Tag: laughable

The economy averting a hard landing is ‘laughable,’ and companies are about to see a profit recession, economist says

Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images The US economy won’t dodge a hard landing recession, according to Stephanie Pomboy. The economist said US consumers are already in a recession. That could be followed by a “double-dip” profit recession as corporate earnings take a hit. The US economy can’t avoid a hard-landing recession, according to one top economist. Stephanie […]

Illinois is ignoring a serious problem, and the reasoning is laughable

Steam rises from one of the two cooling towers Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at the Byron nuclear generating station in Ogle County, Ill. (Rockford Register Star, Max Gersh) JJ Bullock’s excellent article “Campaign donations, quest for new power generation fueled new Illinois nuclear power law” sadly suggests that when it comes to future Illinois energy policy, […]