Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Earlier this evening I sat outside with a neighbor discussing a wealth of topics including the news that Starbucks will be cutting “up to 12,000 jobs” and closing “600 stores.”
It’s a sign of the times to come as consumers continue to cut back on even the littlest of extravagances to make sure they put gas [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The Dow slide 394 points today while “crude oil prices spiked over $138.” There is no relief in sight on the rising oil prices.
The pain at the pumps has been excruciating in recent weeks. Today, oil prices “shot up nearly $11 a barrel” and settled “at a record $138.54 on geopolitical jitters, a dollar decline and a [...]
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