Archive for November, 2008

Dems, GOP agree on something: anxiety

… well, is watching television nearly all day, and “lives on her computer,” following all of the polls and the latest news … Brewster-Barnes, a 40-year-old health-insurance company employee in Vancouver, Washington, wants to be able to tell her …

Japan unveils $275 billion stimulus package

… that the most important thing is to assure the security of average households,” the prime minister told a news … loans and credits to struggling small- and mid-sized firms and includes a cut in payroll deductions for employment insurance …

Stocks Finish Higher

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Treasury Dept. are working on a major program to prevent widespread foreclosures … In U.S. economic news Thursday, third-quarter advance GDP declined 0.3%, after posting a 2.8% rate of growth in the second …

Economy (177)

… lines and themes from the campaign trail in recent weeks, but rather than with sharp hits on McCain — sparked by the news … New infrastructure spending, expansion of food stamps and unemployment insurance, and aid to states for programs like Medicaid …