Read more economic crisis stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/38832/economic-crisis.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:16:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74371/detroits-silverdome-sells-for-1-of-56m-cost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a stunning sign of the imploding economy, Detroit is selling its $56 million sports dome for a bargain basement $580,000. The 80,000-seat Pontiac Silverdome, once home to the Detroit Lions, went for 1 percent of the cost to build it 35 years ago. The city of Pontiac...http://www.newser.com/story/74371/detroits-silverdome-sells-for-1-of-56m-cost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 2:06:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70337/pittsburgh-g-20-march-proceeds-peacefully.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProtesters again marched in Pittsburgh today while world leaders met at the G-20 summit, but the demonstration has so far been peaceful, in marked contrast to the mayhem that marked yesterday’s rally. The demonstration, organized by the antiwar Thomas Merton Center, made its way across town after an opening rally...http://www.newser.com/story/70337/pittsburgh-g-20-march-proceeds-peacefully.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 16:11:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65592/fed-sees-more-signs-of-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe economy is finally beginning to show signs of stabilizing in some parts of the US, bolstering hopes of a broader-based recovery this year. A Federal Reserve snapshot of economic conditions issued today finds that most of the Fed's 12 regions indicated either that "the pace of decline has moderated"...http://www.newser.com/story/65592/fed-sees-more-signs-of-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 13:50:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64628/goldmans-gains-are-americas-losses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoldman Sachs’ record profits are good for the firm and “bad for America,” writes an irate Paul Krugman in the New York Times . With unemployment soaring, we’re seeing that “Wall Street’s bad habits” haven’t changed, and the government has actually made another crisis more likely by bailing out the system...http://www.newser.com/story/64628/goldmans-gains-are-americas-losses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 10:01:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64483/recession-will-cost-more-jobs-end-before-long-fed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Reserve is confident the general economy is turning around but still pessimistic on the jobs part, the Wall Street Journal reports. In June meeting minutes issued today, those gathered agreed that data since April “indicated that the economic contraction was slowing and that the decline in activity could...http://www.newser.com/story/64483/recession-will-cost-more-jobs-end-before-long-fed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:21:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64142/nice-trip-now-get-back-to-work-mr-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama got his usual hero's welcome overseas, but this trip seemed "jarring and discordant" back in the US, writes Cynthia Tucker in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Our economic news keeps getting worse by the day, yet at summit after summit, “photos of the Obamas in resplendent, gold-bedecked palaces smacked of...http://www.newser.com/story/64142/nice-trip-now-get-back-to-work-mr-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Jul 2009 16:05:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64052/krugman-to-obama-i-told-you-so.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA second economic stimulus package looks increasingly necessary, and President Obama may get "caught in a political-economic trap" if he doesn't act soon, warns Paul Krugman in the New York Times. The Fed is out of the picture, and the White House has to deal with legislators convinced that "government...http://www.newser.com/story/64052/krugman-to-obama-i-told-you-so.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 10:23:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63893/g8-leaders-stumble-on-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorld leaders gathered in L’Aquila, Italy, today for the G8 summit. Highlights from the day's meetings: A forum organized by President Obama for the world’s 17 biggest polluters failed to approve a proposal to cut global emissions by 50% by 2050, the New York Times reports. The group did agree...http://www.newser.com/story/63893/g8-leaders-stumble-on-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 14:57:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63803/pope-urges-new-world-order-for-global-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict delivers a broad criticism of contemporary capitalism in his latest encyclical, the Washington Post reports. The biggest problem with businesses today is that “they are almost exclusively answerable to their investors,” Benedict writes in the 144-page document. He proposes a radically different economic model in which access to...http://www.newser.com/story/63803/pope-urges-new-world-order-for-global-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 17:03:27 CDT