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Life Insurance Industry Forecast - Financial Crisis Will Impact Industry Results Through 2010
added: 08-01-2009

While some long-term trends look favorable for the life insurance industry, short-term challenges will occupy the attention of senior management for the next two to three years due to the impact of the financial crisis, according to a new report by Conning Research and Consulting, Inc.
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The Conference Board Reports Online Job Demand Drops 507,000 in December 2008
added: 08-01-2009

Monthly job demand drops below 4 million for 1st time since summer 2006, reflecting widespread deterioration across the nation. Online job demand is 780,000 below December 2007 levels. U.S. labor market conditions remain quite gloomy for first half of 2009.
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Congress Should Stimulate Economy With $500 Billion in Private Investment By Temporarily Reducing U.S. Business Taxes on Foreign Earnings
added: 08-01-2009

The quest for cash to jumpstart the ailing U.S. economy could be alleviated if congress would revisit the 2004 successful economic stimulus measure that enabled U.S. businesses to invest $360 billion of foreign earnings at a temporary, reduced tax rate of 5.25%.
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Employees Believe Lay Offs More Likely to Happen to Coworkers
added: 08-01-2009

Despite the high number of December layoffs, and increasing rates of unemployment across the country, employees have a surprisingly high level of confidence relating to their own jobs and compensation in the next six to 12 months, according to a year-end survey of 1,331 employed adults conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Glassdoor.com.
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One-in-Five Workers Plan to Change Jobs in 2009
added: 08-01-2009

Even with slower hiring predicted for 2009, 19 percent of workers say finding a new job is on their list of New Year's resolutions and the same amount say they actually plan to leave their current job before the end of the year, according to CareerBuilder.com's latest survey.
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Fitch: U.S. Credit Card Defaults Rise, Payments Slow as Consumers Tighten Purse Strings
added: 08-01-2009

U.S. consumer credit quality measures worsened last month as credit card chargeoffs rose and cardholder payment rates slowed dramatically, according to the latest Credit Card Index results from Fitch Ratings.
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Did Online Stores Have Happy Holidays?
added: 07-01-2009

While the numbers are still coming in, initial signs aren’t great. In late November 2008, eMarketer lowered its online holiday sales forecast from 10% to 4% growth. But was that low enough?
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Outlook Optimistic for 2009, ICR Survey Finds
added: 07-01-2009

According to a recent survey conducted by ICR / International Communications Research, not surprisingly 85% of U.S. adults described the state of the U.S. economy in 2008 as being worse than in 2007. However, Americans are optimistic for the new year, with 41% of adults surveyed believing that 2009 will turn out to be better than 2008.
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Economic Slump Weakens Pending Home Sales
added: 07-01-2009

After holding fairly stable for a year, pending home sales declined in the face of job losses and an eroding economy, according to the National Association of Realtors(R).
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US Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment in November 2008
added: 07-01-2009

Unemployment rates were higher in November than a year earlier in 364 of the 369 metropolitan areas, lower in 4 areas, and unchanged in 1 area, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Twenty-three areas recorded jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, while eight areas registered rates below 3.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in November was 6.5 percent, not season-ally adjusted, up from 4.5 percent a year earlier.
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