Employers slashed payrolls by 159,000 in September, the most in more than five years, a worrisome sign that the economy is hurtling toward a deep recession.
Employers cut 240,000 jobs in October
The nation's unemployment rate bolted to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were cut, stark proof the economy is almost...
Australia may be nearing recession, index shows
The outlook for Australia's economy is its weakest in 20 years, raising the risk of a recession in 2009, according to an index of economic trends.
Japan’s Economy Is in Recession
Japan’s economy has been hurt by weak export growth and steep cuts in corporate spending amid the worsening global slowdown.
Japan's economy shrinks in 3Q; enters recession
Japan says its economy contracted in the third quarter, the second consecutive quarter of decline, officially putting the world's No. 2 economy in a...
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
In this groundbreaking alternative history of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free-market economic revolution, Naomi Klein...
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