2004 budget proposal
14 February 2003
The Bush budget: subverting Medicare and Medicaid
Part four of five articles on Bush's 2004 budget proposal
13 February 2003
Bush budget targets the poor
Part three of five articles on Bush's 2004 budget proposal
12 February 2003
Welfare for the wealthy: the Bush tax plan
Part two of five articles on Bush's 2004 budget proposal
11 February 2003
The
Bush budget: blueprint for a right-wing assault on the working
class
Growing criticism of Bush budget deficit
5 February 2003
Financial crisis staggers California
Governor outlines draconian budget cuts
4 February 2003
US
economy stalls in fourth quarter
29 January 2003
Corporate
bankruptcies exhaust US pension guaranty fund
28 January 2003
US
faces record budget deficits, new spending cuts
25 January 2003
US
Senate upholds Bush aid to air polluters
21 January 2003
Trade
deficit up, as US economy turns down
18 January 2003
Mass
jobs destruction at US retailer Kmart
15 January 2003
Bush
tax cut provides billions for the wealthy
California universities and public schools face massive
budget cuts
11 January 2003
US:
101,000 jobs lost in December
6 January 2003
Unions
accept massive cutbacks at US Airways
3 January 2003
New
US pension rules to cut benefits for millions of retirees
14 December 2002
Bush
reshuffles economic officials: more CEOs and bankers
11 December 2002
United Airlines bankruptcy signals new attacks on
US workers
US Airways and American seek millions in concessions
7 December 2002
US
unemployment surges in November
US home foreclosures hit highest level in 30 years
6 December 2002
US
manufacturing continues to decline: thousands more layoffs
28 November 2002
Bush's
Christmas gift to the jobless: one million lose benefits December
28
15 November 2002
US
economic outlook: fears of renewed recession--and worse
2 November 2002
Amid growing signs of new recession
US job cuts continue to mount
Unemployment benefits running out for over 3 million
US jobless
5 October 2002
US
job cuts accelerated in September
2 October 2002
Capital markets are "not functioning"
Wall Street suffers worst quarter since 1987
Crime pays: CEOs rake it in as stocks and jobs evaporate
28 September 2002
Utilities
commission charges energy companies with fraud in California
crisis
27 September 2002
US
poverty rose sharply in 2001
24 September 2002
Global
imbalances are "unsustainable" says IMF
18 September 2002
The
stock market bubble and Mr Greenspan
17 September 2002
General
Electric's Jack Welch and the corporate plundering of America
7 September 2002
US
layoffs mount--68,000 lost factory jobs in August
29 August 2002
Is
the US economy heading into deflation?
Ullico: The AFL-CIO's corporate scandal
27 August 2002
Enron
executive pleads guilty
17 August 2002
Bush's
economic forum: a stage-managed farce
13 August 2002
US Airways files for bankruptcy
Signals new assault on airline workers
10 August 2002
Analysts warn of "double dip" recession
Signs of sharp downturn in US economy
8 August 2002
Bipartisan
bankruptcy "reform" punishes US consumers, rewards
banks
1 August 2002
How
George W. Bush made his millions
25 July 2002
Bush
comments fail to halt market roller coaster
19 July 2002
Wall
Street plunge swells US government deficit
18 July 2002
Little
substance in Greenspan's reassurances
Head of Bush's "financial crimes swat team":
a fox to guard the henhouse
12 July 2002
Wall
Street crisis staggers Bush
9 July 2002
On eve of Wall Street speech
Bush's past business dealings come back to haunt him
8 July 2002
June
unemployment figures show US "recovery" is jobless
2 July 2002
Drawing
the lessons of WorldCom
1 July 2002
Xerox
restates billions in revenue: yet another case of accounting
fraud
29 June 2002
WorldCom
spearheads US job cuts
28 June 2002
Threatened
collapse of WorldCom sends political establishment into crisis
22 June 2002
Enron
execs looted company prior to bankruptcy
18 June 2002
US
dollar's "virtuous circle" may be turning vicious
Tyco: US conglomerate falls amid revelations of greed
and corruption
8 June 2002
US
companies slashed thousands of jobs in May
Two decades of rising inequality
Recession intensifies social polarization in the US
5 June 2002
Wall
Street broker rebuked for misleading investors
21 May 2002
US
under fire over steel and farm policies
17 May 2002
Number
of US workers on jobless benefits hits 19-year high
10 May 2002
Enron
defrauded California out of billions during energy crisis
4 May 2002
Sharp
rise in US jobless rate
US growth figures don't square with business perceptions
29 April 2002
AOL
Time Warner announces record loss
27 April 2002
US
companies lay off thousands as jobless claims climb
25 April 2002
Hearings
reveal Enron at center of California energy crisis
18 April 2002
The Enronization of American business
Michigan auto supplier robs workers' wages, pensions, health
benefits
17 April 2002
The
case of Clifford Baxter: more questions raised over alleged suicide
of Enron executive
16 April 2002
How
Merrill Lynch boosted "junk" stocks
13 April 2002
US
jobless claims hit highest level in 19 years
5 April 2002
A
peculiar economic recovery in the US
27 March 2002
US
economic recovery predicted but "imbalances" worsen
20 March 2002
PBS
documentary probes initial public offering swindles of 1990s
9 March 2002
US
retailer Kmart cuts 22,000 jobs
8 March 2002
Steel
decision threatens to spark trade war
5 March 2002
Greenspan
knew share market boom was a financial "bubble"
28 February 2002
Greenspan
predicts US "recovery" but sounds some warnings
22 February 2002
Enron VP tells Congress she feared for her life
But media remains silent on Baxter "suicide"
21 February 2002
Enron
fallout is spreading
20 February 2002
Two
exchanges on the US economy
14 February 2002
US
layoffs continue to mount in new year
7 February 2002
Claims
of US "recovery" look premature
4 February 2002
California's
economic downturn: history repeats itself
2 February 2002
Revenue
shortfalls lead to job losses and funding freezes in New Jersey
31 January 2002
US
Fed decision not a vote of confidence
29 January 2002
The
Enron collapse and the crisis of the profit system
26 January 2002
Retailing
giant Kmart files for bankruptcy
18 January 2002
Enron
and the Bush administration: kindred spirits in fraud and criminality
17 January 2002
Thousands
more US layoffs in wake of Ford job-slashing
14 January 2002
Workers
lose jobs, health care and savings at Enron
12 January 2002
Ford
to cut 35,000 jobs worldwide, 22,000 in North America
10 January 2002
New York Times defends
Bush on links to Enron corporate fraud
5 January 2002
Two million jobs wiped out in 2001
US unemployment rate jumps to 5.8 percent
4 January 2002
From power shortage to power surplus
California's energy debacle continues
21 December 2001
Holiday
gift from US corporations--more job cuts and plant closures
15 December 2001
US companies shed 800,000 jobs in two months
Retail sales drop a record 3.7 percent
13 December 2001
US:
shares of Cheney's former company hit hard
12 December 2001
US
Fed cuts again amid deflation fears
8 December 2001
US
jobless rate hits six-year high
6 December 2001
Enron:
The real face of the "new economy"
30 November 2001
A
revealing speech by a US Federal Reserve Board governor
28 November 2001
US
recession now official: "new economy" expansion one
of weakest on record
22 November 2001
Corporate war at home continues
Bush moves to block strike by United Airlines mechanics
7 November 2001
Concerns
that US may be going down the Japan road
Millions of unemployed finding US safety net in shreds
5 November 2001
In the guise of "economic stimulus"
Bush pushes new tax windfall for the rich
3 November 2001
Biggest
jump in US jobless rate in 20 years
20 October 2001
US
jobless claims approach nine-year high
18 October 2001
How
the US airlines got their $15 billion bailout
16 October 2001
Union
officials accept deal to end Minnesota state workers strike
15 October 2001
Job
cuts continue to mount in US
12 October 2001
Bush's
economic plan: a wartime gift to corporate America
9 October 2001
Layoffs
soar throughout US economy
5 October 2001
Suspicious
trading points to advance knowledge by big investors of September
11 terror attacks
3 October 2001
Fed
cuts rates again with US recession "no longer in doubt"
2 October 2001
Governor uses National Guard as strikebreakers
30,000 state workers walk out in Minnesota
1 October 2001
New
York economy hit hard by terror attacks
US jobless claims soar
26 September 2001
US
bails out airlines, ignores plight of workers
24 September 2001
CEO
pay soars as US stocks plummet
20 September 2001
No truce in the corporate war at home
US air industry launches massive attack
on jobs
18 September 2001
Record
one-day point fall on Wall Street
8 September 2001
US
jobless total leaps by half a million to highest in four years
5 September 2001
Stocks
plunge amid fears of world slump
1 September 2001
Mounting
layoffs fuel drop in US consumer confidence
28 August 2001
Minutes
point to mounting problems for the US Fed
US unemployment claims hit nine-year high as jobs
cuts continue
22 August 2001
Fed
cuts rates but markets fall
4 August 2001
US
manufacturing slump continues: 49,000 factory jobs slashed in
July
30 July 2001
Lucent
Technologies to cut 15,000 to 20,000 more jobs
28 July 2001
Slumping
US economy spurs new round of international job-cutting
26 July 2001
Californians
express growing opposition to energy companies
21 July 2001
Jobs
destruction continues in US
19 July 2001
Greenspan
points to further economic weakness
13 July 2001
US
job losses highest since '91 recession
6 July 2001
The
Microsoft lawsuit: Appeals court ruling favours company
28 June 2001
Fed
interest rate cut will not halt US downturn
21 June 2001
US
and Europe split on GE takeover of Honeywell
18 June 2001
US
industrial output falls for the eighth consecutive month
9 June 2001
More
evidence of price-gouging in California energy market
26 May 2001
Fallout
from energy deregulation continues: Californians hit by sharp
rise in electricity rates
16 May 2001
US
Fed cuts rates citing decline in investment
5 May 2001
US
suffers largest job loss since February 1991
US regulatory commission sanctions profit-gouging
by energy suppliers to California
30 April 2001
Job
cutting continues in the slumping US market
23 April 2001
New
unemployment claims at five-year high as US companies slash thousands
of jobs
12 April 2001
California
energy crisis deepened by bankruptcy filing of utility company
7 April 2001
US
unemployment rate rises in March as businesses slash nearly 8,000
jobs a day
31 March 2001
Job
cuts continue as US economic growth slows to lowest rate in five
years
20 March 2001
US
stock market slide: a turning point in American and world politics
14 March 2001
Stock
markets take a "fundamental" hit
13 March 2001
Bush
tax cut campaign piles lie upon lie
How Bush's tax cut plan favors the rich
US auto industry slump leads to more job losses
5 March 2001
Surplus
value and the Bush tax cut plan
1 March 2001
Slowdown
in US economy to continue, says Greenspan
As mass layoffs continue to mount
Fed chairman, news media attempt to sooth fears over US recession
19 February 2001
As
layoffs continue, US consumer sentiment lowest since 1993
15 February 2001
US
Court rejects Napster appeal
14 February 2001
Two
decades after the Chrysler bailout: US auto workers face new
assault
Testimony highlights Greenspan's erratic course
13 February 2001
California
energy crisis continues as state moves to bail out utility firms
8 February 2001
Is
the US economy on the Japanese road?
1 February 2001
US economy shows weakest economic growth in five years
Layoffs mount, consumer confidence plummets
31 January 2001
Detroit Chrysler workers react to company plans to
slash 26,000 jobs
"It's going to mean longer lines at the employment center"
30 January 2001
DaimlerChrysler to wipe out 26,000 jobs in its US
division
Six plants to be closed over the next two years
29 January 2001
Rising
fuel costs in US punish consumers, boost profits for big oil
companies
27 January 2001
US
central bank chief boosts Bush tax cut for the wealthy
26 January 2001
DaimlerChrysler
to cut thousands of US auto jobs
20 January 2001
Mounting
layoffs in US point to onset of recession
16 January 2001
Mass
layoffs hit US auto industry
5 January 2001
Surprise
cut in US interest rates highlights alarm over sinking economy
30 December 2000
US
economy on the way to recession
28 December 2000
Edison threatens blackouts
Electrical utilities hold California hostage
20 December 2000
As
Bush comes to Washington, US economy heads towards recession
13 December 2000
GM
to phase out Oldsmobile brand and cut 16,000 jobs in the US and
Europe
2 December 2000
Growing
signs of US economic downturn--job cuts hit auto and technology
sectors
29 November 2000
US
trade deficit a sign of growing problems
28 November 2000
DaimlerChrysler
to cut thousands of jobs in North America
16 November 2000
Election
turbulence adds to US economic worries
6 November 2000
On
eve of US elections: auto plants idled and layoffs swell
1 November 2000
Layoffs
mount as US economic slowdown continues
31 October 2000
Sharp
slowdown in US growth rate
5 October 2000
Debt-fueled
US economy set up for a fall
3 October 2000
Thousands
of jobs cut amid signs of US economic slowdown
25 September 2000
The
Firestone tire recall: a case study in the contradiction between
public need and private profit
19 September 2000
US
dollar surge brings currency market turmoil
5 September 2000
The
Firestone recall--corporations scramble to retain image amid
further allegations
1 September 2000
Federal
Reserve conference spotlights financial instability
28 August 2000
Record
US trade deficit a symptom of deeper economic problems
19 August 2000
US
job cuts hit truck manufacturing, banking and Internet companies
16 August 2000
Firestone recalls millions of tires in US following
accident reports
Ford charges strikebound Illinois plant produced defective
radials
2 August 2000
Big
job cuts in US bank, auto, oil and retail sectors
29 July 2000
US
Congress pushes tax windfalls for the wealthy
24 July 2000
Thousands
of job cuts in the US
20 June 2000
The
implications of the US economy's reliance on a huge capital inflow
9 June 2000
Wall
Street hails signs of downturn in US economy
27 May 2000
GM,
Ford idle 1,365 workers--auto industry layoffs signal coming
downturn in US economy
25 May 2000
US
trade deficit hits new monthly record
18 May 2000
US
Federal Reserve raises interest rates in preemptive move against
wage increases
5 May 2000
Time
Warner pulls the plug on ABC: Flashpoint in economic war among
media giants
2 May 2000
The
Microsoft law suit, software development and the capitalist market
22 April 2000
US
supermarket chain slashes 11,000 jobs
17 April 2000
Wall
Street's crisis and the shattering of illusions
13 April 2000
Sell-off
of high-tech stocks reveals fragility of US financial boom
10 April 2000
Wall
Street and the commercial exploitation of the human genome
8 April 2000
Two
days after antitrust ruling, White House, Congress hail Microsoft
billionaire
4 April 2000
Office
equipment giant Xerox cuts 5,200 jobs
1 April 2000
Central
banker points to US deficit worries
22 March 2000
US
interest rate rise to fuel economic policy conflicts
17 March 2000
Tribune
and Times-Mirror combine-US media monopolies grow larger
11 March 2000
Why
bad news for workers is good news for Wall Street
19 February 2000
US
stocks fall sharply after Greenspan warning
12 February 2000
Clinton's
final budget calls for military buildup, fiscal austerity
A scare on US bond markets
10 February 2000
Boeing
technical workers strike US aerospace giant
28 January 2000
Coca-Cola
to eliminate 6,000 jobs in worldwide restructuring
27 January 2000
The
new year brings thousands of new job cuts in the US
14 January 2000
AOL
buyout of Time Warner: merger frenzy sweeping corporate America
13 January 2000
Both
parties applaud reappointment of Greenspan to head US Federal
Reserve
10 January 2000
1999
saw near-record job cuts in the US
13 December 1999
Clinton
lectures the world on labor standards--but what is the state
of workers' rights in America?
8 November 1999
US
unemployment figures show decline in job growth and stagnating
wages
1 November 1999
Clinton,
Republicans agree to deregulation of US financial system
18 October 1999
Wall
Street's bleak week: a warning of things to come?
7 October 1999
Monopolies
grow ever bigger: US telecom merger tops $100 billion mark
30 September 1999
US-Japan
conflicts over rising yen
25 September 1999
US
corporations cutting jobs at fastest pace in a decade
11 September 1999
CBS-Viacom
merger: monopolies tighten their grip on the media
31 August 1999
Greenspan's
warning: confidence appears normal until the moment it is breached
25 August 1999
Trade
deficit fuels fears of dollar crisis
24 August 1999
Wall
Street's dirty secret: 1990s boom based on smashing of labor
in the 1980s
21 August 1999
Kellogg
and Pratt & Whitney top list of US job cuts
12 August 1999
US
job cuts continue at record pace
10 August 1999
Dollar
fears spark market jitters
7 August 1999
Crisis
of overproduction devastating American agriculture
6 August 1999
Dow
and Union Carbide to merge: two companies that have profited
from the deaths of thousands
29 July 1999
Dollar
fears send tremor through markets
28 July 1999
An
exchange about the financial bubble in the US economy
22 July 1999
Record
trade deficit in US fuels tensions with Europe and Asia
8 July 1999
When
will the US "debt bomb" explode?
6 July 1999
US
manufacturing and mining jobs continue to decline
2 July 1999
General
Motors closes Buick City complex in Flint, Michigan
1 July 1999
Federal Reserve opts for small interest rate rise
US "bubble" continues to inflate
19 June 1999
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