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...date for the end of the recession is determined, it will be shown that it occurred sometime in the spring of this year. But I don't believe the recovery will be very substantial, and therefore it's hard to say the worst is behind us. A lot will depend on how consumers behave. Consumers have been saving and not spending, and the absence of a big surge of this spending is what will prevent the recovery from being robust. In addition, in so many industries there is overcapacity. More firms are selling cars than there is a demand...
...quickly other states may hit the wall will largely depend on how quickly we exit this recession. Will we emerge later this year? Not until next? It is easy to find an economist for whatever answer you'd like. That's not nefarious; it's just really hard to anticipate what the economy is going to do. For the fiscal year that just ended, revenues came in below expectations in 38 states, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers and the National Governors Association. And if projections are too rosy again in the just-signed state budgets? Well...
...same-store sales if we want to call a bottoming-out," she says. At least the company is close. So guys, don't whine on your trip to Bed Bath & Beyond. Snatch that pomegranate-cider candle for $25. The fruity smell is quite delightful. And our economic future may depend...
...tourism can be the difference between poverty and prosperity. In Kenya, a single employee at a hotel or restaurant supports four other people, according to Gerson Misumi, managing director of Tamarind Management, a hospitality firm in Kenya and South Africa: "There's a chain of services that depend on our industry." Adds Lipman of the UNWTO: "Tourism is a good development agent because poor countries don't have to manufacture it." Developing nations already have their product--nature, culture, tradition--and all that's required to profit is a bit of investment in infrastructure and marketing. "The market comes...
Ultimately, the survival of our planet and the solvency of our country will depend on cultural changes that persuade enough of us to use less energy and less health care. The spread of eco-consciousness has helped with energy, but utilities have helped more, and only doctors can lead the way toward a similar less-is-more mentality in medicine. If Washington can change the incentives, the culture will follow the money...