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US Logistics Costs Jumped 11% in 2006

added: 08-06-2007

A key benchmark report shows logistics costs in the US rose dramatically again during 2006. Fueled primarily by rising energy costs, interest rates, and inventory carrying costs, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' 18th Annual State of Logistics Report shows logistics costs increased $130 billion over 2005 to $1.305 trillion for 2006.

US Small Businesses Concerned About Rising Costs of Energy, Healthcare and Taxes

added: 08-06-2007

A new small business spending report released by Visa USA indicates that, while small businesses remain relatively bullish about revenue growth, increasing expenditures on energy, healthcare and taxes are pressing concerns for small business owners.

America’s Relationship with Credit Cards

added: 08-06-2007

More than 8 in 10 Americans view their credit cards as “an easy way to get into debt,” according to the new report Taking Charge: America’s Relationship with Credit Cards. The benchmark report delves into every aspect of credit cards’ role in people’s lives: how Americans use, manage, understand, select, and feel about credit cards.

US: Productivity and Costs in First Quarter 2007

added: 08-06-2007

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 2007.

Americans Worried About Global Warming

added: 07-06-2007

As the United States government considers weakening a draft policy agreement on climate change prepared for next week's G8 Summit, U.S. citizens are increasingly concerned about global warming.

E-Commerce Sites Dominate Paid Search Advertising

added: 06-06-2007

comScore released a study on the relationship between paid search marketing and retail e-commerce, based on the March 2007 comScore qSearch Marketer report. The study revealed that e-commerce sites are the most frequent users of search engine marketing, with each of the top ten search engine marketers being either retail or comparison shopping sites. In March, nearly 20 billion sponsored links were served to U.S. Internet users from the top search engines, with eBay.com leading the charge as the top search engine marketer with 802 million sponsored link exposures.

U.S. Consumers want National Energy Self-Sufficiency

added: 05-06-2007

While nine out of ten people said the U.S. needs to find ways to produce more of its own oil rather than rely so heavily on foreign sources and eight of ten said they were concerned about the country's energy self-sufficiency, the vast majority of Americans oppose the construction of oil refineries or other traditional energy plants in their city or town, according to an annual energy survey released by RBC Capital Markets.

Average U.S. Electricity Prices Jump 4.7 Percent

added: 05-06-2007

Following a stunning increase of nearly 11 percent in the year ending in April 2006, the average price of electricity for industrial or large commercial entities in the United States jumped another 4.7 percent over the past year.

Bank of America, Commerce Bancorp, Washington Mutual and Woodforest National Bank Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction in their Respective Regions

added: 05-06-2007

For every 1 million customers a bank has, a 5 percentage-point increase in the number of customers shifting from moderately to highly committed can lead to an additional $1 billion in deposits, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study.

Americans are Worried About Debt

added: 04-06-2007

Nearly five in ten Americans (48%) are uncomfortable with the total amount of household debt they have according to a nationwide survey released by LendingTree. Furthermore, the survey discovered that 54% do not have a financial plan, proving the majority of Americans have no intention or definitive strategy to manage the amount of debt they have accumulated.

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