Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) with Swiss Economy Minister Doris Leuthard (R). Xinhua News Agency
BY TIAN HUANG - MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
With the global economy slowing down, China, currently the world’s king [...]
February 2009
Written By: Tian Huang on February 27, 2009
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Written By: Tian Huang on February 27, 2009
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Free February at the Art Institute. Tian Huang/Medill
BY TIAN HUANG - MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
February has been a particularly busy month for me, so it only was this week that I was able to take advantage of the Art Institute’s Free February. I’ve been to the Art [...]
Written By: hollistempleton on February 25, 2009
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Photo courtesy of the Mary and Leigh Block Museum
BY HOLLIS TEMPLETON – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
Universities across the country are feeling the effects of the recession and doing whatever it takes to cope with financial challenges.
At Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., where the institution’s endowment
Written By: ihwang on February 24, 2009
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Data from Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Index shows home prices fell dramatically in 2008, even compared with the declines in 2007. (Inyoung Hwang/Medill)
BY INYOUNG HWANG - MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
Chicago’s home prices plunged 14.3 percent through December 2008 compared with the year earlier, according to data by Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Home [...]
Written By: CTPou on February 23, 2009
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Mary Hall, the Recessionista
CLAUDIA-TERESA POU - MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I’m sure many of you have heard of that saying, advising us to make the best of what we’re given. Given our current economic situation, we should probably be changing our spending habits and do our best with a recessionary budget. So, start [...]
Written By: CTPou on February 22, 2009
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CLAUDIA-TERESA POU – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
Bloomberg reported that the collapse of the U.S. newspaper industry is accelerating as a significant drop in advertising forces publishers to consider curtailing print editions or shutting down altogether.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will shut down or appear only on the Internet, unless its parent company can find [...]
Written By: hollistempleton on February 20, 2009
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Best Picture nominee Frost/Nixon has only grossed $16,561,626, but an extra $350,000 in ad spending may be responsible for the film's coveted nomination.
BY HOLLIS TEMPLETON – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
Although it may be intuitive that an Oscar nomination for Best Picture increases the popularity of a film, [...]
Written By: CTPou on February 19, 2009
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BY CLAUDIA-TERESA POU – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
The U.S. recession has been taking a toll on jobs, retail sales, the auto industry and almost every other sector, but has it been enough to get young adults to stop shopping?
Shopbop.com is Karen Leigh's website of choice. (Claudia-Teresa Pou/Medill)
I conducted my own [...]
Written By: ihwang on February 19, 2009
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BY INYOUNG HWANG – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
The effects of the recession, the housing meltdown and job cuts may be hitting individuals with disabilities in the U.S. disproportionately.
As the economy falters, those with disabilities are faced with fewer options for healthcare and often turn to Social Security Disability Insurance, which provides monthly benefits to individuals who [...]
Written By: Tian Huang on February 18, 2009
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Phil Flynn talks to Advanced Econ Reporting students. Tian Huang/Medill
BY TIAN HUANG - MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
During our final trip to CME Group this quarter, we had the opportunity to speak to Phil Flynn, an energy analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. Phil was on the floor talking about oil inventories on Fox [...]
