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Investment In Recession
The action or process of investing money for profit or material result
investing: the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
A thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable or useful in the future
An act of devoting time, effort, or energy to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result
the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work"
the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
recess: a small concavity
The action of receding; motion away from an observer
A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters
the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
Plant Closed
Nothing is being shipped or produced anymore here in this factory, located in Southern Ontario. Yet closing plants and kicking workers to the curb is always justified by CEO's. After all, their only concern is to maximize the return on their shareholders investment. Sounds like a good plan, right? One problem. Now the unemployed can't afford to buy goods and services while most investors have seen the value of those shares drop in half. Nobody wins. Its lose/lose ... super plan guys.
Note: For every factory job lost, 7 more full-time jobs in the local economy are eliminated.
Published in an article on unemployment.
Angels No More
The economic recession is having an impact on angel group investment strategies. Angel groups’ 2009 strategies include increased investment in portfolio companies, preferences for co-investing, less appetite for new deals, fewer anticipated exits, and a predicted increase in both quantity and quality of deal flow.