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Old 11-17-2008, 02:44 PM
 
Location: New Albany, Indiana (Greater Louisville)
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..in a Recession that will last 14 MORE months

Forecasters: U.S. in 14 month recession | U.S. | Reuters

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Old 11-17-2008, 04:11 PM
 
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Isn't 14 months pretty standard for a typical recession?

In any event, you know what this means, right? Obama landslide in 2012.
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Old 11-17-2008, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Around here, Fidelity Investments just cut 1,300 jobs and is going to cut another 1,700 more at the start of next year.
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Old 11-19-2008, 02:09 PM
 
Location: Greater PDX
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14 months only puts us to the end of 2009 or so. I can't see how this recession will be over by then. 2009-10 will see a lot of ARM resets, and commercial real estate is starting to tank. So far reality has managed to be worse than everybody's predictions, so I'm sticking with that notion.
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Old 11-19-2008, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Wonderful news for someone who is about to graduate with a degree in the financial field!
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Old 11-20-2008, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Greater PDX
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Wonderful news for someone who is about to graduate with a degree in the financial field!
On the other hand, you may have an opportunity as a new graduate: some companies will need to save some bucks but still need employees to perform tasks. A common solution is to lay off the people with years of experience (because their salaries are higher) and hire new grads to do the same work for less pay.

Just stay away from venture capital firms and investment banks.
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Old 11-21-2008, 09:14 AM
 
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Isn't 14 months pretty standard for a typical recession?

In any event, you know what this means, right? Obama landslide in 2012.
The average since 1900 has been 9-10 months.

The last time we had one that was 14 months or longer was in 1980. I spent that entire year throwing up on myself and peeing everywhere.
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Old 11-21-2008, 02:38 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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The last time we had one that was 14 months or longer was in 1980. I spent that entire year throwing up on myself and peeing everywhere.
Well then...you know what you're in for this time around!
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Old 11-21-2008, 05:00 PM
 
Location: Greater PDX
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The numbers are indicating this will likely not be an "average" recession. Quite a few grown adults may be throwing up on themselves and peeing everywhere during 2009.
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Old 11-21-2008, 09:50 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Quite a few grown adults may be throwing up on themselves and peeing everywhere during 2009.
Weren't the Republicans doing that around 11 PM on November 4, 2008?
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