Economy Archive
Economy: No Easy Fix
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy
By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve has little power left to lift the economy out of its rut. Congress, with an election looming, has no appetite for more stimulus. Shoppers are reluctant to spend, and businesses... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, Economy, fed
Are American Consumers Getting their Groove Back?
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, shopping
I have noticed an interesting trend as the nation continues to claw out of the ugly recession. While the job picture remains bleak, those who do have jobs seem to be ready to exhale and do a little shopping. The financial collapse of a year ago triggered... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, Economy, mary caraccioli, recession, shopping, spending and income, u.s. consumer
Unemployment hits 9.7%
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Job search, World Economy
That is higher than economists had expected. However the number of jobs lost, while high, continues to be “less-bad.” What does it all mean? As someone who went through the unemployment process this year and who knows lots of other people... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, Economy, jobs, unemployment
Ford Chief Economist Ellen Hughes-Cromwick
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Videos, World Economy
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick made the case for Ford to concentrate on the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRICs) almost a decade ago. Her forecast was right on. Ford, the only major U.S. automaker to make it through the recession without... (more...)
Tags: Auto, BRIC, caraccioli, Economy, Ford, GIC
Stop Looking for Shoots
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Finance, Investing, World Economy
Enough with the search for green shoots. The Financial media is missing the point in its constant banter about green shoots. Yes there are green shoots, brown shoots, verdent pastures and drought-choked fields, but that isn’t the point. It is the... (more...)
Tags: Economy, green shoots, recovery, w
The Opportunity
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Featured, Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development
These are hard times… everything I thought I knew… or had planned seems to be unraveling. Investments for retirement and my daughter’s education, even my career path seems to be a mess. The economy has created challenges and has forced me to rethink... (more...)
Tags: biggest loser, consumption, contraction, Economy, fear, jobs, shopping, unemployment
Zandi: The Economy, Obama, Bernanke and more
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Finance, housing
At a business event this Tuesday, respected economist Mark Zandi let the predictions fly. Below is a recap. Zandi, co-founder of Moody’s Economy.com, predicts that the economy will begin to recover at the end of the year. He expects the economy... (more...)
Tags: bernanke, deficit, Economy, housing, inflation, moody's, zandi
Getting Ready for the Rebound
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Featured, Lifestyle, Personal Development
There is a tiny sprig of green in the clay pot on my patio. Last summer purple clematis flowers spilled from the pot and weaved in and out of the railings. They were the picture of abundance. In the cold of winter and the ruthlessness of the financial... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, downturn, Economy, employment, jobs, rebound
Risky Business
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Investing
In his annual letter to shareholders Warren Buffet wrote, “The investment world has gone from underpricing risk to overpricing it.” This Buffet argues is leading to yet another bubble in a decade that has seen its share of them, tech, housing, oil,... (more...)
Tags: bubble, Economy, fear, housing, Investing, money, pessimism, stocks, U.S. treasuries, Warren Buffet
When You Become the News
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Featured, Finance, Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development
Saying Goodbye After Our Final Show I am my lead story. As my staff and I reported on the world’s economic turmoil for my nightly TV show Money Matters Today, we got the news. Our network, show, and jobs were being eliminated. Three-hundred-and-fifty... (more...)
Tags: credit crisis, Economy, jobs, mary caraccioli, recession, tv news, unemployment
