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Recession hits Pinstripe Suits

September 6th 2009 16:48
It really is the last straw. We can deal with job losses, pay cuts, factory closures, even food rationing, but please don't make our fashions dull.

BBC News has reported that sales of Pinstripe Suits are down.

Men in the business world are opting for the plain and boring flat colours. The recession may effectively eliminate the Sharp Dressed Man from the business world. It's all drab and conservative from here on in.

Business men can no longer afford to be brash and bold with their apparel choices, considering they may only be able to purchase one good suit. Or alternatively they may be able to afford many suits but wish to avoid looking as though they can. Some fear of returning the guillotine for the aristocracy, or a desire to distance themselves from the extravagant irresponsible yuppie banker image?

Either way self-expression and variety is the real victim here. You can repossess our houses and cars but please don't remove the strutting peacocks of the corporate world. Please don't clip their wings and wash-out their colours.

Unregulated Capitalism may not seem so different to Communism if the dress code degenerates into a palate of grey and khaki. Just think of the Kim Jong Il safari suits.

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USA Deficit at Lowest Level in Nine Years

July 12th 2009 14:40
The USA has narrowed its trade gap to record lows. The May 2009 deficit is at its lowest level in more than nine years.

Economists are now predicting the recession will be over in the next few months.

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The USA is now importing fewer cars, auto-parts, civilian aircraft and computers.

With imports falling and exports increasing, the deficit was 9.8% lower in May compared to April. The deficit in May was $26bn.

The deficit in 2009 to date is running at a yearly rate of $350bn. This is around half what it was for the whole of 2008.

The trade deficit between the USA and its single biggest trading partner, Canada fell to its lowest level in 15 years at $628m.

The USA deficit with Japan dropped its lowest level in more than 20 years, at $1.9bn.

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Strange Business Card Ideas

May 14th 2009 17:26
In these hard economic times every business is looking for a gimmick to distinguish them for their competition. The world of business cards is becoming a little kooky.

Take this idea for business cards made from beef jerky


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Yahoo tie-up with Microsoft, New York Times, Twitter

January 27th 2009 22:26
In an open letter to new Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, Piper Jaffray Analyst Gene Munster outlined a four-part plan turning around the company.

1) Outsource search to Microsoft.
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Recessions and Depressions

November 7th 2008 06:20
A depression is any economic downturn where real GDP declines by more than 10 percent.

A recession is an economic downturn that is less severe. As a rule of thumb recessions are often declared after two consecutive quarters of negative growth (or contraction) of gross domestic product (GDP


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Good news for the Australian Economy

October 14th 2008 07:09
Today Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced an emergency $10.4 billion Stimulus Package to guard the economy from a global slowdown and boost consumer confidence. The package is worth about 1% of Australia's GDP.

The decision has come hot on the heals of Rudd's guarentee of all Australian bank deposits for 3 years. Previously only a maximum of $20,000 per person was guarenteed. An increase to $100,00 was proposed by opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull but Kevin Rudd trumped that figure by offering "unlimited" security of domestic savings


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Michael Moore's thoughts on the $700 billion Bailout Proposal

October 1st 2008 05:55
Subversive documentary film-maker Michael Moore expressed the following opinions in a recent email to his website subscribers:

Let me cut to the chase. The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this. Though no guns are being used, 300 million hostages are being taken. Make no mistake about it: After stealing a half trillion dollars to line the pockets of their war-profiteering backers for the past five years, after lining the pockets of their fellow oilmen to the tune of over a hundred billion dollars in just the last two years, Bush and his cronies -- who must soon vacate the White House -- are looting the U.S. Treasury of every dollar they can grab. They are swiping as much of the silverware as they can on their way out the door


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Indian Wedding Season increases demand for gold

September 5th 2008 14:08
India is the world's biggest buyer of bullion and the country's wedding and festival season has boosted prices every year since 2002 with September the strongest buying month.

India's wedding season runs from late September to December. Over the past decade, gold has risen by an average of 10.1 per cent from September through to December. Apart from weddings, Indian jewellers also buy the gold for the Hindu festival of Diwali, or the Festival of Lights


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The Young BizStar Competition - NSW Small Business September (LINK)

August 19th 2008 15:54
During the month of September, the NSW Department of State and Regional Development will be hosting Small Business September '08. Over 300 seminars, workshops, expos and award ceremonies will be held for businesses to help encourage innovation, create new possibilities, and business opportunities.

Some of the events being held include


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