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Crisis May Cost World 20M Jobs

Analysts see 'equal-opportunity recession'

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Oct 21, 2008 3:22 PM CDT

(Newser) – The financial sector is slashing workers, and Silicon Valley employees are dropping like prices on last year's iPod. What industry is next? All of them, Moira Herbst writes in BusinessWeek. Every company relies on credit and consumer purchasing power, making this an “equal-opportunity recession,...   Read full story »

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