How can we explain such an extraordinary rally in oil prices? Is the answer as simple as supply and demand imbalances as many in the oil industry would have us believe? Or, is there something more sinister at play, such as speculation or, as some have accused, outright manipulation?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported revised productivity data - as measured by output per hour of all persons - for the first quarter of 2008.
The Monster Employment Index fell eight points in May, ending a three-month upward trend and indicating the end of the early spring recruitment push. The Monster Employment Index is based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate career sites and job boards, including Monster®.
The state of the economy, the cost and availability of health insurance, fuel and other energy costs, and business tax issues are the top issues impacting the women's business community at the present time, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Women Business Owners(R) (NAWBO(R)) among its members.
Ninety per cent of Americans have made changes in their daily lives to counter higher energy prices, according to an annual energy survey released by RBC Capital Markets, one of North America's leading energy investment banks.
In tight economic times, savvy consumers may look to rewards programs for relief when buying essentials, but Consumer Reports' July issue finds reaping real savings can be tough, and even the more generous programs have limits on how much consumers can earn.
In May 2008, there were 3,795,400 online advertised job vacancies, a decline of 579,000 or 13.2 percent from the May 2007 level, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series™ (HWOL) released today.
Today’s broadband consumer is increasingly becoming a networked consumer, and more than half of broadband users in the United States today have some form of home network, according to a recent survey conducted by ABI Research.
The national income accounts show that recession isn't the only domestic concern, perhaps not even the biggest. Total corporate profits in the first quarter of 2008 were not much higher, in absolute terms, than in the first quarter of 2007.
