Gates Foundation Gives Teachers a $335M Raise
on Nov 20, 2009 in recession proof jobs jobs employment The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation announced this week that it will grant one of the largest privately sponsored school improvement programs in recent memory -- several teacher performance improvement initiatives in more than four states.The progr...

UPS and Fedex Need 64,000 Holiday Workers
on Nov 20, 2009 in jobs employment On Monday UPS announced that its projections show it will handle more parcel deliveries this holiday season than it did last year.UPS will deliver about 400 million packages worldwide between Thanksgiving and Christmas.Further UPS announced that it w...

More Convincing Reports Forecast A Jobs Rebound
on Nov 20, 2009 in good news recession proof jobs economic recovery This week saw addition signs that this recovery will be anything but a jobless one.On Monday the Empire State Manufacturing Survey was released. Amidst a report that shows continued manufacturing growth in the region came this assessment from the do...

Lowe's Co: ""We Certainly Do Feel Better..."
on Nov 20, 2009 in economy recession good news banks stocks bonds finance gold investments Earlier in the week, Lowe's Cos. (LOW) said in the third quarter it saw improved sales in several major big-ticket categories, including major appliances and flooring projects.Same-store-sales declines for Lowe's progressively moderated as Q3 advance...

The Good News Economist Blog Turns One
on Nov 20, 2009 in google blog blogger What a year it has been. Today marks the one year anniversary of the Good News Economist Blog. And it truly has been all about you -- the reader.With nearly 250 positive stories, collectively you've read over 150,000 pages of good news in the last...

Year Over Year Market Gains Shine Bright
on Nov 15, 2009Even though markets were sliding rapidly last year at this time, the stock market indexes have now recovered to the point that year over year gains are quite substantial.For the Dow Jones industrial average, the one year gain is now 1,773 points, up...

Add Japan to the Q3 Growth Column
on Nov 15, 2009Rapidly growing neighbors as well as government stimulus programs helped Japan return to growth much more quickly than any had expected. Japan's Q3 growth surged sharply at a 4.8% annualized clip. It was Japan's second consecutive quarter of growth...

Foreclosure Rates Continue Steady Decline
on Nov 12, 2009In October the number of U.S. properties for which a foreclosure filing was received declined for the third month sequentially according to a RealtyTrac report released on Wednesday. The report is a further indication that foreclosures are beginning...

Housing Outlook Improves - Local Media Agrees
on Nov 10, 2009Sales of previously owned homes rose across the country during the third quarter, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors.Nationally, sales were up 5.9 percent from the third quarter of last year. Previously own...

US Job Growth Likely By Christmas
on Nov 8, 2009Now that the US recovery is in full swing, many continue to asked "when will this newfound economic growth produce new jobs?"This past week all eyes were on job numbers. And there were some encouraging signs.First, Challenger, Gray & Christmas,...