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Oil and Gas Pros View Social Media as Important for Productivity, Collaboration

added: 19-02-2009

Forty percent of oil and gas professionals believe company adoption of new social media tools, including social networking sites, would boost productivity on the job, yet only one out of four report leveraging these newer tools to capture and share important information internally, according to a new Microsoft Corp. and Accenture survey released at the Microsoft Global Energy Forum 2009.

US Import And Export Price Indexes in January 2009

added: 19-02-2009

The U.S. Import Price Index declined 1.1 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported, following decreases in each of the previous five months. In contrast, export prices rose for the first time in six months, advancing 0.5 percent in January.

Stimulus Bill Spending Shuts Out Small Business

added: 19-02-2009

President Barack Obama's stimulus bill offers $499 billion in new government spending. The bill contains no specific provisions to direct even one dollar of those funds to America's 26 million small businesses.

U.S. Auto Industry: Four out of Five Americans to Keep Current Cars Longer Than Planned

added: 19-02-2009

The US recession has not only hit the home, it has hit the garage. A new study by DriverSide.com and Kelton Research shows that more than four out of every five US car owners now plan to keep their current car longer, due to the bad economic climate.

Frost & Sullivan Forecasts Early Rebound: Strong Growth Ahead for Global Economy

added: 18-02-2009

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, reaffirms its position that the economy is regaining its strength, thanks in part to an unprecedented US $1 trillion stimulus package from the US government and additional stimulus packages from foreign governments.

Financial Analysts Issue Dire Predictions For 2009

added: 18-02-2009

Casey Research Chairman and renowned contrarian investor Doug Casey, along with the analysts and editors of Casey Research's Casey Report, issued predictions and analysis of what they see as a Depression, the rise in interest rates, why you should avoid real estate, and the viability of gold in 2009.

EDR Index Shows Commercial Real Estate Plunge Knows No Boundaries

added: 18-02-2009

An already struggling commercial real estate industry took a sharp turn for the worse in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to Environmental Data Resources, Inc.trend data published this week. EDR's ScoreKeeper(TM) index of environmental site assessment volume fell nearly 20 points from 81.3 at the close of the third quarter to only 62.7 by year end, reflecting the weakest quarterly performance of the year. On a monthly basis, the index hit a three-year low in November at 51.7, a drop of 70 points compared to the March 2006 peak of 121.7.

Only One-Fifth of Companies Are Very Ready to Handle Government or Regulatory Investigations

added: 18-02-2009

Even though 24.3 percent feel the risk of a government investigation is higher today than a year ago, only one-fifth (20.8 percent) of executives say their organizations are "very ready" to handle a government or regulatory investigation, according to a recent Deloitte online survey.

Canadians Believe in Their Banks

added: 18-02-2009

These days, it's not easy being a bank. Tight liquidity, large credit write-downs and sagging profitability have plagued the industry across the globe. And of course Canada is not immune to events in the rest of the world. But a new survey compiled by Leger Marketing for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)'s Annual Banking Survey shows that 84% of Canadians feel that Canada has one of the strongest banking systems in the world and 85% have confidence in them.

Drop in E-Commerce Satisfaction Ends Three Year Climb in American Customer Satisfaction Index

added: 18-02-2009

Customer satisfaction with the e-commerce sector falls for the first time in three years, dropping 2% to a score of 80 on a 100-point scale, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

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