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Funded Status of Typical U.S. Pension Plan Improved in December
added: 08-01-2008

Higher interest rates in December enabled typical U.S. pension plans to finish both the month and the full year in better shape than they were at the beginning of both periods, according to BNY Mellon Asset Management, which tracks the health of the pension plans through its BNY Mellon Pension Liability Indexes. Higher interest rates decrease the value of plan liabilities and bonds.
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2007 Online Holiday Shopping Season Surpasses $29 Billion in Sales, Up 19 Percent Versus Year Ago
added: 08-01-2008

comScore, Inc. released its final update of holiday season e-commerce spending for the 2007 holiday season (November 1 - December 31). $29.2 billion was spent online during the holiday season, marking a 19-percent gain versus the same period last year.
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More Than Half of Democrats and Independents Feel the Economy Will Get Worse in 2008
added: 08-01-2008

With all the recent negative economic reports from financial services firms and from major retailers about lower holiday spending, it is not too surprising that Americans are not confident about the 2008 economic outlook. When asked to compare to last year, only one in five (21%) indicated that they feel more secure financially now, and only a minority (15%) believe the economy will improve in the coming year.
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Venture Capital Liquidity Booms, Reaching $52.9 Billion in 2007
added: 07-01-2008

U.S. venture capitalists ended 2007 on a very high note, garnering nearly $16.2 billion in liquidity from the sale of 106 venture-backed companies and more than $2 billion from the initial public offerings (IPOs) of 26 others during the fourth quarter, according to Quarterly U.S. Liquidity Report from Dow Jones VentureSource. The strong quarter pushed the annual total for venture-backed liquidity to roughly $52.9 billion, the highest yearly total since 2000.
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S&P: Dividend Growth Lags in 2007 as Fewer Issues Pay
added: 07-01-2008

Standard & Poor's announced that 1,857 of the approximately 7,000 publicly owned companies that report dividend information to Standard & Poor's Dividend Record increased their dividend in 2007, representing a 5.7% decrease from the 1,969 issues that raised their dividend in 2006.
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Mobile Banking To Gain Foothold in 2008
added: 07-01-2008

More flip-phones and clamshells will become portable ATMs this year, according to research firm Celent.
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US Employment Situation in December 2007
added: 07-01-2008

The unemployment rate rose to 5.0 percent in December, while nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (+18,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
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Spherion Survey Shows Overall Employee Confidence Drops to Year Low
added: 07-01-2008

The confidence level of U.S. workers slightly decreased in December, according to a recent survey of 2,827 working adults.
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American Love Affair with TVs Grows More Intense
added: 05-01-2008

U.S. consumer interest in flat panel televisions has exploded in the past year while demand for bulkier TV technologies such as rear projection and CRT continues to shrink. For the foreseeable future, the retail and consumer living room landscape will consist primarily of LCD and plasma technologies.
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Online Holiday Shoppers Less Satisfied
added: 05-01-2008

According to a survey from ForeSee Results, even with sales figures up, online retailers should not become complacent. Online shoppers aren't happy—at least not as happy as they used to be.
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