Stories tagged with "economic crisis"

Workers deserve freedom to choose unions by indystar

Corporate greed has thrown this economy so far off balance that its fundamental stability is now at stake. The only irony is that the jet-setter corporate royalty was the last to... – Apr 18, 2009 at 11:25 PM in Letters to the editor

Pacers co-owner: Good job by Bird, O'Brien by Mike Wells

Indiana Pacers co-owner Herb Simon said he is “thrilled” with the team’s direction, “absolutely” wants president Larry Bird to remain in control and... – Apr 16, 2009 at 1:16 AM in Pacers

Michigan State defeats UConn 82-73 by indystar

DETROIT — Raymar Morgan was Michigan State’s best player before a bout of illnesses stunted his season. He was back to his old self Saturday night. Right on time.Morgan had... – Apr 04, 2009 at 9:55 PM in Sports

Race isn't the issue by indystar

Not even three months have passed since President Barack Obama’s historic inauguration, and already it tends to slip the nation’s collective mind that the first black... – Apr 04, 2009 at 12:28 AM in Commentary

Cars, banks, confusion by indystar

Through a series of logical decisions, the Obama administration has maneuvered itself into an illogical and uncomfortable place. The president is telling Detroit to shape up or die... – Apr 01, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

To be more as well as know more by indystar

Arecent article in The New York Times expressed concern over the decline in hiring faculty in the humanities and the diminishing interest of students in liberal arts education. A... – Mar 31, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Time may be right to convert your IRA to a Roth by indystar

Paying more taxes now so you won’t have to pay them later sure doesn’t sound like a great deal during a recession. For most people, though, that’s exactly what it... – Mar 29, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

United Way issues $1.4M in grants by indystar

United Way of Central Indiana today said it awarded a total of $1.4 million to 15 local nonprofit agencies to address a variety of capital, maintenance and technology... – Mar 27, 2009 at 9:35 AM in Business

Optimism -- and a plea for patience by indystar

Obama notes progress on economy, tempers earlier criticism of AIG bonuses WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama asked the American people for patience Tuesday night as his... – Mar 25, 2009 at 8:48 AM in Politics & Government

Obama says 'Don't demonize investors' by indystar

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama moderated his rhetoric about bonuses to executives at bailed out AIG Tuesday night, saying he was as angry as anyone at the payments but... – Mar 24, 2009 at 9:34 PM in Politics & Government

Kudos to Burton for standing on principle and against earmarks by indystar

It was refreshing to see in The Star’s March 6 editorial, "They can’t pass up the pork,‘’ a compliment to U.S. Rep. Dan Burton for his principled stand... – Mar 22, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

NBC chief calls Jon Stewart's CNBC attacks 'unfair' most recent comment by Ben Neff

First of all, I don’t recall Stewart saying... – Mar 18, 2009 at 5:15 PM

Liberal media watchdog begins anti-CNBC drive by USA Today

NEW YORK — Some liberal political activists and economists are seizing on comedian Jon Stewart's attacks of CNBC to push an online petition drive urging the network to be... – Mar 16, 2009 at 7:35 PM in Entertainment

RV maker Monaco laying off 515 by Tom Spalding

Financially troubled Monaco Coach Corp. is in the process of firing 515 employees at three facilities in Indiana — and also defending its decision to not provide 60... – Mar 13, 2009 at 9:33 AM in Business

Stuck in phony war rut by indystar

For all the legislative commotion surrounding the economic crisis, we are still living in the equivalent of “the phony war” of 1939 and 1940. War has been declared on... – Mar 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Brokaw will hit the road to report on economy by USA Today

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's Tom Brokaw never claimed he was retiring when he left Nightly News after the 2004 election.Now, he's signed on for a USA Network project that'll have... – Mar 11, 2009 at 5:18 PM in Entertainment

Pacers' future is up in the air by Mark Alesia

As financial losses mount, the team makes a plea for public help Indiana Pacers co-owner Herb Simon stressed Tuesday that he wants to keep his team in Indianapolis but was equally... – Mar 11, 2009 at 2:39 AM in Pacers

Pacers owner: Money losses can’t continue by Mark Alesia

Indiana Pacers co-owner Herb Simon stressed Tuesday that he wants to keep his team in Indianapolis but was equally adamant that he can no longer afford the operating expenses at... – Mar 10, 2009 at 11:44 PM in Pacers

Portrait selling off homes in Noblesville, Avon by Jeff Swiatek

Portrait Homes has stopped construction of homes in the Indianapolis area and other markets where it’s active. The Chicago home builder will sell its existing inventory of... – Mar 10, 2009 at 7:32 AM in Business

Bogus battle of the bulge by indystar

Conservatives may be quarreling among themselves about choice of weapons and commanders in their war against all things Obama, but they claim to have a clear consensus as to their... – Mar 08, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Dan Carpenter