The financial crisis and corresponding credit crunch has had a severe impact on businesses; this week alone, Circuit City has announced a bevy of store closures and employee layoffs. Unfortunately, they’re not the only casualties of the credit crunch.
Circuit City and Yahoo have both been forced to lay off thousands of employees. Conversely, New York City strip clubs and artists have been reaping the fruits of credit crunch woes.
At least Circuit City employees will get a formal pink slip rather than the blog post rebuff Tesla employees got earlier this week.
Check out some of the other benefactors and casualties of the financial disaster below.
16 Credit Crunch Casualties and Benefactors + Circuit City Store Shutdowns
16 Credit Crunch Casualties And Benefactors + Circuit City Store Shutdowns:
Marissa Brassfield — Oct 21, 2008 — Eco
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Financial Meltdown Art
Nude Pinups from Torn Newspapers
15
Overcrowded Offices
10 Trading Floors to Honor the Bailout Bill
14
Credit Crunch On Sports, Tourism
2010 Vancouver Olympics Tickets Sales May Hurt
13
$1,000 Lap Dances
Gentleman's Clubs Benefit from Financial Crisis
12
Financial Disaster Art
Zero Dollar Bills
11
Rewarding Irresponsibility
AIG Executive Post Bailout Retreat
10
Virtual Public Pink Slips
Tesla Fires Design Team on Blog
9
Financial Crisis Hits Electric Supercars
Tesla Motors Lays Off Staff, Delays Model S
8
Credit Crunch Home Exchanges
The Property Swap Shop
7
Paying to Break Things
Credit Crunch Venting at Sarah's Smash Shack
6
Credit Crunch Hits Silicon Valley
Yahoo to Lay Off 1,000 Employees
5
$1.75 Foreclosure Homes
Credit Crunch Hits eBay
4
$85 Billion Loans
AIG Bailout “The Most Radical Intervention” in History
3
Music Inspired By Financial Crisis
Credit Crunch Creativity
2
Government Bailout Satire
buymysh*tpile.com
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Financial Despair
WaMu and Mega US Bank Failures Will Impact Innovation and Consumer Mindset
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