Next Victim of Turmoil May Be Your Salary
The next stage of the downturn is likely to revolve around the worst slump in worker pay since the Great Depression.
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The next stage of the downturn is likely to revolve around the worst slump in worker pay since the Great Depression.
The Treasury’s rescue plan will restrict pay packages for Wall Street executives, but experts say the provisions will have little real impact.
Drug courts have given addicts a chance to avoid prison by agreeing to oversight and addiction treatment.
The economic plans from John McCain and Barack Obama have provided voters with a clear choice on a big issue.
This walking corpse of a comedy has the spring, color and freshness of long-refrigerated celery.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 15, 2008, covering October 15, 2008.
T.I.
Jennifer Hudson
Robin Thicke
James Taylor
Metallica
2008Edie Adams, American actress and singer (born 1927)[†]
Edie Adams was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman who was prominent in the second half of the 1900s. She earned a Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.
2008Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish soldier and poet (born 1914)[†]
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca was one of the most prolific Turkish poets of the Turkish Republic with more than 60 collections of his poems published as of 2007. He was a laureate of the Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath Award.
2008Jack Narz, American game show host and announcer (born 1922)[†]
John Lawrence Narz Jr. was an American radio personality, television host, and singer.
2008The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.[†]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]