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Bernard Madoff for dummies

Mme Cantaloube — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:22:18 +0000

No doubt you’ve heard about him in the news. Watch this short and funny video and I’m sure you’ll finally understand the whole thing afterwards !

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Is It Less Stressful to Get Laid Off Than Stay On?

Mme Cantaloube — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:07:47 +0000

Compared with people who are straight-up laid off, those who keep their job but are under a constant threat of losing it suffer a greater decline in mental well-being.

Unemployment in U.S. Surges to 8.1%

Mme Cantaloube — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:41:35 +0000

Pour les élèves de BTS, mais aussi tous les autres.

Lisez cet article sur la crise économique aux USA

The credit crisis

Mme Cantaloube — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:40:48 +0000

The Credit Crisis explained :

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As Layoffs Surge, Women May Pass Men in Job Force

Mme Cantaloube — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:31:26 +0000

With the recession on the brink of becoming the longest in the postwar era, a milestone may be at hand: Women are about to surpass men on the nation’s payrolls, taking the majority for the first time in American history.

The proportion of women who are working has changed very little since the recession started. But a full 82 percent of the job losses have befallen men, who are heavily represented in distressed industries like manufacturing and construction. Women tend to be employed in areas like education and health care, which are less sensitive to economic ups and downs, and in jobs that allow more time for child care and other domestic work.

The Wall Street Journal videos on the financial crisis

Mme Cantaloube — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:38:33 +0000

Pour les élèves de BTS (mais aussi pour les autres parce que c’est sous-titré !!) quelques vidéos très intéressantes sur les raisons de la crise financière actuelles.

C’est sur le site de Mediapart et à l’origine sur le site du Wall Street Journal.

The Great Depression

Mme Cantaloube — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:12:33 +0000

The media mention a lot the_great_depression as a comparison with today’s financial crisis. Here are a few pictures related to this event. This first picture by Dorothea Lange is a classic (you may have seen it in you Histoty textbook). It’s title “Migrant Mother” also evokes immigration. During The Dust Bowl families also left their homes in search of a better work.

This second picture evokes unemployement as a consequence of the Great Depression.

To finish, a short video from the BBC. Watch the images of the 1929 Crisis

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