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Wall Street: Under Siege and Contracting

 

The securities industry in New York City has lost 22,000 jobs since January 2008, and will lose another 10,000 by the end of next year, according to a report by New York City’s Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. If his predictions are correct, Wall Street will have lost 17% of its jobs. Wall Street has shed […]

Unemployment and Resulting Consumer Pessimism Present a National Crisis

 

Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, has declared our unemployment situation a national crisis according to an article in Bloomberg by Joshua Zumbrun and Vivien Lou Chen. The American unemployment rate is still hovering between 9% and 10% and has been for the last few years. Worst of all, 45% of those unemployed have […]

‘Occupy Wall Street’ on its Way to Becoming a Massive, Vibrant Movement

 

“Occupy Wall Street,” the once loosely-organized protest against Wall Street greed and corruption, has swelled in number, garnered union support and appears to be morphing into the Tea Party of the Left. Powerful unions like the AFL-CIO and the American Federation of Teachers unions are lending support.

Recent Economic Data Is Troubling

 

The Recession of 2008 slowed our economy to a crawl and also produced significant societal changes. High unemployment among young adults aged 16 to 29 produced the biggest impact on the American way of life, followed by increased immigration and the resulting increase in the poverty rate. The 2010 Census revealed some landmark changes since […]

And Now For Something Completely Different

 

To demonstrate that this blog is not just full of thoughts put to words, we offer the following link to an entertaining and thought provoking music video that proves that disappointment in, and anger against, Wall Street events over the last few years is not limited to this country. Please welcome the acclaimed English acoustic […]

Job Cuts at UBS – A Microcosm of What’s Happening on Wall Street

 

Jobs at Wall Street banks are being eliminated at an increasingly rapid pace and this bodes ill for many employed in the financial services sector. Bloomberg’s recent article “UBS Bankers Face Dwindling Options for Jobs” underscores this situation. Those pushed out at UBS will doubtless find few opportunities on Wall Street. The bigger story, however, […]