Updates: April 24, 2009

Homeless count rises
Organization is racing to meet deadlines to get federal stimulus funds for families.
By Jason Wells
Published: Last Updated Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:02 PM PDT

Boulder Police, City Address Issues of Homeless Population
TheDenverChannel.com – Denver,CO,USA
Police in Boulder are dealing with the challenge of crimes involving the
chronically homeless, at the same time city leaders are trying to figure
out what …

International Monetary Fund Says World Economy Will Shrink This Year
Voice of America – USA
A new report by the IMF estimates that the world economy will shrink by one
and three-tenths percent this year. That would be the worst performance in
more …

Economic outlook remains bleak as world leaders gather
USA Today – USA
As the world’s finance ministers and central bank chiefs descend on
Washington for this weekend’s annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank, …

Time running out on Chrysler
The embattled automaker has one week to reach deals with Fiat, unions and banks, raising doubts it can avoid bankruptcy and a shutdown.

By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Last Updated: April 24, 2009: 6:13 AM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Chrysler LLC faces the most difficult, and important, week in its 84-year history as the automaker tries to close three difficult deals in order to avoid bankruptcy

Update: April 15, 2009 Jobless and unemployment

Well, here are some of the latest updates on jobless and unemployment in Oregon, Washington, South Dakota and Virginia. The numbers are not good.

Joblessness up to 14% in Oregon
Illinois Valley News – Cave Junction, OR,USA

Unemployment Goes Up To 9.2% in Washington in March
KNDO/KNDU – Yakima, WA,USA

Unemployment trust fund shrinking
Daily Republic – Mitchell, SD, USA

Unemployment laws in Virginia punish women
The Free Lance-Star – Fredericksburg, VA,USA