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57% of Companies Haven’t Yet Identified Sufficient Cost Savings in 2009

added: 17-03-2009

Archstone Consulting revealed in its annual Cost Management survey that 57% of the companies have not yet identified sufficient savings opportunities to meet the cost reduction targets necessitated by the dramatic economic decline in 2009.

Small Businesses Will Innovate Today to Succeed Tomorrow

added: 17-03-2009

For today’s small business to succeed tomorrow, the ability to innovate will be more than something nice to have, it will be a necessity.

More Americans Unable to Recover from ID Theft in Tough Economy

added: 17-03-2009

In another sign of the tough economy, a new Nationwide Insurance survey found that nearly half of respondents said that if their identity were stolen today, they did not know if they had enough money in reserve to weather the recovery process.

U.S. Multinational Companies Strengthen the Domestic Economy

added: 17-03-2009

A new study confirms that - contrary to public belief - U.S. multinationals strengthen the domestic economy by enhancing America’s productivity, leading to job creation and increased compensation for our workers. The study, "How U.S. Multinational Companies Strengthen the U.S. Economy", challenges recent concerns regarding the balance of these corporations’ domestic and international activities.

Fitch: U.S. CMBS Delinquencies Up Another 13 bps on Retail Woes

added: 17-03-2009

Declining retail performance was chiefly responsible for a 13 basis point (bp) increase in delinquencies in February 2009, bringing the Fitch Ratings U.S. CMBS loan delinquency Index to 1.28%. The rate of increase is consistent with Fitch's expectations that loan defaults will increase to at least 3% by year end 2009.

Mobile Internet Becoming a Daily Activity for Many

added: 17-03-2009

comScore, Inc. reported that the number of people using their mobile device to access news and information on the Internet more than doubled from January 2008 to January 2009. Among the audience of 63.2 million people who accessed news and information on their mobile devices in January 2009, 22.4 million (35 percent) did so daily; more than double the size of the audience last year.

February 2009 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

added: 17-03-2009

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Americans conducted 13.1 billion core searches in February 2009, down 3 percent versus January - a decline that is primarily the result of the shortened month.

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes in February 2009

added: 16-03-2009

The U.S. Import Price Index edged down 0.2 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported, as declining nonpetroleum prices more than offset an upturn in petroleum prices. Export prices also recorded a modest decrease in February, falling 0.1 percent.

U.S. Ad Spending Fell 2.6% in 2008

added: 16-03-2009

The Nielsen Company reported that U.S. advertising for the full year 2008 was down 2.6% compared to the full year 2007. According to preliminary figures from Nielsen, U.S. ad expenditures declined almost $3.7 billion to a total spend of $136.8 billion in 2008.

Canadian Workers Hit With More Job Losses

added: 16-03-2009

Canadian workers have been hit with more staggering job losses and the President of the Canadian Labour Congress says that shock is giving way to outrage among laid off workers.

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