'I Would Be Absolutely Perfect For This,' Report 1,400 People Looking At Same Job Posting
SAN FRANCISCO—Upon coming across the same job posting Monday for a full-time position at a local startup company, an estimated 1,400 people reportedly ...
Economy
Man Calls Trust Fund Savings
NEW YORK—Following a year of fruitless efforts to find a job, unemployed 26-year-old Scott Wesley, who reportedly lives off a $2 million trust fund ...
30-Year-Old Factors In Birthday Money
MEDFORD, OR—While calculating his budget Wednesday, Ben Hollis, a 30-year-old man, carefully factored in the birthday money he’ll receive next month as a ...
Study Finds College Education Leaves Majority Of Graduates Unprepared To Carry Entire American Economic Recovery
NEW YORK—According to a new study published Wednesday in The American Educational Research Journal, an overwhelming majority of recent college graduates are completely unprepared ...
Options For Solving The Debt-Ceiling Crisis
A number of pundits have suggested the U.S. Treasury mint $1 trillion coins made of platinum to pay the country’s bills.
U.S. Treasury Cowboy Claims Something Done Spooked Economy
WASHINGTON—U.S. Treasury Cowboy Earl “Buck” Laramie gathered reporters around his campfire at sundown Monday, rustled them up some biscuits and bacon, and broke ...
Newly Unemployed Woman Enjoys Equal Pay For First Time In Career
BOSTON—In a historic development for gender parity in the American workplace, recently laid-off consultant Paula Saunders, 32, is at last earning an income identical ...
Fed Admits Up Until Now U.S. Has Just Been Coasting Off Money From 'Avatar'
'We Spent It All' Reveals Bernanke
WASHINGTON—Addressing the nation’s finances at a major economic conference Friday, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged that for the past three years the ...
Fed Chief Makes Diplomatic Visit To Econopolis
ECONOPOLIS—As part of an effort to consolidate ties with the sovereign fiscal nation, U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke visited the cloud city-state ...
Nation's Economists Quietly Evacuating Their Families
NEW YORK—As employment stagnates, manufacturing continues its slump, and overall confidence in the U.S.
Pet Eating Like Country Isn't In Goddamn Recession
RICHMOND, IN—Apparently heedless of the dismal fiscal climate, local dog Digby is wolfing down kibble as though the United States isn't limping its ...
Fed: 'If Jobs Are Meant To Be With Us, They'll Come Back On Their Own'
WASHINGTON—Following a two-day meeting to discuss the country's continually disappointing employment numbers, officials from the Federal Reserve announced Friday that if jobs are ...
Nation's Lower Class At Least Grateful It Not Part Of Nation's Middle Class
CHAPEL HILL, NC—A survey released Wednesday by researchers at the University of North Carolina found that despite the many challenges they face, the nation ...
European Debt Crisis Solutions
As the debt crisis continues to batter Europe’s finances, many countries, including Greece, Spain, and Italy, have been forced to impose severe austerity measures.
Americans Pool Together $945.23 To Counteract Corporate Money's Influence In Politics
WASHINGTON—Spurred into action by the surge of Super PAC donations ahead of November's general election, the American people this week collectively managed to ...
Search Crews Continue To Look For Obviously Dead Hikers
Autistic reporter Michael Falk questions the logic of continuing to look for a group of lost hikers who clearly are no longer alive.
Couple Has Nest Egg Of Debt To Make Sure They've Got Some Money To Owe Down The Road
BRIMLEY, MI—Local couple Matt and Wendy Ratliff told reporters Tuesday that they have been steadily building up a nest egg of debt to make ...
Fracking Industry Now Largest Employer Of Recent PR Graduates
SAN FRANCISCO—A new labor market study published Wednesday has found that oil companies with hydraulic fracturing interests have outpaced the tobacco industry, Wall Street ...
New Visa Talking Credit Card Urges Buyers To Go For It
SAN FRANCISCO—Financial services giant Visa held a press event Tuesday to introduce "Visa Voice," a new line of talking credit cards that urges shoppers ...
