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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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Wow 43000 job cuts so far today, 20000 at cat ,2000 at gm,sprint 8000, philips 6000, home depot 7000. Things aren't looking bright in 09.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 11:32 AM
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they projected job growth and maybe home sales growth dec 09 (hopefully no later).

08 was bad, 09 could be alot worse
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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Pfizer just added 19000 more That is over 60k today alone. This is the worst day I can remember for job cuts.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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I already know the day of my career demise, Mar. 1 09. 16 working days until the plant closes permanently.........Boy, I feel like working hard.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Dang. Job losses are hitting an all-time high.

I hate to hear it, guys. I truly do. The economy is in the toilet and a lot of people that WANT to work, can't.

Walking on thin ice here. . . that sux.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:21 PM
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as we speak over 50k lost today
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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Seems infrastructure and green energy systems will the the highlight in 2009 around here. Ontario awarded 6 long term green energy projects creating 2,200 direct and indirect jobs.

As far as Residential \ Commercial , it's gone and probably won't be back any sooner than the 3-4 quarters, if at all this year.

It's a scary world these days to try and make a buck !
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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It looks like there's another wave of bank failures comming up, I know this week is going to have alot of bad news comming like the GDP contraction numbers from 4th quarter of last year.
 
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Woo Hoo Free money for more companies!!!! Bend over here comes Mr. Never done anything significant, with real world experience and i dont have a clue how basic economics works...... gonna be a real hard 4 years! Dan
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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sprint comes as no surprise. that cell service is horrible
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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For all those who think the bottom has fallen out:


















































It hasn't yet. Have a nice day.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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For all those who think the bottom has fallen out:

It hasn't. Have a nice day.
Agreed. Gold is more abundant than silver above ground. In history silver has been more often used as money than gold. The dollar is a long way from its roots.Dollar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 06:48 AM
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Everybody wants to cry about job losses, but what would you rather have? A few (which may mean many of thousands in a LARGE company) people out of work, or the company shut down entirely and possible a few hundred to a few million people out of work all at once?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 07:27 AM
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2,000,000 unemployed people, myselft included. Should start a new thread for the unemployed of FTE to gripe in.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 10:29 AM
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