Gawker has launched Economy.Consumerist.com to make it easier for you to stay smarter than your cubicle mate by keeping track of the latest in the global money meltdown as reported across the entire Gawker Media Network…

The unique angles and insights from Jalopnik, Defamer, Gizmodo, Valleywag, Lifehacker, Deadspin, Jezebel, Kotaku, iO9, Gawker and Consumerist are delivered in one convenient package so you can stay on top of this critical moment in our nation’s history. Get informed and, stare in amazement at the madness of it all, and maybe work in a chuckle or a chortle or two, Economy.Consumerist.Com.

Props to Consumerist reader Brandon Savage, whose suggestion sparked the whole idea in the first place!

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