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Fed slashes interest rates to lowest level since 1962
Boeing to lay off 31,000
Good News From the Economic Front
Japan warns outlook is worsening
Personal Finance: Americans leveraging homes like never before
Latest "beige book" report from the Fed
Greenspan’s investments pay off
Sluggish Germany Begins to Drag Down Rest of Europe
GM Touts Fuel Cell for Homes, Business
Cisco's net profit tumbles 99 percent
Heat wave bakes much of the United States
UK manufacturing in recession (BBC)
Governors Seeking Internet Tax
IMF Moves to Stem Financial Crises
Risks of an equity crash high claims a German investment bank
Jobless Rate in U.S. Remained at 4.5% in July; Economy Lost 42,000 Jobs
ECB keeps rates steady; England lowers rates
House Approves Arctic Drilling
U.S. manufacturing dropped in July -- the 12th straight month of declines
For the first time in their 20-year history, 401(k) retirement plans lost money last year
A Plunge in Profits Raises Risk for Stock Market and Economy
Stocks Are Wildcard in Economic Slowdown
Planet of the Love Monkeys
U.S. Economy: 2nd-Quarter Growth Slowest in 8 Years
Energy chief says nation faces crisis
WSJ article on the fallout from the telecom bust (long)
Greenspan Leaves Door Open for Further Rate Cuts
Seattle Adopts Kyoto Limits, Scolds Bush
Japan's stock market at 16-year low
U.S. Slowdown Going Global
Greenspan Says Weakness May Require More Rate Cuts
Young, Educated And Jobless After U.S. Tech Bust
G8 weighs recession fears
Wake-up time for Europe, Japan central banks
How often does babs hang her laundry outside???
Bank of Japan resists pressure to ease amid recession worries
Jobless claims at 9-year high
Debt Problems Shake Emerging Markets
US Budget Surplus Estimate Lowered
Argentina's financial crisis impacting Latin America and Russia
Gray Davis spins onward
From Asia to Europe, Ripple Effect Is Felt in Low Growth Forecasts
Rich nations could be sued by climate victims
California, power firms fail to reach refund deal
401(k) Accounts Are Losing Money for the First Time
World Markets Seen Facing Jitters Monday (Reuters)
Broad Job Losses Last Month Show Slump Is Lingering
G7 blame each other for economic slowdown
U.S. Economy: June Unemployment Rose as Growth Slowed
Job Worries Cloud Rebound in Services
Drought sears another summer
Rolling Blackouts in Southern Nevada
Delayed reaction to Fed rate cut highlights Wall Street's trading-range woes
Alan Greenspan on energy and the economy
Bush, GOP Mount Effort to Sell Energy Plan
Fed Cuts Overnight Rate to 3.75%, Cites Risk of More Weakness
California Power Talks Begin
Treasury's O'Neill: U.S. on Edge of 'Golden Age'
NBER: Recession May Be Under Way
Global treaty--threat to the Net?
Showdown next week over unpaid California power bills
Cal moves to tax power generating plants
Policymakers Worried by Economy's Unusual Resistance to Rate Cuts
European economy on the skids (BBC)
Greenspan says economy has produced more bad loans
Americans' debt soaring
Federal regulators order price restraints on electricity in 11 Western states
Job Cuts of Various Companies
A British take on the current state of the U.S. economy
U.S. production capacity in use lowest since '83
Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy unchanged
Latest 'Beige Book' survey of the U.S. economy
Latest job cuts renew concern for U.S. economy
Japan's Economy Shrank 0.2%; May Fall Into Recession
The strong U.S. dollar
'Economic Signals Worsen'
Cooler weather leaving California with surplus of power
Hackers Hit Computers Running California's Power Grid
Japan's economy on the brink of recession
European Central Bank's Duisenberg trapped in Greenspan's shadow
US jobless claims at highest level in over 8 years
BPA Hopeful it Can Keep Power Prices Down for the Northwest
The latest in eco-terrorism...
Raft of data shows weak U.S. economy
Bush Treasury Secretary takes tough stance on IMF loans to countries
Bill to Guard Social Security Numbers
U.S. Productivity Drops for First Time since 1995
California responsible for 13 percent of total US output
More Japan deflation cannot be ruled out says BOJ governor
Lowering interest rates won't get businesses to invest if they already have too much capacity
Blackouts go bicoastal
Make sure you watch Doc on the Pax TV Network tonight
Profit Concern Stalls Eight-Week Rally: U.S. Stocks Outlook
U.S. Companies Cut Fewer Jobs Than Expected in May; NAPM Index Declines
California and electricity price caps
Governor Davis tells California's city-owned utilities to sell cheap or else
Chicago Fed: Chances of Recession Higher
"Bush's Mistake in California" (Gray Davis opinion piece)
Dismal.com: Fed Stance Is Not Yet Feeding Inflation
Seattle electricity rates up for the third time this year
Japan's Jobless Rate Rises While Industrial Production and Wage-Earner Spending Fall
Levin to Use Committee Post to Probe Oil Industry Profits
California Gov. Davis threatens to sue FERC
California Braces for Summer Blackouts
ECB Says European Interest Rate Levels Are `Appropriate'
Germany slides towards a recession
Cheney Says He Can't Help California
Recession May Have Begun -- Research Firm
Oil Tops $30 Led by Gasoline, OPEC Concerns
US hiring plans approach slowest in decade--survey
California, reeling from power crisis, now faces economic woes
Sorry, but it doesn't work to blame 'Big Oil'
Investigation of power shortage creation
Bush Unveils National Energy Policy
"America in the year 2001 faces the most serious energy shortage since the oil embargoes of the 1970s''
California blackouts may create shortage of water
NW winter blackouts feared
Dow tops 11,000 for the first time since February
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates another half-percentage point
Derivatives sale behind London stock slump
'An orgy of liquidity'
Bush getting pressure on energy conservation
California lawmakers weigh planned outages
European Central Bank cuts rates in shock about-face
Germany economy suffers output warning
California Blackout Season Begins
California Senate oks emergency power bond bill
Repugligoon Corner - Thought Of The Day
U.S. Productivity Drops for the First Time in Six Years
California refinery exposed to power blackouts
California Senate Passes 100 Percent Electric Profits Tax
Rolling Blackouts Hit California
50 reasons gasoline isn't cheaper
Retail Gasoline Prices Hit All-Time High, AAA Says
Federal energy studies stressing savings are at odds with Bush view
Cheney Rejects Price Caps, Aid for Califprnia Power Crisis
Deutsche Telekom to purchase VoiceStream Wireless
New Yorkers fear summer power struggle
More About H-1B's
Investment Bank Layoffs Are Kicking In
AAA urges US government to avert summer gasoline shortages
"Fatal Systems Error -- Lights Out in California!"
Debt Plus Jobless Rise Spells Trouble
A Parable: The Tenth Man by William F. Buckley, Jr.
Fuel crisis potentially volatile for Bush
U.S. banks lose billions in cyber attacks (UPI)
GDP Grows at 2 Percent Annual Rate in 1st Quarter
Gasoline Breaks Gulf War Record as Supply Concerns Mount
Wall Street Journal article on rising power prices across the U.S.
Federal regulators order limited price controls to ease California's power crisis
S&P cuts California's credit rating due to energy crisis
German Business Index Declines
Refineries and gasoline prices in California
California Cities Prepare to Cope With Blackouts
Did Fed Hit the Brakes Too Hard, Too Late?
U.S. Tech Wreck Spreads to Europe
California's power tab may soon double
US 4-week jobless claims average highest in 5 years
[Subj.: Economy] Michael Milken's junk bond scam
Fed Cuts Interest Rates Half Point
Extortion is alive and well~Gas Company's High Earnings Frustrate Customers Who Pay High Prices
Gas Company's High Earnings Frustrate Customers Who Pay High Prices
California Grid Operator Forecasts Steep Summer Power Shortfall
Was High School math ever never learned by these people?
Pay scales
U.S. money supply growing at a rapid rate
Markets indicate even higher prices for summer power in California
Economic Memo: Do the math (on the stock market)
GAS PRICING
Bonneville warns "reduce power consumption or else"
Silence of the fans in insane power struggle
Wall Street and the coming first-quarter earnings reports
Federal regulators: No pay, no power sales
March cut in jobs by businesses the biggest in a decade
PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas & Electric Files for Chapter 11
California's brokerages, exchanges brace for blackouts
Davis warns California's power gap greatest in May, June
IRS Help Wrong 47% of Time (Yes, it is.)
Democrats Say Bush Ignoring California
The Most Dangerous Bubble Of All?
Being prepared crucial if the economy tanks
Stock Funds at Worst Since 1998
California Rates Won't Solve Crisis, Controller says
California faces new electric shortages
Critics urge Davis to follow through on plant seizure threat
US POWER-Crisis seen hitting Calif. gasoline prices
N. American gas production flat despite drilling boom
"Into the Great Economic Unknown" - Robert J. Samuelson
Bombshell warning on California power cost
As the socialists dig in their heels...
London stocks drop sharply Thursday
Dow at 2-year low, near bear territory
California has used much of its $8.5 billion surplus on power
Boeing, Going...Gone!
Fed signals it's ready to cut interest rates again before its next meeting
California experiencing a second straight day of rolling blackouts
Global Markets Spooked by Japan's Banks
Power Demand, Downed Plants Spark First California Blackouts Since January
Maybe Gary North was right afterall......
California in the dark
Which version of the economic picture do you believe?
London stock market in turmoil as shares plunge
Japan govt task force on stocks to meet Thursday
A Wall St. Journal opinion piece from "The Nuge" (say what ?!?) on the Napster thing.
Fed's "repo man" Fisher to join Treasury
California ISO projects 6,815 MW June shortfall
Nice day in the stock market today...
Buy & Hold Investors
Goldman Sachs strategist says worst is over - again
Australia's economy contracts for the first time since 1991
Calif. energy deals could fall short at summer peak - WSJ
Bursting of the Tech Bubble Has a Familiar 'Pop' to It (WSJ)
London: FTSE 100 closes at two-year low as Nasdaq falls
BBC: Surge in UK foot-and-mouth cases
Summer forecast for California
Eurostocks at 16-month low, Psion leads tech slide
Unemployment, deflation in Japan
Port warns of blackout dangers
The Telecommunications Act of 1996--then and now
Consumer Confidence Lowest Since '96
Worse power problems on horizon for California
Nasdaq closes at its lowest level in more than two years
Wall Street keeps close eye on California power talks
The De-Railing of the New Economy - Gary North
Stretching the Electricity Rules fo Fun and Profit
Producer prices up sharply in January: natural gas prices
Read my LYING LIPS America
Gas and Fog
Debunking Energy Deregulation and other assorted baloney the Memes are feeding on
Opps Bush LIED again
California ISO projects huge power shortfall in June
CHRONOLOGY - California power crisis
PG&E faces 10 pct cut in natgas deliveries
The coming summer and the California power crisis
Fed cuts key interest rate by a half percentage point again
Cheney Calls Energy Woes State's Mess
States Locked Into Western Grid Face Severe Energy Test
Denial-of-service attacks
Bush backer reaps profits in California crisis
California gets help, warning from Bush administration
California - complexities in negotiating long-term power rates
Fed officials try to quell U.S. recession fears
PG&E's gas suppliers to withhold supplies unless paid in cash
399 days to go till......
California extendes its Stage 3 alert to Monday
What a Difference A Day Can Make!
Gas, jet fuel shortages feared for Las Vegas
California power crisis raises US capacity worries
This is why I got my whole life's savings in silver dollars and silver one ounce rounds!
Nothing but the truth!
View of California different in Texas
SoCal Edison in default
Opec set to cut oil production
Clinton administration calling for another California power summit next week
What amount of cash can you withdraw from your bank without getting reported to the IRS?
The coming N.Y. blackouts
On Economic Downturns
Gas cutoff could douse lights
A 'National Review' commentary on California's power crisis
PG&E asks Calif. Gov. to intervene on natgas shortage
The Economic Effects of Employment Law in California
Pennsylvania: Electric rates down after 4 years of deregulation
Reason Interview with John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime" (long)
On Welfare Reform
California power crisis players head to DC summit at the Treasury Dept.
Tarzan versus Eve: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Tarzan v. Eve: Affirmative Action
CHRONOLOGY - Key developments in the California power crisis
OPEC to cut production, Kuwaiti oil minister says
Natural gas in Minnesota leaps 58%
LOOK WHAT HAPPENS NEXT ( after Clinton / Gore Fuckup)
A book for the lurking Brian McLaughlin
White House Calls Summit On California Power Crisis
A National Sales Tax
Yesterday utility stocks today bank stocks
PG&E & Edison shares drop
Federal Reserve makes large, unexpected interest rate cut
The big bluff!
What happened to Harry Browne?
Manufacturing activity index at its lowest level since 1991
Tax protest mythology
Is the Income tax MANDANTORY or VOLUNTARY? The IRS will tell you which.
What does the IRS do with the check you send them every year?
Huge power price hike likely for some New Zealand towns
BBC: Level of debt seen as major economic concern in 2001
California Fails To Solve Energy Dispute
A Tricky Transition... (econ article)
Consumer confidence in Dec. drops to lowest level in two years
PG&E to seek extra charge: PUC hears power issue today
USA Today-Fear of oil, gas & energy shortages
Top 10 business stories of 2000
Late Xmas Rush Not Enough for Retailers
Outlook for natural gas
The Dot-Com Shakeout: Who Knew?
Fearless forecast: Wall St forecasts to fail
Fuel rich Albertans face energy crisis
Is this really going to happen? RECESSION
Western governors want federal investigation of California's electricity prices
Fertilizer
Edison says it can't pay January power bills
Nasdaq Ends at Lowest Level Since March 1999
High natural gas prices hurting U.S industries
Gas Mileage Hits 20-year Low
Damage control a priority for Davis, Utilities
Appeal for motorists ro resist panic petrol buying
Utilities seek 30% hike
Price of Natural Gas Hits Boiling Point, Soars Past Cost of Oil
Bush Meets With Greenspan and Potential Treasury Head
Why doesn't California have enough power?
Now is the winter of discontent
Alberta: Cold snap puts heat on power use
California consumers closer to chipping in to offset energy company debt
U.S. denies Northwest power price cap, approves California cap
Japanese bankruptcies rise 22.7%, but liabilities up 200%
'Electricity in a box' could supplement power grid
Don't blame markets for California's energy mess
Utility woes put Davis in the hot seat
'Electricity in a box' could supplement power grid
Don't Blame Markets for California's Energy Mess
Don't blame markets for California's energy mess
Today's market action
Officials ready if lights go out
California governor urged ot seize beleaguered electric utilities
'Electricity in a box' could supplement power grid
Gov. Locke of Washington Asks Feds to Cap Electricity Prices
energy secretary to force power sales to California
Energy: The blame game
An unexpected energy windfall
Electricity crisis puts PG&E in a cash bind - Utility is borrowing $1 million per hour
Energy Shortage Taking A Toll On Silicon Valley
U.S. natural gas prices "start the week with a bang"
Energy consultant see's 20% chance U.S. will exhaust gas supply
Bad Debts Mounting
Power Prices Soar in Western U.S.; Blackouts Are Feared Monday
Well , welll... the TB2000 Wackos weren't so Wacko afterall...
U.S. jobless rate rises in November from 30-year low
Canadian perspective on North American natural gas prices
U.S. government warns consumers of higher heating costs
Financial Times: "US faces crisis over energy policy"
Rising cash levels a bad sign in bearish times
Natural gas prices reach record levels
Reuters: Tech exodus slams eurostocks as Nasdaq crumbles
Why the PPT is not charging full speed ahead...
U.S. credit outlook -- yields may keep parachuting lower
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