Archive | Economy
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Professors criticize Meg Whitman’s economic policy plans
Economists across California, including seven UC Berkeley professors, penned an open letter earlier this week to Californians calling gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's economic agenda "dubious" and detrimental to the state's ongoing budgetary dilemma. The Aug.
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U. California forced to deal with massive budget cuts from state
Faced with over a half billion dollars in cuts from the state in the last year, U. California has grappled with numerous efforts to mitigate their effects. The UC furloughed faculty, hiked up student fees and formed numerous committees to chart a new course for the university.
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With elections looming, Rep. DeFazio holds town hall
On Thursday, Aug. 5, Corvallis Rep. Peter DeFazio (D) hosted a town hall meeting at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library to discuss current issues and take questions from the citizens he represents in Congress.
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Child Care Programs Face Closure
When Gennelle Lacy gets called in to work for an 8 a.m. shift, she relies on the low-income child care program at Malcolm X Arts and Academics Magnet elementary school to watch over her 8-year-old daughter.
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Column: Scary news of the day
From the Economist via Bloomberg, the most worrisome news I read today. The gist of the story: China’s banking regulator told lenders last month to conduct a new round of stress tests to gauge the impact of residential property prices falling as much as 60 percent in the hardest-hit markets, a per...
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Column: Trade tariffs hinder economic situation
One of the common slogans during times of economic crises is “Buy American” and, for good measure, we ought to lobby government to slap a protective tariff or two onto foreign goods and products.
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Aggies analyze economy
Analysts are trying to determine whether the U.S. economy is on the rebound or whether we’re headed for another plunge.
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Editorial: The jobless recovery – frustrating but working
In his semiannual report to Congress about monetary policy last Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had little but stale economic and financial news to report to the Senate Banking Committee.
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Talking dollars and sense at Texas A&M
The economic downturn is affecting universities across the nation, and Texas A&M is also being forced to plan for the worst. With University President R.