financial market crisis

MARKET WATCH: Okay, Let’s Calm Down - But Not Kid Ourselves

As I walked around ASR, I came to the unhappy conclusion that of all the people at the show- retailers and exhibitors- very few of them were old enough to have actually been through a real, honest to god, actual recession as business people. I came to the even unhappier conclusion that I was one who was old enough and, indeed, had. Read more here.

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Jeff Harbaugh

October 03 2008 | 813 views | 12 comments

TW Business Follows the Credit Crisis

Supporters for the $700 billion financial bailout plan are now scrambling, after the House voted around 2 p.m. Eastern time today to defeat the bill, according to top news sites. In the midst of Congress’ effort, the Dow Jones plunged and ended the day down more than 770 points, Wachovia was forced to sell its banking assets to Citigroup, and several other European banks also collapsed. How is the financial market crisis affecting you and your business?

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