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The Internet Has Become a Powerful Influence in Health Care

added: 01-08-2009

The Internet has become a powerful influence in health care. Eleven years ago, in 1998, The Harris Poll® reported that about one-quarter of all adults, 54 million people had ever gone online to look for health information. This number increased rapidly every year until 2007, when we found that 71% of adults, 160 million people, had done this. The great majority of users find this information reliable and many discuss it with their doctors.

In Tough Times, Volunteering in America Remains Strong

added: 01-08-2009

A new report released by the Corporation for National and Community Service finds that even during a time of prolonged economic recession, volunteering has remained steady, fueled by a compassion boom led by young adults and a wave of do-it-yourself volunteers working with their neighbors to fix problems.

Investors Line Up But U.S. Distressed Debt Market is Slow to Develop

added: 31-07-2009

Long lines of cash-rich investors are forming around what some believe could be the biggest distressed debt sales market since the days of the U.S. savings & loan crisis, but Ernst & Young LLP's latest survey of those investors suggests this market won't follow quite the same pattern of the 1990s.

Illegal Immigrant Population Declining

added: 31-07-2009

An analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies of monthly data collected by the Census Bureau shows that fewer illegal immigrants are coming and more are returning home. The findings also show that the legal immigrant population has not declined. As a result, the overall foreign-born population has held relatively steady. The report examines the extent to which stepped-up enforcement and the downturn in the economy account for this trend.

Sun Belt Dominates First Half 2009 Foreclosure Rankings but Unemployment-Related Foreclosures May Be Spreading

added: 31-07-2009

RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, released its Midyear 2009 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report, which shows that cities in California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona continued to document the nation's highest foreclosure rates in the first half of 2009, with those states accounting for 35 of the 50 highest foreclosure rates among metro areas with a population of 200,000 or more.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ for Mexico Increased 2.4 Percent in May 2009

added: 31-07-2009

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for Mexico increased 2.4 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index™ (CEI) decreased 0.9 percent in May.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™ Retreats Again in June 2009

added: 31-07-2009

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had retreated in June, declined further in July. The Index now stands at 46.6 (1985=100), down from 49.3 in June. The Present Situation Index decreased to 23.4 from 25.0 last month. The Expectations Index declined to 62.0 from 65.5 in June.

U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment in June 2009

added: 30-07-2009

Unemployment rates were higher in June than a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Eighteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 9 areas registered rates below 5.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in June was 9.7 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from 5.7 percent a year earlier. Among the 369 metropolitan areas for which nonfarm payroll data were available, 352 areas reported over-the-year declines in employment, 16 reported increases, and 1 had no change.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates in a Holding Pattern

added: 30-07-2009

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate nosed higher to 5.56 percent this week, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.44 discount and origination points.

Many Business Owners Have No Plan for Retirement

added: 30-07-2009

New research shows American business owners focus on the present with no long-term plan to exit or transition their business. The Principal Financial Group® surveyed business owners about their priorities during the current economic recession.

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