economic

Local economic indicators for: - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News, USA
Signs of housing stabilization. After falling steeply for most of last year, median home prices in Silicon Valley have been flat for the past four months. Since January, the median house price in Santa Clara County has hovered in a narrow range between …
San Jose Mercury News

Written on June 13, 2009 | Posted in Housing | No comment

Tags: economic, for, indicators, jose, local, mercury, news, san

Economic Downturn Didn't Spare Justices' Bottom Lines Either - New York Times

New York Times
By BERNIE BECKER WASHINGTON - Justice Stephen G. Breyer was active in the stock market in 2008, selling his stock in a dozen companies, according to financial disclosures released Friday.
The Associated Press
The Week Magazine
- - -

Written on June 6, 2009 | Posted in National News | No comment

Tags: didn't, downturn, economic, justices', lines, new, spare, times, york

Economic Downturn Didn't Spare Justices' Bottom Lines Either - New York Times

Written on June 6, 2009 | Posted in National News | No comment

Tags: didn't, downturn, economic, justices', lines, new, spare, times, york

Biden: White House to `ramp up' economic recovery - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden said Friday the White House plans to "ramp up" the pace of its economic recovery efforts as the government reported the unemployment rate jumped to its highest level in over a quarter-century.
Christian Science Monitor
FOXNews
- - -

Written on June 5, 2009 | Posted in National News | No comment

Tags: associated, biden, economic, house, press, ramp, recovery, up', white

Economic downturn makes finding summer jobs tough for teens - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News, USA
"The parts of the economy that have been hit the hardest — retail, hospitality, food establishments — usually provided a lot of jobs for young people," said Amar Mann, an economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics in San Francisco. …

Written on June 2, 2009 | Posted in Arts & Dining | No comment

Tags: downturn, economic, finding, jobs, jose, makes, mercury, news, san, summer, teen's, tough

Korean economic zone in doubt - BBC News

BBC News
The future of a special economic zone, once heralded as an important symbol of cooperation between North and South Korea, is in doubt, following an announcement by the North.
The Associated Press
AFP
- - -

Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

Tags: bbc, doubt, economic, korean, news, zone

Opinion: Patent office is a disaster that holds back economic growth - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News, USA
By awarding and denying patents, the patent office is an essential cog in generating wealth and jobs, especially in technology-rich Silicon Valley. The United States, led by Silicon Valley, is the world leader in innovation. We are the largest exporter …
News & Observer

Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in Technology | No comment

Tags: disaster, economic, growth, holds, jose, mercury, news, office, opinion, patent, san

In an economic downturn, even Stanford University's fundraisers … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News, USA
It is also scaling back on events, reducing travel and shifting publications from print to online. This single office brought in $1.61 billion in the past two years — paying for professors, students, computers, libraries, labs and classrooms, …
Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)

Written on May 12, 2009 | Posted in Travel | No comment

Tags: downturn, economic, fundraisers, jose, mercury, news, san, stanford, university's

South Africa's Jacob Zuma chooses new economic policy team for cabinet - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk
President Jacob Zuma has sent his first signal about the future direction of South African policy by choosing a new cabinet with a new team to run economic policy.
Al Jazeera
Bloomberg
- - -