Only 23% of US Companies Plan to Hire in Next 6 Months; "Lights Out" Moment Coming Up Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis ...All of a sudden, consumers and businesses alike are going to have a "lights out" moment where orders dry up, hiring dries up, and unemployment heads North. If the NABE poll is correct (and it is certainly consistent with other data), that time has arrived...
The Latest Evildoing in Banksterdom Economic Populist ...banks are setting their own rules and regulators are captured by the banks...
Sheldon Adelson gives $5M to Eric Cantor-backed super PAC Politico ...GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam poured $5 million into a super PAC backed by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, according to reports released late Sunday...
Verified jobs data released; more confirmation of Walker’s poor “relationship with the truth” Badger Democracy ...The verified data shows that Scott Walker overstated the actual job growth by nearly 25%. Wisconsin only gained 19,551 jobs in 2011 – still putting us last in job growth in the US...
Hey Governor, Can You Spare $14 Billion? (opinion) Florida Voices ...36 of the 82 corporate-expansion projects in Enterprise Florida's database -- 44 percent -- failed to create the promised jobs, spend the agreed-upon capital or hit their timetables...
Highway, parks departments still working without contract Utica Observer-Dispatch ...The New Hartford Town Highway and Parks and Recreation departments have gone two years without contracts and look to be headed into another. Town officials have been involved in negotiations with Teamsters Union representatives during that time, but came to an impasse...
