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...some investors, dividends are a substantial part of their incomes. For retired people a loss of dividend cash could mean the loss of the ability to pay for housing or essentials...
...That doesn’t mean we’re going to hang our heads and sulk about it,” the coach added. “It will inspire us to have a good week in practice...
...Certainly there’s a blow to us with not having coming out on top,” Amaker said. “That doesn’t mean we’re going to hang our heads and sulk about it. It will inspire us to have a good week in practice...
...first is that the cause of the recession was Americans becoming overextended in their use of credit. The other one, which is a consequence of the first, is that if the government can facilitate future consumer borrowing, the economy will be righted again in short order. That would mean that more complex methods of solving the problems of the recession, such as spending money on infrastructure, would be unnecessary. It would be simpler to take $825 billion and make it available for home equity loans, enlarge credit card lines, and auto loans...
...support struggling manufacturers, the government over the past six months has restored or raised tax breaks on more than 3,700 export items, including consumer goods like toys. The rebates could make Chinese exports even cheaper, but that doesn't mean cash-strapped shoppers in the U.S. and Europe will exercise their credit cards. HSBC estimates China's exports could contract by as much as 19% in the first quarter of 2009. "The international financial crisis is deepening and spreading, with continuing negative impact on the domestic economy," Ma Jiantang, the head of China's statistics bureau, told reporters...