Courting Disaster

By Econ70 | 08/10/2012

The Friday File: Proving love is recession resistant, the average ’12 wedding will cost $26,989 up from $26,501 in ’11 and down slightly from the peak of $28,082 in ’08. Engagement rings were the single most expensive item at $11,599. Next was photography at $2,186 followed by wedding rings at $1,594. The cake is the…

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Casino Economy

By Econ70 | 02/21/2012

Gamblers bet more in ’11 than in ’10, the first increase since ’07. Through the first 11 months of ’11 revenues were up 2.3% to $32.6 billion. NV saw a rise of 2.8% to $10.7 billion but, the #2 casino location, Atlantic City, saw its revenue fall 6.9% to $3.3 billion. PA, which now ranks…

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