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Exclusive PBP Business Survey Shows Depth of Current Recession
added: 28-03-2009

An exclusive survey of leading business professionals conducted by Progressive Business Publications reveals the depth of the current economic recession among a broad range of companies in all industries and sizes.
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Putting the “A-Ha!” into Online Shopping: Knowing what the Customer Wants
added: 28-03-2009

Amazon and Netflix were pioneers in building recommendation engines, and they used the systems they developed to become leaders in their respective categories.

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American Taxpayers Planning to Save Rather Than Spend
added: 27-03-2009

As the tax deadline approaches, many Americans have refunds on their mind. While the arrival of a refund once meant a shopping spree to many, this year Americans are skipping the spring sales to boost their savings and eliminate debt, according to a new survey release by ING DIRECT.
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New York Employee Confidence Index Slides in February 2009
added: 27-03-2009

After rebounding significantly in January, the New York Employee Confidence Index fell 7.1 points to 38.4 in February, according to the latest Spherion(R) Employment Report.
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U.S. Light-Vehicle Retail Sales Through March 22 Down by 40 Percent
added: 27-03-2009

Retail new-vehicle sales during the first 17 selling days of March were down by 40 percent compared with the same period one year ago, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data from more than 10,000 dealerships across the United States.
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Labor Force Characteristics of Foreign-Born Workers in 2008
added: 27-03-2009

In 2008, 24.1 million persons, or 15.6 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force age 16 and over, were foreign born, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The unemployment rate for the foreign born was 5.8 percent in 2008, up from 4.3 percent in 2007. The jobless rate of the native born also increased to 5.8 percent in 2008; it was 4.7 percent in the prior year.
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70% of CFOs Exploring Layoff Alternatives, Salary Freezes Most Popular
added: 26-03-2009

While confidence in the U.S. economy and leadership remain low among CFOs of American companies, many are speaking out and taking action to protect their own businesses and workforce, according to the most recent quarterly survey conducted by Financial Executives International (FEI) and Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business.
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Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Fall to 52-Year Lows
added: 26-03-2009

Mortgage rates moved to levels most have never seen, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to 5.19 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.42 discount and origination points.
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Frost & Sullivan Finds That Mobile Banking is Emerging as a New Revenue Stream for Mobile Operators
added: 26-03-2009

Mobile banking is a budding service in Latin America and is expected to catch on in countries such as Chile, Brazil, and Argentina, where the economic and political condition is relatively stable. Success in the mobile banking market will help mobile operators shore up their average revenue per user (ARPU) even when the mobile voice traffic slows down.
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US Multifactor Productivity Trends in 2007
added: 26-03-2009

Multifactor productivity, defined as output per combined units of labor and capital inputs, grew at an annual rate of 0.4 percent in the private business sector and 0.2 percent in the private nonfarm business sector for 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
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