New York Times (July 16)
Rather than the once hoped for economic recovery, “the United States economy is headed for a tumultuous autumn, with the threat of closed schools, renewed government lockdowns, empty stadiums and an uncertain amount of federal support for businesses and unemployed workers all clouding hopes for a rapid rebound from recession.”
Tags: Autumn, Economic recovery, Economy, Lockdowns, Schools, Stadiums, Support, Threat, Tumultuous, U.S., Unemployed
Washington Post (August 24)
Slammed by the debt crisis, Europeans are growing impatient with royal spending. Spain provides one example. “Shortly after confiding to his countrymen that he had been unable to sleep at night because of all the young unemployed people in his country, Spanish King Juan Carlos secretly hopped aboard a plane and went on a lavish safari to Botswana, where he shot elephants.” When they found out, “Spaniards were outraged. Newspapers calculated that such hunting trips cost twice the country’s average annual salary.”
Tags: Botswana, Europe, King Juan Carlos, Royalty, Safari, Spain, Unemployed
Telegraph (November 1)
Morrison’s, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain, will give 10% of new jobs to the vulnerable unemployed, including the homeless and addicts. The chain plans to open a number of new stores and hire at least 10,000 people. Altruistically, the plan will help vulnerable individuals get back on their feet. Strategically, the supermarket believes “it can gain the most loyal and hard-working employees” by hiring individuals “who need a hand-up rather than a hand-out.”
Tags: Morrison's, UK, Unemployed, Vulnerable
