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As the rebound effects from the recession have almost entirely dissipated, a growth slowdown starting this summer is becoming increasingly apparent, say Bart van Ark, Chief Economist, The Conference Board.

CrossView, a premier provider of cross-channel commerce solutions, announced the results of a survey designed to determine shoppers’ retail promotion preferences. CrossView surveyed 160 shoppers across four states – North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois and Kansas – from Apr. 23 to 27, 2010.

U.S. salary increase budgets remain historically low, but projections for 2011 show a modest increase, according to The Conference Board annual salary increase budgets survey report released.

Foreclosure Deals, an online leader in the foreclosed homes for sale listings and information industry, announced that 31% of all residential properties sold in the first quarter of 2010 were foreclosure properties. Experts at the company believe the statistic shows that people are continuing to turn to the foreclosure market as a plentiful source of low cost homes.

A combination of U.S. stock market declines and lower interest rates in June resulted in the lowest-funded status for the typical U.S. corporate pension plan since February 2009, according to monthly statistics published by BNY Mellon Asset Management.

Technology solution provider companies have weathered the latest economic recession by strengthening ties to existing customers, stepping up their use of social media as a marketing tool and strategically investing in new products and services, a new survey by CompTIA and ChannelForce reveals.

The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence™, which had decreased in the first quarter of 2010, was unchanged in the second quarter. The Measure remains at 62 (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses).

CEO confidence is up even amidst talk of a double dip recession, according to the Vistage CEO Confidence Index 2nd quarter results. While CEOs of small to medium sized businesses have lowered their expectations for the pace of growth in the overall economy, they remain confident that, over the next twelve months, they will increase revenues and profits, as well as hire new employees. In the fourth quarter of 2008, CEO confidence indexed at 48.7 – an all-time low since the survey began in 2003. According to University of Michigan’s Dr. Richard Curtin, who has directed the survey since its inception, CEO confidence rose to 94.4 this quarter, marking the sixth consecutive quarterly increase.

Kronos® Incorporated announced the July release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that analyze the relationship between the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector, and provide a distinct and early indicator of the overall state of the economy. The July report includes data for June 2010.

Please be advised that Gallup and Healthways, Inc. released the Gallup-Healthways Monthly U.S. Well-Being Report for June 2010.