Allah is the sustainer of the world...

Economy in its bad times... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8221207.stm

The qur'an talks a lot about the result of not thanking Allah's blessings, and going against His rulings. You can imagine what that means, financially, right? Lets backtrack a little:

Example 1:
a. {وَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا قَرْيَةً كَانَتْ آَمِنَةً مُطْمَئِنَّةً يَأْتِيهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًا مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِأَنْعُمِ اللَّهِ فَأَذَاقَهَا اللَّهُ لِبَاسَ الْجُوعِ وَالْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ (112)} annahl
b. {فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرِحُوا بِمَا أُوتُوا أَخَذْنَاهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ مُبْلِسُونَ (44) } al an'aam

And so, Allah is the sustainer of the world, everything happens to His will and His wisdom:
-{وَمَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا كُلٌّ فِي كِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ (6)} hud
-{ وَإِذِ اسْتَسْقَى مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ فَانْفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْنًا قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ مَشْرَبَهُمْ كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا مِنْ رِزْقِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ (60)} albaqarah
-advice given to bani israel {كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبِي وَمَنْ يَحْلِلْ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبِي فَقَدْ هَوَى (81)} taha.

So Allah is the most wise. If we look holistically, it seems like the economy is a chaos, and we'd think everyone is losing money now, but { وَاللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فِي الرِّزْقِ} annahl. There are patterns in life which only Allah knows, nothing is chaotic in the site of Allah, infact, everything is in order to what He decreed.
Think about it, while some people are suffering from this recession, some might have gained from it. While some people withdraw from certain companies, products, other spendings, it could mean 'khair' to others. The examples are too many, but, for one (theoretically speaking): colleges. Many people are returning to school, specifically to colleges, so some might actually be getting rich at this point!

And Allah knows best. Just remember to keep that hope you have in Allah, the sustainer of the worlds, not any of His creation, and your heart will be at peace in sha Allah, while those who breath money are living a disaster, choking within.
And remember, seeking forgiveness is a means of blessings {فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا (10) يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا (11) وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهَارًا (12) مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا (13)} nuh.
That is because you are declaring and admitting to Allah that you're faulty, instead of being arrogant and forgetful, subhan Allah.

A hadith to ponder on:

- أتدرون ما المفلس ؟ قالوا : المفلس فينا من لا درهم له ولا متاع . فقال : إن المفلس من أمتي ، يأتي يوم القيامة بصلاة وصيام وزكاة ، ويأتي قد شتم هذا ، وقذف هذا ، وأكل مال هذا ، وسفك دم هذا ، وضرب هذا . فيعطى هذا من حسناته وهذا من حسناته . فإن فنيت حسناته ، قبل أن يقضى ما عليه ، أخذ من خطاياهم فطرحت عليه . ثم طرح في النار
الراوي: أبو هريرة المحدث: مسلم - المصدر: المسند الصحيح - الصفحة أو الرقم: 2581خلاصة الدرجة: صحيح

narration of sahih muslim:
Abu Huraira. reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: Do you know who is poor? They (the Companions of the Prophet) said: A poor man amongst us is one who has neither dirham with him nor wealth. He (the Prophet) said: The poor of my Umma would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrecton with prayers and fasts and Zakat but (he would find himself bankrupt on that day as he would have exhausted his funds of virtues) since he hurled abuses upon others, brought calumny against others and unlawfully consumed the wealth of others and shed the blood of others and beat others, and his virtues would be credited to the account of one (who suffered at his hand). And if his good deeds fall short to clear the account, then his sins would be entered in (his account) and he would be thrown in the Hell-Fire.