Topic: Economic History

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny stirred up a hornets' nest when he complained at Davos that "people simply went mad borrowing" in this country.. . Not...
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has responded to criticism of remarks he made yesterday, when he blamed Ireland's economic collapse on a "mad borrowing ...
The state Board of Education says Idaho's universities and colleges have shed more than 70 degree programs since the economic downturn began.....

Isle United Way raises $966,000 in 2011 campaign

The United Way of Galveston announced Thursday at its annual meeting it raised more than $966,000 during its 2011 campaign. Nearly half of the...

America s Most Overpriced Cities

The Lone Star state has gotten a lot of good press lately for coming through the economic downturn relatively unscathed. Since 2008, nearly 40% of...

Houseboat industry eying new venture for comeback

Associated Press . Houseboat manufacturers in southeastern Kentucky have been sinking since the economic downturn nearly dried up orders, but the...

Is the 'End of the Euro' Over?

Among leaders gathering in Davos, the talk seems to be have shifted away from doomsday forecasts of an imminent euro collapse, reports Jack Ewing...

Discounts, higher costs ding H&M net

PROFIT DROP: Swedish fast-fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Thursday said fourth-quarter net income dropped 2 percent on higher raw material ...

Suze Orman s Next Chapter

Thanks to the economic downturn, the number of self-proclaimed “financial experts” has skyrocketed. Yet Suze Orman,#61 on last year's list of...
Kim Kardashian has rebuffed accusations her short-lived marriage to Kris Humphries was a money-making sham insisting she made no cash from her...