Half a million US jobs lost in a week

I think it’s worth pointing out the sheer level of job loses in the US this week. Their current level of employment is 6.7 % compared to our 4.4%.  The concern now is just how high these figures may go here in Australia and what effect that will have on our economy.  Any guesses?
My concern [...]

Never Mind the Frolykz, here’s Weekend Wonderland!

G’day an’ haz it ga-in..?
(that’s the best Aussie accent I can do I’m afraid).
Well it’s the end of another working week, and less than two weeks to go until Christmas. How exciting.
The media has been full of more doom and gloom, with a report out today suggesting that the current global financial crisis is now [...]