en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Economy headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 In 2006, a quarter of Washington families earned 200 percent or less than the federal poverty line -- $42,400 for a family of four; essentially the same as four years earlier, according to a report released Tuesday by the Working Poor Family Project. Although not officially in poverty, these families didn't earn enough to cover basic needs. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/383305_workingpoor15.html?source=rss Economy Washington 10/15/2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer An L.A. Times/Bloomberg survey finds that nearly 70% of Americans in each of a wide range of demographic categories say the lack of controls is responsible for the nation's economic problems. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-econpoll15-2008oct15,0,3530715.story?track=rss Economy Solutions United States 10/15/2008 Los Angeles Times The reasons for the increased cost of food are complex, including worldwide weather patterns and the high cost of fuel. But many crops are labor intensive and depend on the ability of growers to secure a sufficient supply of workers at critical stages, for example to harvest a field of lettuce or spinach, or an orchard of apples. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008266752_opin15delgado.html?syndication=rss Economy Food & Farms Washington 10/15/2008 Seattle Times Even in this globalized economy, San Francisco can do a lot to protect its residents and businesses from the ongoing disaster. But the best way to do that will require political courage--and a recognition that economic stimulus works best from the bottom up, not the top down. http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7297&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=401&volume_num=43&issue_num=03 Economy California 10/14/2008 San Francisco Bay Guardian What, then, will the next stage of the downturn be about? It is likely to revolve around the worst slump in worker pay since -- you knew this was coming -- the Great Depression. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/business/economy/15leonhardt.html Economy Sustainable Living 10/15/2008 New York Times Mr. Krugman, 55, is probably more widely known for his Op-Ed columns in which he has been a perpetual thorn in President Bush’s (and now John McCain’s) side. The prize, however, was awarded for the academic -- and less political -- research that he conducted primarily before he began writing regularly for The Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/business/economy/14econ.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin Economy United States 10/15/2008 New York Times The main difference this time around is speed: While Mr. Roosevelt's plan to buy $1.3-billion worth of stakes in 6,000 U.S. banks didn't take shape until a few years after the market crash, during which time several thousand banks had already failed, today's lawmakers have hastily dusted off his playbook in hopes of pre-empting similar carnage. The question is whether they've moved fast enough. http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081014.r-banks-wallstreet/BNStory/Business/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081014.r-banks-wallstreet Economy 10/15/2008 Toronto Globe and Mail Like everyone, I have been reading the graphs and looking at the numbers that measure the convulsions in the global financial markets. And as I do, I keep hearing the echo of another frightening set of numbers -- the ones that gauge the precipitous declines in the species that surround us. The financial markets will eventually come back, but not the species we are squandering. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/opinion/15wed4.html Economy Wildlife 10/15/2008 New York Times Oregon's Employment Department said Monday that from July to September, 103,000 new unemployment claims were filed. That's up from the 71,000 filed during the same time last year. There are 54,000 Oregonians receiving unemployment insurance benefits. About 1,000 are exhausting their 26-week claims each week. http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122393935729722800 Economy Oregon 10/14/2008 Portland Tribune