economy

From The Room: Horton Hears a Hooverville: Revamping the 30s for Today's Depression

March 27, 2008 - Have you heard the news? Times is hard. We may be headed for another Great Depression. But the 1930s sure do need...

From The Feed: Tomorrow, our broker is showing us the tent on the left

March 20, 2008 - "BBC News" covers the rising trend of tent-cities, or "Hoovervilles" in LA...

Ask the Ben Bernanke 8-Ball!

March 18, 2008 - Economic meltdown looms, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is doing what he does best: lowering interest rates. At least, that's what financial experts are saying following the collapse of Bear St...

From The Feed: George W. Bush reminds viewers he's still an idiot

February 19, 2008 - The President and First Lady sit down with the Ann Curry on the "Today Show...

From The Room: Britneynomics

February 3, 2008 - Jeremy Herron, an AP business writer, reported last week that Britney Spears' antics are generating a Spears-based sub-economy. "In the days after the Britney Spears soap opera rode a police-es...

From The Room: I'll Gladly Stimulate Your Economy for $600

January 30, 2008 - Dear Mr. President, We sincerely appreciate your efforts to stimulate the economy by showering the unwashed masses with tens of dollars. It's a bold move that will no doubt buoy consumer confidence during this rough patch, spurring reluctant buyers to put down payments on all those...

George W. Bush LegacyWatch: how lame is this lame duck?

January 30, 2008 - George W. Bush gave the final State of the Union address of his presidency Monday night to a packed House chamber crowd who dutifully obeyed the applause light that flashed over 70 times. The Los Angeles Times characterized this speech as "a short-term scramble for a long-term legacy...

From The Room: Liveblogging the State of the Union

January 28, 2008 - 9:01 They're still walking in...shouldn't it be starting? 9:02 Uh, oh--according to CNN it will take the President a few minutes to walk in: does he have a Tom Brady boot that we don't know about? 9:05 Phew, no boot. 9:06...

From The Room: Reactions to the Stock Market Plunge Around the World

January 21, 2008 - Bombay: Spontaneous Bollywood Musicals break out in the street. The bad kind. Netherlands: Giant ogres emerge from caves, rip out windmills and battle with them. United Kingdom: Queen declares state of emergency, tries to escape the cr...

From The Room: Money Trees

January 18, 2008 - Dear liberals in Congress, I know we're all scared of the coming recession. Many of you have expressed doubts as to how I will put money into the hands of people and businesses without raising any taxes or cutting anything from the budget. You should not be afraid, because...

From The Room: An Easy Solution to the Upcoming Recession

January 10, 2008 - It worries me that we've got a recession coming, and we don't actually make anything anymore. We don't produce anything! Think about it: What do Americans make nowadays? Tiny dogs, Red Bull and vodka vomit, YouTube videos of a guy playing the national anthem with his ass...

Fed Chairman to lower interest rates, hope

November 9, 2007 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a Senate committee yesterday that he expects the economy to "slow noticeably," an announcement that caused stock prices to fall to their lowest levels...