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Housing Prices Slip across the Nation
According to the LA Times, there has been a 2.4 percent decrease on the S&P Case Schiller Index, the leading indicator for tracking changes in the value of US real estate. This marks the fifth straight month of declines in the housing market, prompting que...
United States (Feb 22nd, 11)
European Sovereign Risk Growing Concern for U.S. Businesses and Banks
The growing reality of the depth of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and the risk accompanying it, is a growing concern for U.S. businesses, along with the banking industry, Business executives in the U.S. now consider the global economic climate much risk...
European Union (May 7th, 10)
General Electric (NYSE:GE) CEO Says Economic Recovery Will Come from Business, Not Consumers
With American consumers still largely sitting on the sidelines, General Electric (NYSE:GE) CEO Jeffrey Immelt said the economic recovery in the U.S. will be driven by investment made by business rather than consumer spending. Immelt cites the cash businesses ...
Business (Apr 28th, 10)
Has Britain Really Emerged From the Recession?
Some news outlets have declared Britain as having emerged from the recession, coming on the heels of the data released by the Office of National Statistics which revealed the GDP of Britain grew by 0.2 percent in the first quarter. Unfortunately, that was onl...
United Kingdom (Apr 25th, 10)
Majority of U.S. Businesses Not Going to Hire in Next Six Months
A survey from accounting firm Grant Thornton confirmed the majority of business owners and executives consider the country still in a recession, and have no plans to hire within the next six months, with 22 percent saying they're going to cut back on hiring. ...
United States (Apr 9th, 10)
U.S. Companies Cut Payrolls as Recession Lingers
According to an ADP Employer Services report released today, U.S. companies cut payrolls by 23,000 in March, supposedly an unexpected event to some, but one which was easy to see coming when looking at the weak condition of the U.S. economy. If you follow the...
United States (Mar 31st, 10)
Unemployment in U.S. Surges and Equipment Sales Fall as Recession Continues On
The rise in unemployment claim and fall in equipment sales confirms the alleged economic growth of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter was only a replenishment of inventory and nothing else, showing we're still battling through a recession, and are in no way in ...
United States (Feb 25th, 10)
Business Investment Being Counted on for Growth in U.S.
A recent survey by the National Association for Business Economics found that of the 48 economists surveyed, the majority agreed that business investment will be the primary generator of economic growth in 2010, to whatever level it may reach. While there has...
Business (Feb 22nd, 10)