Economy

San Mateo Job Fair [video]

February 4, 2009
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San Mateo Job Fair [video]

With as many as 500,000 jobs lost only last month, the job hunting situation is becoming pretty ridiculous. A small ...

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Walmart shopping [slide show]

February 3, 2009
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With the new wave of layoffs and the economy crisis, consumer spending has been shy and people are stretching their ...

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Bailout: Squeeze the last drop

December 30, 2008
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With the outcry of banks and the lending industry preaching to the feds about their loses and the financial crisis, other industries joined in singing the same song "we are struggling right now", and some of them really are. But this had served as a perfect excuse for the employers to squeeze the last...

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Bailout: trick or treat?

December 13, 2008
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It's both. And it's at our expense. I mean we go to work, put in 60 hours a week or ...

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Gas Prices jump NOT because of oil supply

November 29, 2008
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Gas Prices jump NOT because of oil supply

I got convinced of that simply by observing the recent drop down in prices for gasoline. If only a few months ago (March), they climbed up to over $4.00 per gallon, they are now back to $1.69 in central California, where it's usually pricey. If the oil was running out back in March, it...

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9.11 Schema .01

September 12, 2008
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As the United States celebrated a 7-year anniversary of the attack on its civilians on September 11, 2001, its citizens, stripped off their civil rights, homes they lived in, money, jobs and, when traveling by air, their clothes and shoes, find themselves wondering.. what the hell...

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T-mobile's little scam

August 30, 2008
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If you are not scrutinizing your monthly wireless bill, you should be. Your cellular phone provider is probably ripping you off, at least, sometimes. This was my problem with T-mobile.

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Ukraine & USA = like sisters

August 9, 2008
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Ukraine & USA = like sisters

In the country where its national anthem starts with words like "Ukraine hasn't died yet...", it is notoriously obvious whom its gravitating towards, it is USA. The current president with its American wife only adds to this very noticeable relationship. Ukraine and USA are like sisters now. Very close.

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Made in USA

July 3, 2008
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Today I bought something made in USA! It's a dress for my sister which I will be bringing with me to Ukraine for her as a souvenir. Of course, it is a quest to find a piece of clothing here in USA that is actually made in USA.

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Best & Worst Airlines

June 7, 2008
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Best & Worst Airlines

When the sky is calling for and the size and the frequency of your paycheck is the limit, choosing the airline can be a tough choice, but makes all the difference.

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