Crisis Predictions
Take your guess regarding the end of this financial crisis.
[ Closed ] on 2009-08-01 EDT,
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Web 2.0 lets everyone share their ideas, opinions, favorite tunes, and relationship statuses with each other. Even over-employed workers will still produce some user-generated content. But it seems to ...
[ Closed ] on 2009-02-01 EST,
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Would Liberal leader Stephane Dion step down before parliament re-opens?
[ End Result ]
Step down before end of 2008
The Canadian government temporarily dodged a crisis when Governor General Michaelle Jean accepted Prime Minister Stephen Harper's request to suspend parliament. The House will be back in business late ...
[ Scored ] on 2008-12-10 EST
President-elect Obama has a big job ahead in taking US through one of the greatest economic crisis, but foreign policy has always been a big part of US politics as well. The Secretary of State, therefo...
[ Scored ] on 2008-12-06 EST
On Nov 18, the oil prices made slight gains in Asia today after falling around $US2 on worries over a deepening global financial crisis, dealers said.
New York's main futures contract, light sweet c...
[ Scored ] on 2008-12-03 EST
Jerry Yang's troubled tenure as chief executive of Yahoo Inc. ended Monday, when the Internet giant announced that he will step aside and that its board of directors is seeking a replacement. Yahoo sa...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST,
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The Treasury and Federal Reserve Sunday night were moving to stabilize Citigroup to prevent the giant New York bank from being the latest to succumb to a death spiral in financial markets, according to...
[ Scored ] on 2008-12-02 EST
Do you still believe iPhone and Mac book will be great sales in 2008? Will the financial crisis give Apple pressure to lay off its genius team?
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST,
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The importance of the Treasury secretary's role was on display in full force this year, as Henry M. Paulson Jr. dealt with the financial meltdown precipitated by the mortgage crisis and worked with Con...
[ Closed ] on 2008-12-01 EST,
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Which party will win the provincial election in Quebec on Dec 8?
[ End Result ]
Liberals in majority
The residents of the province of Quebec will be going through their second election in 3 months. This time, it is the provincial election.
Currently, the Liberals hold a minority government. Similar...
[ Scored ] on 2008-12-09 EST
The U.S. unemployment rate remains stable in Sept at 6.1%, although the unemployment rate climbed to a five- year high in the last few months. This heightens the risk of an economic slowdown. The repo...
[ Scored ] on 2008-11-07 EST
Iceland secured US$274million from Norway and Denmark yesterday as it sought help to stablise its stricken economy, but talks to secure a far larger loan from Russia continued. Icelandic officials, mea...
[ Scored ] on 2008-11-07 EST
The money CIBC raised in January has quickly been claimed by the $6.5-billion in writedowns taken in the past year related to the U. S. credit crisis. More writedowns are coming this quarter. How much ...
[ Closed ] on 2008-12-01 EST,
1 Ziibos Answered
While it is still anticipated that the bailout will be approved, some lawmakers have strong concerns. Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, said the plan "merely codifies (the Tre...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST,
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US: when will credit crisis & high inflation be resolved?
[ Predicted ]
Resolved by 2010 or later
(56% chance)
On July 15, the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said officials expect the economy to improve "gradually" over the next two years, thanks to a "slow" housing recovery and gradual improvement in cr...
[ Closed ] on 2008-12-01 EST,
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