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US Mass Layoffs in June 2008

added: 24-07-2008

In June, employers took 1,643 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single employer; the number of workers involved totaled 165,697, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

New US Slump Revealed

added: 23-07-2008

The US second quarter reporting season is now delivering bad news in increasing quantities, forcing the usually optimistic and sunny American investors to take stock of what lies ahead for them and the market for the next six months to a year.

New Baby Boom Will Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S.

added: 23-07-2008

Figures released Wednesday from the National Center for Health Statistics indicate that the number of live births in 2007 broke a 50-year fertility record for the United States. "This bodes well for the future of the United States," says Kenneth W. Gronbach, demographic analyst.

World: Costs Are Rising Faster Than The Price of Goods and Services

added: 22-07-2008

This week there were many numbers to absorb, but that wasn't the big news of the week. The new numbers on the CPI and PPI clearly reinforced the Federal Reserve Chairman's remarks about heightened inflation concerns. Industrial production unexpectedly rose, surely a one-month reprieve in what has been a more than year-long slump. Home building, however, appears to have stabilized at an annual rate of close to one million units.

The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.1 Percent in June 2008

added: 22-07-2008

The Conference Board announced that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.1 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index decreased 0.3 percent in June.

June 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

added: 21-07-2008

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In June 2008, Americans conducted 11.5 billion core searches, representing a 7-percent gain versus May.

Consumer Price Index in June 2008

added: 21-07-2008

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.0 percent in June, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The June level of 218.815 (1982-84=100) was 5.0 percent higher than in June 2007.

U.S. Venture Capital Investment Drops 12% from 2007 Highs with $6.64 Billion Invested in 2Q08

added: 20-07-2008

In the second quarter of 2008, quarterly venture capital investment in U.S. companies slipped below the $7 billion mark for the first time in 18 months.

Usual Weekly Earnings Summary - Second Quarter 2008

added: 20-07-2008

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 107.1 million full-time wage and salary workers were $719 in the second quarter of 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. This was 4.2 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 4.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Fall 3 Weeks in a Row

added: 19-07-2008

Mortgage rates continued the retreat, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to 6.42 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.45 discount and origination points.

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