“I short-sold more stock of the companies that brought us the housing and credit crises.” Jeff, 28, Scientist. Seattle, Washington How I Spend my Stimulus: “In January, Congress approved $152 billion in economic stimulus checks for millions of American households, intended to boost the economy and avert a recession. Just how this money will be [...]
Entries Tagged as 'money'
Debtor Nation
August 20th, 2007
Harvard Magazine: Debtor Nation. The rising risks of the American Dream, on a borrowed dime
Tags: business · consumerism · economy · globalization · money · usa
The Profit Calculator
June 8th, 2007
NY Magazine: “The wild risks, unexpected niches, and day-in-day-out grind behind making a dollar in New York…for everyone from a drug dealer to Goldman Sachs.”
The Money Maker
February 19th, 2007
CR-Blog: “Robert Deodaat Emile Oxenaar – or Ootje as he’s known – is, at 76, still teaching in the graphic design department of the Rhode Island School of Design. Born in The Hague in the Netherlands he attended the city’s Royal Academy of Art and then, from 1966 until 1985, worked for the Nederlandsche Bank [...]