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Stock Markets Fall as Green Shoots Wither
Pessimistic executives cash out of shares
By Anuj Gangahar and Michael Mackenzie in New York
Last updated: June 23 2009 00:44
Growing pessimism about the prospects for a global economic recovery sent stock and commodity prices tumbling on Monday while new data showed that leading US corporate executives were cashing out of their share holdings at a rapid [...]
The Meltdown Explained (in Comics!)
Jobs with Justice and the Institute for Policy Studies put the Economic Meltdown Explained with solid social democratic solutions. If only we can could get a radical version from Phoebe Glockner. Or Alan Moore and Alex Ross. Our two favorite jokes:
“How many stockbrokers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Two. One to remove the lightbulb [...]