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March 23, 2009 06:20 PM EDT --   We've been asking people in our Public Insight Network about bonuses, how they're used in local companies and how important they are to Minnesotans who aren't executives. . . . more
March 26, 2009 10:36 PM EDT -- If consumers don't feel good about the economy, they don't spend. And if they don't spend, companies that sell stuff get very nervous. We should get a good read Friday on how consumers are . . . more
April 13, 2009 07:05 PM EDT -- In this economy, we are all saving as much as we can, paying down debt and becoming more frugal. That's a theme we hear regularly as we talk about the economy in Minnesota. As economic watchers wait . . . more
April 23, 2009 10:29 AM EDT -- Most of us are not spending cash these days unless we have to.  So Ron Hall of St. Paul, one of our Public Insight Network sources, caught our attention recently when he told us despite tight . . . more
June 01, 2009 11:41 AM EDT -- Save or spend? It's one of our favorite issues here at MinnEcon. I believe this recession is shifting American saving and spending patterns permanently away from consumption and toward savings. . . . more
April 07, 2009 10:36 AM EDT -- It won't be a ton a money but you should see a little more cash rolling into your paycheck in the next few weeks -- part of the federal stimulus package known as the Making Work Pay Tax Credit . . . more
March 24, 2009 12:34 PM EDT -- The fallout from the AIG bonuses is pretty intense. Now we're stuck in a what-did-he-know-when-did-he-know it loop with the treasury secretary and Congress that's likely to drag on for weeks. . . . more
March 24, 2009 06:28 PM EDT -- The Census Bureau releases data Wednesday on new home sales for February. January results showed sales of new one-family at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000. The market expects February's . . . more
April 22, 2009 02:48 PM EDT -- The recession is changing how we spend and where we work. In some cases, it's also reshaping the roles of spouses and families. Susan Haugen of Edina opened a window on that in a recent post she . . . more
April 24, 2009 03:16 PM EDT -- No one goes into art expecting a huge payday. But in the worst recession in two-plus decades, many diversions have morphed into "non essential" spending. Art among them. Claire Thoen, . . . more
April 29, 2009 04:07 PM EDT -- I recently highlighted a story from one of our Public Insight Network sources who's a painter who gave us a glimpse of her reality trying to sell work in this economy. Another network source . . . more
August 10, 2009 11:01 AM EDT -- The worst recession in decades ended the illusion that Americans were managing debt wisely. IOUs worked fine when people had jobs. Not so much now. So is our love of high leverage over? We don't . . . more
August 31, 2009 01:25 PM EDT -- We talked recently about signs the region's antiques business might be improving and asked if that signaled anything about the economy's health. Local dealers were looking for clues from two big . . . more
March 24, 2009 01:23 PM EDT -- Teacher Michelle Martin started talking to her fourth- and fifth-graders at Prairie Creek Community School in Northfield, MN, about the tough economy. That talk has turned quickly to action. . . . more
July 07, 2009 02:52 PM EDT -- The recession has hit traditionally male jobs hard. So does that mean women are bearing more of the wage earner burden? We got to thinking about that after seeing a national report arguing . . . more
October 19, 2009 01:37 PM EDT -- Halloween to Christmas is a crucial time for retailers. Will consumers spend or save? Here's a post from My MPR colleague Mike Caputo: We've hit the bottom of the spending decline, say hopeful Minnesota . . . more
March 23, 2009 04:16 PM EDT -- By nature and upbringing, I'm a cheapskate American. So the March 14 Newsweek cover story -- Stop Saving Now! -- made me squirm. To save the economy, we're told, we have to start buying stuff. . . . more
March 23, 2009 04:21 PM EDT -- By nature and upbringing, I'm a cheapskate American. So the March 23 Newsweek cover story -- Stop Saving Now! -- made me squirm. To save the economy, we're told, we have to start buying stuff. . . . more
April 14, 2009 10:36 AM EDT -- Not only are we not buying stuff, we are not driving. Retail sales took a step back in March, slipping 1.1 percent from February after a couple months of gains. The market had expected a slight . . . more
 
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