All posts containing the tag: "economy"


White House Sleeper Gets Serious Wake Up Call

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!

Emanuel & Charles: Click to watch

Filed under: Politix


Tags: advisers, asleep, barack obama, charles rangel, congress, congressmen, credit card, economy, emanuel cleaver, larry summers, sleep, sleeping, video, videos

Economy Strikes -- Zoo Animals Forced to Hoof It

AntelopeSorry 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!

Launch Photos

Filed under: Critters


Tags: animals, bronx zoo, BronxZoo, economy, recession

Economy Rocks Sesame Street, Layoffs Ensue

Sesame StreetFirst 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

Sean Young -- Off with Her Head!

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."

Sean Young

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

Not Feelin' The Pinch

With the economy in the toilet, these celeb shoppers are doing their part to stimulate growth.

Launch Photos

Filed under: Fashion, Photo Galleries


Tags: economy, retail, retail sales, RetailSales, shopaholic, shopper, shopping

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