Merry Christmas

&

Happy New Year

2009

Americans have the tradition of surviving

even the roughest situation

as early as the Wild West era

This time economic crisis

is another chance for the Americans

to survive along with other countries

May the coming year

proves how tough we are 

background photos source:

Pedestrians are reflected in a foreign exchange rate chart in Tokyo. Japan on Friday forecast zero growth for the year to March 2010, with the government battling to stave off a prolonged contraction in the world's second-largest economy.  (AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

Fri Dec 19, 3:23 AM ET

Global economy to contract 0.4 pct in 2009: IIF …. Euro and US dollar banknotes pictured among Asian currencies in Hong Kong. The global economy appears likely to contract next year for the first time in decades as the financial crisis bites, an international banking group said Thursday. 

(AFP/File/Laurent Fievet)

Thu Dec 18, 3:30 PM ET

A Kuwaiti trader follows the market's movement at the Stock Exchange in Kuwait City. The global economy likely will contract next year for the first time in decades in a "severe" recession as the credit crunch bites, an international banking group said.

(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)

Fri Dec 19, 3:22 AM ET

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