Everyone's feeling cash-poor, and when we say "everyone," we mean everyone. There are the basic, no-duh ways to save money, like downgrading your Netflix and changing your New York Times subscription from every day to weekend-only.
Like many medical centers in Asia, Bangkok's Bumrungrad Hospital had big expectations for a global trend known as medical tourism. Administrators were especially eager to attract more patients from the U.S. (BusinessWeek.com, 3/17/08) keen on saving money by having hip replacements, cosmetic surgery, and other operations overseas. For years, some of Asia's premier hospitals have been popular destinations for U.S. patients who either lack health insurance or can't get coverage for certain procedures.
Harvey Shaw’s plans to move out of his parents’ house, finally, have been derailed. With a high school degree obtained belatedly at 21, he had held a full-time job for 26 months as a detailer at a car dealership here, sprucing up new and used cars.
Why the recession could be a blessing for the web industry
Here we go again. We're racing full speed into a recession. Banks are collapsing, stock markets are in turmoil and entire countries face bankruptcy.
eBay and Yahoo! are cutting around 1,500 jobs each and many start-ups are laying off around 10 per cent of their staff.
Here comes dotcom crash 2.0. We're screwed.
Or are we? Actually, chances are that the internet industry isn't on the verge of another big dotcom crash, after all.
Unemployment Compensation--Tips for ClaimantsThe purpose of this document is to provide information which may be useful to individuals who have found themselves in the unfortunate situation of losing their jobs and who may be eligible for unemployment compensation. The following information is based on my experience serving on the Michigan Employment Security Board of Review (appeals) and for the past two years representing claimants in administrative law judge unemployment compensation eligibility appeal hearings. Unemployment compensation regulations throughout the U.S.
There has been a lot of talk about the United States heading toward a recession lately. Now there is evidence that we could already be in one. What does that mean to the average person?
May 13, 2008, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) announced, "We can't drill our way out of this." This was his response to pressure on legislators to increase oil drilling and exploration to help elevate high gas prices. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time this phrase was picked up by the mainstream media.
