Uncommon Money News (Vol 50)

By: Roshawn Watson

In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy!

To my readers: I am so honored by your support. Thank you for reading, subscribing, and for voting for articles from this site on social bookmarketing sites such as stumbleupon, reddit, delicious, digg, propeller, and yahoo buzz. Together, we are telling thousands of the importance of financial literacy. I absolutely could not do it without you. You are vital this this site, and I appreciate your help so much! Thanks.

Posts of Week

Business

Freddie Mac CEO will Resign after just 6 months on the job

AIG record-breaking $62 billion loss

Let AIG go bankrupt not America (POW)

US extends AIG Bailout by up to $30 billion

GM, Ford, and Toyota sales plunge due to prolonged auto slump (even Toyota wants a bailout)

US Economy

Dow drops below 7000 for the first time since 1997 (POW)

Job forcast grimmer than ever for college seniors

Harvard professor pegs odds of great depression at 20% (POW)

Why the US dollar has once again emerged as the currency of choice

Worst job losses in 60 years expected

Laid off employees outraged over exec’s pay increases

Warren Buffet explains how the bailouts are hurting the economy (POW)

FDIC could become insolvent or even negative this year (POW)

Entertainment Money News

DWTS contestant chooses time with family over $8.5 million contract

Madea kills the box office for two weeks in a row

DWTS champ tax trial opens

Atlanta Extreme Makeover Home Edition family avoids second foreclosure

Bruce Willis being sued for $4 million