All posts containing the tag: "economy"
Posted Apr 24th 2009 3:20PM by TMZ Staff
Sleepy economic advisor Larry Summers may have been able to rest easy during yesterday's meeting with credit card officials -- but according to congressmen Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO) and Charles Rangel (D, NY), it's time to ring the alarm!

Filed under: Politix
Tags: advisers, asleep, barack obama, charles rangel, congress, congressmen, credit card, economy, emanuel cleaver, larry summers, sleep, sleeping, video, videos
Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:08PM by TMZ Staff
Sorry zoo critters, the recession spares no one.
Several foxes, bats, antelope, deer and other animals are looking for work -- after the economy forced the Bronx Zoo to downsize.
The Bronx Zoo is looking to close a $15 million budget shortfall, and this was the only way.
The animals won't be thrown out on the street, officials say they'll have to ship them to various zoos around the country.
If anyone ever needed a gazelle -- now's the time to buy!

Filed under: Critters
Tags: animals, bronx zoo, BronxZoo, economy, recession
Posted Mar 11th 2009 4:26PM by TMZ Staff
First Wall St ... then Main St ... now the economy is taking its toll on Sesame St.
Sunny days could not sweep the clouds away ... and now the good people behind the world's greatest children's show have announced they must regretfully cut their workforce by 20% -- 67 positions in total.
The letters of the day are B and S.
When not asked to weigh in on the situation, Kermit the Frog responded by throwing up his hands, and screaming the following statement:
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Filed under: Kids, Politix
Tags: economy, employees, layoffs, Sesame St, Sesame Street, SesameSt, SesameStreet
Posted Feb 18th 2009 8:45AM by TMZ Staff
Relax. The headline is just a Marie Antoinette thing, because last night Sean Young bragged she hadn't invested in the stock market, so ... "I'm so rich now and everybody is just like, just dying."

In her defense, she is clearly doing a lot to stimulate the liquor industry.
Filed under: The Rich Life
Tags: bailout, economy, sean young, SeanYoung, stimulus, stock market, StockMarket
Posted Jan 31st 2009 2:32AM by TMZ Staff
With the economy in the toilet, these celeb shoppers are doing their part to stimulate growth.

Filed under: Fashion, Photo Galleries
Tags: economy, retail, retail sales, RetailSales, shopaholic, shopper, shopping