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Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Stay Below 5 Percent

added: 07-06-2010

Mortgage rates were a touch higher this week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 4.95 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.45 discount and origination points.

U.S. Productivity and Costs in the First Quarter 2010

added: 06-06-2010

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.8 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, with output rising 4.0 percent and hours rising 1.1 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annual rates.)

Mobile Shopping Doubles in 2010

added: 05-06-2010

Mobile commerce has been slow to catch on. According to Multichannel Merchant, four in five multichannel retailers have no m-commerce presence. But while consumer usage of mobile shopping is still relatively low, it is increasing, prompting firms such as Coda Research Consultancy to predict a doubling of m-commerce revenues in the US this year, to $2.4 billion.

Online Job Demand Unchanged in May, The Conference Board Reports

added: 04-06-2010

Online advertised vacancies were unchanged in May at 4,149,000, following a 223,000 gain in April, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) Data Series. Online job demand has been on an upward trend since October '09 and averaged 118,000 per month. The gap between the number of unemployed and advertised vacancies (supply/demand rate) stood at 3.68 unemployed for every advertised vacancy in April (the last available unemployment data) compared to 4.76 in October 2009.

U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment in April 2010

added: 03-06-2010

Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in 291 of the 372 metropolitan areas, lower in 73 areas, and unchanged in 8 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Fourteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 8 areas registered rates below 5.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in April was 9.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from 8.6 percent a year earlier.

Modest Uptick in Economic Expectations

added: 02-06-2010

The latest Harris Poll finds modest improvements in public expectations for the economy and perceptions of the job market compared to similar surveys conducted between January and April. It also shows a modest improvement in President Obama's rating on the economy – but it is still overwhelmingly negative. A large number of people still expect to cut spending and save more money. There are green shoots, but they are small ones.

Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator Rises to 39.4 for May 2010

added: 02-06-2010

Positive consumer spending trends, movement toward an IPO by General Motors and a month without a singular negative U.S. economic story dominating headlines helped the Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator to rise from 38.3 in April to 39.4 in May.

Consumer Reports Survey: 30,000 Readers Reveal the Best Stores to Shop for Practically Anything

added: 02-06-2010

More than 30,000 shoppers found Costco to be top notch among 11 of America's most popular chain stores, according a recent survey by Consumer Reports.

US: Employment Characteristics of Families 2009

added: 31-05-2010

The share of families with an unemployed member rose from 7.8 percent in 2008 to 12.0 percent in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The proportion of families with an unemployed member in 2009 was at its highest level since the data series began in 1994. Of the nation's 78.4 million families, 80.4 percent had at least one employed member in 2009, down by 1.8 percentage points from 2008.

Strength of U.S. Economic Rebound Will Depend on Small Business

added: 31-05-2010

America's small businesses have experienced a "greater" Great Recession than other business segments, and the nation's prospects for economic recovery depend importantly on the prospects for those small businesses, according to a new report published by TD Economics, in partnership with TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®.

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