(Reuters) New York: Having inoculated its employees with H1N1 vaccine dosages usurped from pregnant women and children, Goldman Sachs has increased its vigilance against the contagious virus by banning employee contact with spare change ( Read more... )

2009 H1N1 Flu U.S. Situation Update
October 2, 2009, 3:30 PM ETMap: Weekly Influenza Activity Estimates Reported by State and Territorial Epidemiologists
(Activity levels indicate geographic spread of both seasonal and 2009 influenza A [H1N1] viruses)
(Posted October 2, 2009, 3:30 PM ET, for Week Ending September 26, 2009)
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Annual UK GDP Falls By Most In Modern Record

CNBC
UK Economy Shrinks Much More than ExpectedBritain's economy shrank more than twice as fast as expected in the second quarter of 2009 to register its biggest annual decline on record, dashing hopes of a speedy recovery from the worst recession in nearly 30 years ( Read more... )

LA Times:
Swine flu pandemic declared
by World Health Organization

The H1N1 virus is spreading in distinct regions of the globe. But the WHO says the pandemic is only 'moderate in severity' and cautions against overreaction by the public.
By Thomas H. Maugh II
10:21 AM PDT, June 11, 2009 ( Read more... )

Bloomberg

Mexico Economy to Shrink 8.5%, Goldman Sachs SaysMexico’s economy will contract this year by the most since 1932 as a slump in the U.S. curbs demand for exports and slows dollar flows from tourism and remittances, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said ( Read more... )

Bloomberg:
Swine Flu Is as Severe as Pandemic Virus in 1957, Study Shows The swine flu strain that has sickened people in 30 countries rivals the severity of the 1957 “Asian flu” pandemic that killed 2 million people, scientists said ( Read more... )

Those of us who have been members here from the start may recall how so many of our discussions were about whether or not this downturn would officially get recorded as a "recession," as much of the data was still mixed for many months in 2008, before literally all of them turned decidedly nightmarish in the fall ( Read more... )

The folks here at NPR have been mapping the reported swine flu cases.

The cases seem to be concentrated in high GDP countries. Is this some virus that prefers rich people? The U.S., Canada, Germany, the UK?

Why none in Guatemala, right over the border from Mexico?

The likely answer: The virus doesn't prefer capitalists. People with ( Read more... )

CNN:WHO raises pandemic alert to second-highest levelThe World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level Wednesday, indicating the outbreak of swine flu that originated in Mexico is nearing widespread human infection ( Read more... )

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