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30-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Again After Weeks of Steady Rate Increases

added: 18-02-2009

The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for thirty-year mortgages dropped last week to 5.23 percent, down from 5.44 percent the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate Web site Zillow.com®.

Customer Satisfaction Improves; Critical to Economic Recovery

added: 18-02-2009

Customer satisfaction with the goods and services that Americans buy improved in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The index climbs to 75.7 on the ACSI’s 100-point scale, up 0.9 percent from the previous quarter.

Financial Security Sentiments Hit New Low

added: 17-02-2009

The level of confidence Americans have about their own financial security can't find bottom under the weight of a struggling economy. The latest COUNTRY Financial Security Index(SM) reveals a steady six-month decline in Americans' sentiments about their overall financial security, falling 1.5 points in February to a new low of 65.8.

HNTB Survey Shows Americans Solidly Behind Better Infrastructure

added: 17-02-2009

According to a new study commissioned by HNTB Corporation, Americans overwhelmingly believe the nation's infrastructure is crumbling and are willing to spend more of their tax dollars to fix it. They also recognize improving infrastructure creates jobs and improves quality of life.

Car Insurance Shopping Trends - The Web vs. Agent

added: 17-02-2009

A recent study performed by AutoInsuranceQuotes.com found that out of 264 respondents who visited the site while shopping for auto insurance, 94 percent claimed to prefer shopping via email as opposed to other shopping methods including online; in person with a local agent; or over the phone.

U.S. Consumers Not Aware of Chinese-made Automobiles

added: 17-02-2009

The majority of U.S. consumers are not aware that Chinese automakers are planning to bring their products to the North American markets, according to a recent Morpace Omnibus survey.

Latin American Private Equity Remains Relatively Strong Despite Global Economic Crisis

added: 17-02-2009

Private equity investors in Latin America don't expect the region's deal market to begin recovery until possibly 2010, but say it continues to offer greater investment opportunity than many other areas, according to the 2009 Annual Latin America Private Equity Survey of PE stakeholders by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm.

Ninety-Three Percent of U.S. Consumers Aware of Recent Food Safety Concerns

added: 16-02-2009

More than nine in ten U.S. consumers (93 percent) have recently read or heard reports of food safety issues and recalls and almost a fourth of Americans said the recalls will change their long term food buying behavior, according to a new study of U.S. consumer attitudes about food safety published by Burson-Marsteller and Penn Schoen & Berland Associates.

Extended Mass Layoffs In The Fourth Quarter Of 2008 And Annual Totals For 2008

added: 16-02-2009

Employers initiated 3,140 mass layoff events in the fourth quarter of 2008 that resulted in the separation of 508,859 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Extended mass layoff events and separations reached their highest levels in program history (with data available back to 1995).

Broken Obama Campaign Promise Will Kill American Jobs

added: 16-02-2009

According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, firms with fewer than 20 employees comprise over 90 percent of all U.S. firms and are responsible for more than 97 percent of all new jobs in America. Over half of all Americans work for small businesses.

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