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Recession Briefing 4.6

What you need to know today to survive and thrive in the recession.

Easter bunny impacted by recession: Not even the Easter bunny can out run the current downturn. (Volunteer TV)

Blackberry success with consumers defies recession: What recession? Millions of people are snapping up flashy BlackBerry smartphones made by Research In Motion. (Reuters)

Frugality forged in today’s recession has potential to outlast it: There’s good reason to believe Americans will be saving more in the next decade than they did in the last one. (WSJ)

Recession forcing museums to do more with less: Directors boost admission fees, cut budgets and staff, and hold ambitious projects on hold – but ironically, attendance is up. (Newsday)

Recession alters college admission process: Applications down at top liberal arts colleges as more students eye state schools. (CBS)

Homeowners’ hard times are good for the foreclosure business: Real estate workers who specialize in the sale of foreclosed homes have been in good spirits at an industry conference being held in Palm Desert, Calif. (NYT)

Japan’s richest man slams goverment response to recession, calls for tax cuts: Billionaire clothing retailer Tadashi Yanai criticized his government’s response to a severe recession as too tepid and called for tax cuts to spur domestic consumption. (LA Times)

Baseball not ‘recession-proof’: This year, the Baltimore Orioles will try to sell a struggling product in the bleakest financial climate since the Great Depression. (Baltimore Sun)

If you come across a good article or blog post about the recession pass it on.

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