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Tag Archives: Recession
Luxury Retailers Thrive Online
For Net-a-Porter, a London-based e-tailer of luxury-brand women’s wear, the Great Recession wasn’t even a speed bump. “We actually outperformed our own business plan
Box Office: ‘The Hangover Part II’ Parties to the Top
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UPS’ Road to Recovery
“It looks like this recession is finally over,” declared Scott Davis, CEO of UPS, earlier this month while announcing 2009 earnings that were better than expected for the world’s largest package carrier.
Amid Changes, Law School Tries to Get Real
The financial crises and recession of recent years left no part of the global economy unscathed, and that includes the rarified legal field, which has seen revenues drop 10% at U.S. firms since 2008.
The 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs Overall
Read “Where the Recession Proof Jobs Are”.
THE RECESSION: Gloomy Holidays–and Worse Ahead
Not for many years has a Christmas season begun with so many tidings of spreading discomfort and lack of joy about the U.S. economy
Chinese Model: Why China Does Capitalism Better than U.S.
One of the great ironies revealed by the global recession that began in 2008 is that Communist Party–ruled China may be doing a better job managing capitalism’s crisis than the democratically elected U.S. government
Fewer Applying for Jobless Benefits
Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are dropping and employers may be hiring more workers. The Labor Department says the number of people seeking benefits dropped 10,000 to 382,000 in the week ending April 2
Divorce and Taxes: Five Things to Know When Filing Returns
The Great Recession turned out to be quite good at keeping troubled unions together. Divorce rates fell every year in America during the economic downturn