(Pictured Above: Trenton, NJ Train Station at 4:00pm 8-28-2011) Hurricane Irene Leaves Severe Flooding in NJ- Will Impact Northeast Corridor Train Commute: Think Hurricane Irene didn’t do anything? Wrong. Although the storm has passed we talked to experts in Trenton NJ who told us this was one of the worst flooding disasters in history...
Google Trends Show “Recession” Search Volume Near 2008 1st Quarter Levels: Searches related to “recession” rising. The risks of an economic recession occurring (again) have grown and the political stage has new dynamics that are making the economy – mainstream news. The high rate of unemployment has many people focused on politics and its...
Standard and Poor’s Downgrades the U.S. from AAA to AA+: Opinion: Should President Obama Change It Up? For the first time in over 70 years, the U.S. has lost its coveted triple A status and was downgraded by the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s. The S&P downgraded the U.S. from AAA to AA+ after...
President Obama Announces Debt Ceiling Deal Reached: Are the cuts enough? President Obama announced today that leaders in Washington had come to an agreement on raising the debt ceiling. The deal prevents the U.S. from going into its first ever default and is a compromise between both plans from Boehner and Reid. The main...
Bernanke Leaves QE3 Door Open: Quantitative Easing Round 3 Is On The Way. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke today on Capitol Hill about the economic recession. Many believed he would discuss what could happen if the debt ceiling isn’t raised and make comments about the stalled recovery. The fed chairman believes the economy...
