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The Dramatic Economic Crisis in the USA Rears its Ugly Head

added: 27-09-2008

According to UK company Affilicon which publishes an annual report on the percentages of independent marketing affiliates with "home offices", an interesting finding has arisen. When considering numbers of marketing affiliates in
relation to total population, the USA has lost its first place on the list of affiliates generating profits from marketing the goods of others.

Businesses Told: "Go Green to Save Money"

added: 27-09-2008

Businesses were given a blueprint for cutting costs by going green - and told that "green is the new mean". The 51-point plan is
published the same week as a study showing that businesses that become greener can boost their value by up to 80%.

Proposed $700 Billion Bailout Is Too Little, Too Late to End Debt Crisis; Too Much, Too Soon for U.S. Bond Markets

added: 26-09-2008

The proposal before Congress for a $700 billion financial industry bailout will not only fail to end the massive U.S. debt crisis but could actually aggravate the crisis by driving up interest rates, according to a white paper submitted to Congress and banking regulators today by Weiss Research, Inc.

Global Financial Market Rescue Plan: Where To Now?

added: 26-09-2008

The last week or so has seen an extraordinary set of events which saw shares first plunge following the failure of Lehman Brothers and the "rescue" of AIG only to surge on the back of plans by the US Government to buy bad and illiquid debt from financial companies along with bans on short selling.

The Leading Index for Mexico Increased 0.1 Percent in July 2008

added: 26-09-2008

The Conference Board announced that the leading index for Mexico increased 0.1 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.5 percent in July.

Credit Crisis May Dampen Pension Funds' Use of Derivatives to Hedge Risk, Watson Wyatt Says

added: 25-09-2008

The use of derivatives by U.S. pension funds to hedge risk will likely slow down because of the ongoing credit crisis, according to Watson Wyatt. The U.S. had begun to see an increase in the use of derivatives by pension funds over the last few years.

Abraham Energy Report: Oil Trade Between $95 and $115 in 4Q

added: 25-09-2008

A special Web-only bulletin from the Abraham Energy Report advises that "oil prices appear to have overshot the level that could be sustained by the market this summer" and that "nothing significant will happen until after the Presidential election," with prices likely to trade "in the $95 to $115 per barrel range" in the last quarter of 2008.

Existing-Home Sales Slide on Tight Mortgage Availability

added: 25-09-2008

Existing-home sales were down in August following a healthy gain in July as tight mortgage credit curtailed activity, according to the National Association of Realtors(R). Sales rose in the Midwest and South but fell in the Northeast and West.

Federal Energy Incentives Have Chiefly Benefited Oil, Natural Gas Industries

added: 25-09-2008

The main beneficiaries of more than $700 billion of federal energy incentives over the past five decades have been the oil and natural gas industries, a new study reveals.

Trucking Calls for Comprehensive Plan to Limit Fuel Costs' Effect on the Economy

added: 24-09-2008

A top trucking official urged the Bush Administration and Congress to implement a comprehensive energy plan that will ensure an affordable supply of oil and limit the effect of rising fuel costs on the U.S. economy.

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