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US Preliminary Multifactor Productivity Trends, 2008

added: 08-05-2009

Multifactor productivity, defined as output per combined units of labor and capital inputs, grew at an annual rate of 1.2 percent in the private business sector and 1.1 percent in the private nonfarm business sector for 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

Bankrate: Fixed Mortgage Rates Up Slightly

added: 08-05-2009

Mortgage rates inched higher this week, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 5.27 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.38 discount and origination points.

Energy Efficiency Is Still Important to Business Leaders, but Investment Lags

added: 08-05-2009

Energy efficiency has never been more important, according to new research commissioned by Johnson Controls. The Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI) survey, a research report targeting professionals responsible for energy management, revealed barriers to investing in energy efficiency include: limited funding, uncertainty about future energy prices, government incentives, and energy and climate legislation.

Monster Employment Index Rises in April 2009

added: 07-05-2009

The Monster Employment Index rose slightly in April, adding two points, as several industries, occupations, and regions registered increased online job availability. Yearover-year, however, the Index was down 31 percent. The Monster Employment Index is a monthly gauge of U.S. online job demand based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of corporate career Web sites and job boards, including Monster®.

Credit Turmoil Undermines Retailers in 2009, Joins Economy as a Leading Risk Factor

added: 07-05-2009

Research released by BDO Seidman, LLP, a professional services firm, identifies general economic conditions (96%) and credit availability and company indebtedness (93%) as the most common risk factors among the 100 largest public U.S. retailers.

More Than One Fifth of All American Homeowners Now Underwater on a Mortgage

added: 07-05-2009

Home values in the United States fell again in the first quarter, posting a year-over-year decline of 14.2 percent to a Zillow Home Value Index of $182,378, according to the first quarter Zillow Real Estate Market Reports, which encompass 161 metropolitan areas and cover the value changes in all homes, not just homes that have recently sold.

Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Jumps 4.7 Points

added: 07-05-2009

The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor jumped a record 4.7 points in April to 84.2 (based out of 100), as the number of consumers saying the economy was getting better rose 8 points to 23 percent. In three months this number went from a Monitor low 8 percent in February to a Monitor high in April.

Online Sales Slip

added: 07-05-2009

Whoops! Only a few days ago, eMarketer ran an article (Online Sales Up) based on a study that showed US online retail sales on average were up 11% in Q1 2009.

Economic Decline to Continue Throughout 2009

added: 06-05-2009

Economic decline to continue in the United States throughout the remainder of 2009, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in their spring 2009 Semiannual Economic Forecast. Expectations for the remainder of 2009 have weakened in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors.

U.S. Organic Sales Grow by a Whopping 17.1 Percent in 2008

added: 06-05-2009

U.S. sales of organic products, both food and non-food, reached $24.6 billion by the end of 2008, growing an impressive 17.1 percent over 2007 sales despite tough economic times, according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA), which made available final results from its 2009 Organic Industry Survey.

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