NOTE: I personally believe, the U.S. Recession was partially triggered artificially, also with Ponzi Schemes, not yet uncovered by Goldman Sachs, IBM, Chinese Investment Corp. , theChina Inc., Lehman Bros, Blackstone/Blackrock, Credit Suisse, World Bank
This backfired also globally...
Bloomberg News
Investors Say Nyet to Putin’s Ruble After Davos Talk (Update1)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Investors delivered a verdict on Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s economic policies less than 24 hours after he rebuked the West at Davos for sparking the worst crisis since the Great Depression.
The ruble fell 3.5 percent against the dollar yesterday, capping the biggest two-day plunge in a decade, following Putin’s scolding of U.S. financiers and programs at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort town. The currency lost as much as 1.4 percent today.
...In the question-and-answer session after Putin’s speech, Dell Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said he was surprised by the prime minister’s warning about excessive state interference and asked Putin how Dell could help Russia develop its information-technology industry...
Guardian UK
Super Bowl feels boot of global recession
guardian.co.uk - 7 hours ago
Snippet Updates
Asian Stocks Fall on Renewed Recession Concern; Toshiba Plunges
Bloomberg - 10 hours ago - January 30, 2009
Starbucks to cut 6700 jobs
Bizjournals.com - Jan 29, 2009
Mock Funeral Held For M Train
NY1 - January 30, 2009
Ponzis
Judge: 'Mini-Madoff' Nicholas Cosmo must find more dough for bail bid
New York Daily News - January 30, 2009
BY SARAH ARMAGHAN and DAVE GOLDINER Ponzi scheme con man Nicholas Cosmo may be freed on bail soon
Ford posts loss, draws $10 bln in credit
Reuters - January 30, 2009
Blocking Conventional Drug Business?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/158626/gbust_field_of_pot_discovered_via_google_earth.html
gBust! Field of Pot Discovered via Google Earth
PC World - 4 hours ago
Swiss police stumbled across a massive marijuana plantation using Google Earth. The bust netted 16 arrests, 1.2 tons of pot, plus cash and valuables worth ...
MONEY CNN
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The number of jobless American workers receiving unemployment checks rose to the highest level since the government began keeping records in 1967.
A Labor Department spokesman said the number of Americans drawing jobless benefits for a week or longer rose to 4,776,000 in the week ended Jan. 17, the latest data available.
The number eclipses the prior mark set in November 1982, when 4,713,000 million Americans drew benefits.
Starbucks to cut 6700 jobs
Bizjournals.com - Jan 29, 2009
Experts See Dim Future for US Postal Service
FOXNews - Jan 29, 2009
Citing inflating costs, a $6 billion budget deficit and the largest annual decrease in mail volume ever, [sic: Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Dan] Blair said the Postal Service has entered uncharted ...
Killing Peanuts?
Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall
The Associated Press - Jan 29, 2009
[check Peanut Corp. of America in Blakely, Ga. ]
John Landis blocking Thriller Musical ?
Horrors! Lawsuit Filed Over ‘Thriller’ Video
New York Times - Jan 28, 2009
Infamous Plaza penthouse back on market
MSNBC - Jan 30, 2009
Continental, US Air Bring Group Loss to $1.35 Billion
Bloomberg - Jan 29, 2009
Boeing to cut 10000 jobs
CNNMoney.com - Jan 28, 2009
Time Warner to Cut 10% of AOL Jobs, Halt 2009 Raises
Bloomberg - Jan 28, 2009
Schwab will cut 500-600 jobs, many in SF
San Francisco Chronicle
Disney’s TV Unit Will Cut 400 Jobs
New York Times
Kodak to cut jobs as it swings to $137 million loss
MarketWatch - 7 hours ago
T3 and Springbox cut jobs
Bizjournals.com - 3 hours ago
Chico's could cut jobs, close stores
Bizjournals.com - 1 hour ago
Women’s apparel retailer Chico’s said this week it plans to cut 180 jobs at its headquarters and shutter as many as 25 stores...
London Underground to cut jobs
The Associated Press - Jan 29, 2009
Zarlink, Sierra Wireless cut jobs as economy dives
Reuters - 22 hours ag
Eddie Bauer, Allied Waste to cut jobs
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 19 hours ago
check also http://www.tweetvisor.com/ cut-jobs ; recesssion
