Crisis looms
December 30th, 2008Crisis looms
Crisis looms for Nishijin textile industry
KYOTO--Kyoto's Nishijin woven textile industry is concerned it may not be able to stay in business as one of three major power loom maintenance firms is closing and no new power ... (more...)
Crisis looms - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Crisis looms Tourism, remittances, foreign loans likely casualties of US financial meltdown: BY PATRICK FOSTER Sunday Observer writer fosterp@jamaicaobserver.com (more...)
Crisis Looms in Care for Cancer Survivors as Baby Boomers Fuel Ranks ...
Researchers point out issues to be faced by oncologists, geriatricians, care providers that provide post-treatment care to elderly cancer survivors Dec. 10, 2008 ? On the heels ... (more...)
TAXI CRISIS LOOMS
Think it's hard to hail a cab now? It's about to get worse, as taxi-fleet owners run their old cars into the ground - because new ones are nearly impossible to buy. High nationwide ... (more...)
Crisis looms for retiree healthcare
January 8, 2008. State is told $1.2 billion is needed for future costs. Some criticize government workers' 'extravagant' benefits. Page 1 Evan Halper (more...)
TOPWRAP 1-Obama seeks bold action as rates, retail sales fall - FXStreet.com
CHICAGO/SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) - South Korea followed Britain by cutting interest rates to record low levels on Friday, while Wal-Mart and other U.S. retailers reported disappointing sales as the global economic crisis drains consumer confidence and ... (more...)
German Unemployment, European Price Plunge May Force ECB Cut - Bloomberg
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- German unemployment rose for the first time in almost three years and European factory-gate prices plunged the most since 1981, increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to cut interest rates next week. Joblessness in ... (more...)
LABOUR-CHINA: Mass Unemployment Looms Up - Inter Press Service
BEIJING, Jan 9 (IPS) - Twenty years after the Chinese communist party deployed tanks to crush protests by disgruntled students on Tiananmen square, the country is facing the same volatile mix of rising unemployment and economic gloom that sparked the ... (more...)
Bank of Korea Cuts Key Interest Rate to Record Low 2.5% as Recession ... - Bloomberg
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar headed for its first weekly loss against the yen in three weeks before a U.S. payrolls report that may show the economy lost jobs every month in 2008 and the unemployment rate rose to a 16-year high. The euro was set ... (more...)
Budget deficit looms as top issue for AZ lawmakers - KTAR.com
The Arizona Legislature convenes Monday, with a projected $1.2 billion budget deficit during the current fiscal year topping the agenda. "I think that's the priority for the beginning of the session at last," said Rep. Chad Campbell, D-Phoenix, at a ... (more...)