Read more weakening economy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22138/weakening-economy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:17:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/56024/nyc-firm-pays-lawyers-for-not-going-to-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmid nationwide layoffs and salary freezes, how could a New York law firm justify paying some of its employees $80,000 to stay away from the office? It makes more sense when you know that the lawyers usually make three times that: The partners have found a way to cut...http://www.newser.com/story/56024/nyc-firm-pays-lawyers-for-not-going-to-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 8:34:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50089/recession-free-dating-sites-are-match-made-in-heaven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTraffic on free online dating sites has spiked, a trend fueled by the recession and by daters’ realization that finding love for free beats paying, reports BusinessWeek . “If it’s free, why would I go to Match?” asks a Florida woman who met her fiancé on PlentyofFish.com, which has outpaced...http://www.newser.com/story/50089/recession-free-dating-sites-are-match-made-in-heaven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 15:53:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49631/cobblers-in-stitches-thanks-to-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf this recession reaches Great Depression levels, there may not be enough cobblers to go around. There are only 7,000 of them left in the US—down from 120,000 in the 1920s—and their business is piling up faster than they can manage as strapped Americans repair shoes...http://www.newser.com/story/49631/cobblers-in-stitches-thanks-to-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 9:01:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49200/female-perspective-sorely-lacking-at-davos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen may be the ticket out of the global recession, but World Economic Forum leaders wouldn’t know it. The predominantly male organizers have invited few women—5% of announced attendees—to the exclusive Davos forum, a misstep for a meeting billed “Shaping the Post-Crisis World,” Morice Mendoza writes in Der...http://www.newser.com/story/49200/female-perspective-sorely-lacking-at-davos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 15:45:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48872/worldwide-downturn-speeds-up-alarmingly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe global economy is in a faster decline than economists predicted only weeks ago, as the bursting of the biggest-ever real-estate bubble hits real economies in Europe and Asia, killing millions of jobs and shutting businesses, the Washington Post reports. Britain just posted its biggest quarterly slump since 1980, while...http://www.newser.com/story/48872/worldwide-downturn-speeds-up-alarmingly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Jan 2009 7:46:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47374/79-support-obama-stimulus-plan-poll-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost Americans favor Barack Obama's pricey antidotes for the economy, and they like him better than his pals in the legislative branch, Politico reports. A recent poll says 79% back Obama's fiscal plans, which include a $775 billion injection into infrastructure and alternative energy. The president-elect's favorable rating sits high...http://www.newser.com/story/47374/79-support-obama-stimulus-plan-poll-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 9:18:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46748/cubans-mark-50-years-of-fidel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew Year's Day marks a sober occasion for Cuban-Americans: Fidel Castro's takeover 50 years ago and the exile and family separations that ensued. Many Cubans once hoped the dictator would bring them prosperity. Today, with their beloved island in decay and many lives lost in attempts to flee, few of...http://www.newser.com/story/46748/cubans-mark-50-years-of-fidel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Dec 2008 17:44:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46618/pawn-shops-attract-upscale-clientele.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPawn shops are turning from the shady realm of the lower class to a place for rich people to get loans, the Wall Street Journal reports. The typical household income of a pawn shop customer is $29,000, but new middle- and upper-class clients are surging. One such client pawned...http://www.newser.com/story/46618/pawn-shops-attract-upscale-clientele.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 11:53:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46639/consumer-confidence-hits-all-time-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS consumer confidence hit an all-time low this month, dropping unexpectedly in the face of layoffs and deteriorating investment markets. The Consumer Confidence Index, expected to rise incrementally to 45, fell to 38 in December from a revised 44.7 last month. The Present Situation index, which measures how respondents...http://www.newser.com/story/46639/consumer-confidence-hits-all-time-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 10:53:27 CST