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HOLLYWOOD—Is the recession driving viewers away from reality programming? There has been so much chatter about politics and the economic meltdown on TV this fall that it's obscured another reality: Some of the networks' biggest unscripted series have been sinking in the ratings.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gloomy economic data and warnings from the U.S. Federal Reserve that hard times were still to come wiped out two days of relative optimism about the credit crisis and sent markets tumbling on Wednesday.
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A recession is looming in Scotland, with business confidence at a record low, a report by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce says.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Television purists who grumble over the proliferation of reality programs should stay away from their local courthouse. Lately, it seems that every other new case hinges on an unscripted TV show.
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One of the world's toughest marathons says it hopes to become the UK's most environmentally friendly.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The more than $4 trillion that governments have thrown at the financial crisis pales in comparison with the wealth destroyed in falling stock markets, and conditions may get worse as economic reality sets in.
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Signs of the economic crisis are everywhere, but how does it affect us personally in our daily lives? Priya David has one family's story.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - When Miwa Takeuchi found out her part-time clerical job had been outsourced to a Japanese temp staffing agency and she'd have to work longer hours for lower pay, she was relieved. At least she was still employed.
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The European Commission has slashed its economics forecasts warning that the eurozone is now the grip of full recession for the first time since the launch of the euro writes Ambrose EvansPritchard.
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Major companies on both sides of the Atlantic announce staff cuts as the downturn hits home.
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Despite efforts by the federal government to boost economic activity, small business owners are showing dwindling confidence in the economy. A survey from the National Federation of Independent Business revealed that small business optimism slipped to its third lowest reading in October, as the credit crisis and declining consumer spending has owners expecting the worst.
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A volatile week that saw the eurozone economy as a whole slip into recession meant the continent's bourses ended the week 6 per cent down on the previous Friday's close
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AN interest rate cut of at least half a point is on the cards for next month, after confirmation that the eurozone economy as a whole is in recession for the first time since the single currency was launched in 1999.
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The outlook for Australia's economy is its weakest in 20 years, raising the risk of a recession in 2009, according to an index of economic trends.
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Clinton Cards reports a 6% fall in sales over the past 16 weeks, blaming the "harsh economic conditions" on the High Street.
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Dec 1 - An official declaration of an American economic recession sent Wall Street stocks on a 9 percent free-fall.
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Ninety-three percent now say the national economy's in bad shape.
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In what might be a broadcast-TV first, NBC appears to have run out of shows.
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The recession hits home, Facebook employees can't sell stock after all, and the BlackBerry Storm gets an update.
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People aren't the only one suffering from the economy.
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The Kremlin seems to be exploiting the economic crisis to establish more control over weakened industries that it has long coveted.
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After struggling with record high gas prices last year, the airline industry is facing its worst revenue forecast in 50 years, the International Air Transport Association warned Tuesday. Although the overall outlook has improved since September, severe global economic problems spell continued woes for airlines, which some experts believe will lead to further consolidation.
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The economic downturn may not be affecting search advertising, according to the latest Mid-Quarter Search Engine Update from AdGooroo. The report shows that first-page advertising activity on all three search engines was up sharply during the first two months of Q4. Google active advertiser counts were up about 54.9%, Yahoo up 11.2%, and Microsoft up 29.6% Some of the uptick is due to increased spending on holiday campaigns across the engines. Some of Google's large increase in advertiser counts is due to the increase in ads per page that Google implemented this quarter. In addition, AdGooroo reports that We estimate that Microsoft has increased its advertiser share from 11.5% in Q3 to about 15.8% in Q4, a 37% increase. That brings Microsoft much closer to second-place Yahoo, which stands at 22.1%, with Google squarely in the lead at 80.3%. The full 4-page report is available for download.
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Japanese homemakers have made an art of living frugally in one of the world's most expensive countries, and they are now pruning spending further as the economy plunges.
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The eurozone has fallen even deeper into recession this month but the impact on employment has still to feed through, according to a closely-watched survey
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Laura Ashley reports a fall in like-for-like sales for the past five months due to "tough trading conditions".
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CBS’s “Million Dollar Password” took on Fox’s “Secret Millionaire” on Thursday, and both came up winners in a way.
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More than 6000 jobs were under threat last night as the recession broke into the New Year with Gordon Brown and David Cameron each trying to seize the political initiative.
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Journeyman Scott Parker could leave West Ham with a big pay rise.
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McCain attacks Obama on Bill Ayers; Obama slams McCain's mortgage proposal and healthcare tax credit.
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A Spanair jet which crashed at Madrid airport in August, killing 154 people, had faulty wing flaps and a warning system that failed to sound.
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A street in Florida becomes an unlikely landing spot for a hot-air balloon.
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A Pennsylvania woman faces a bizarre home invasion from a 6-pound chunk of ice.
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YouTube said it would start offering full-length episodes of some television shows on its sprawling Web site.
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The striking change is being driven by demographic shifts, intense voter registration drives and sagging Republican fortunes.
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Dice-K: No hits through 6
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Arlington County employees will have to do more for less after the announcement of a hiring freeze in the face of a projected $10 million budget deficit, and schools might have to put off scheduled renovations, county officials said yesterday.
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It is unlikely to muster much sympathy from the public but the UK bank directors have lost more than £49m
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The growing threat of recession in Japan is deepening investor pessimism here, even after the benchmark Nikkei average lost 27.2 pct in the seven trading days through Friday. Since the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers in mid-September, Tokyo
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Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex closed at 10,536.69, down 791.67 points or 6.99 per cent. The index touched an intra-day low of 10239.76. National Stock Exchange's Nifty ended at 3280.85, down 232.80 points or 6.63 per cent. The 50-share index touched
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Recent images of North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il inspecting a women's military unit on state television contradicts last month's reports that Kim, 66, had taken severely ill in August.
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