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November 24, 2008 New Symantec Report Reveals Booming Underground Economy

Source:MarketWatch

Symantec Corp. (SYMC:Symantec Corp News, chart, profile, more Last: 10.95+0.90+8.96% 4:00pm 11/21/2008 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: SYMC 10.95,...

November 20, 2008 Leading economic indicators fall in October

Source:CNN Money

An indicator of the economy's future performance dropped in October, reversing a September gain, according to The Conference Board. The index of leading economic indicators, released by the business research group Thursday,...

November 20, 2008 Survey: Executive bonuses might shrink with economy

Source:The Business Journal

Annual bonuses and stock-based awards may dry up with the economy, according to a survey released Wednesday by Pearl Meyer & Partners. Nearly nine out of 10 respondents say market turmoil will affect corporate executive...

November 17, 2008 NABE Panel Sees Prolonged Recession

Source:National Association for Business Economics

“Business economists became decidedly more negative on the economic outlook for the next several quarters as a result of the intensification of credit market stresses and evidence of spillover to the real economy,” said NABE...[more]

November 17, 2008 Long, painful recession is likely - survey

Source:CNN Money

A survey of leading economists showed Monday that the likelihood of a prolonged recession has increased significantly as economic conditions continue to deteriorate.

November 11, 2008 Don’t Blame Globalization

Source:American Institute for Economic Research

In Globalization (Greenwood Press, $44), Donald J. Boudreaux, chairman of the economics department at George Mason University, intends to help us understand worldwide free trade. The author begins by documenting the many...

November 6, 2008 US productivity slows despite employer efforts

Source:Forbes

Growth in U.S. productivity slowed sharply during the third quarter despite efforts by businesses to keep it aloft by slashing payrolls, a Labor Department report on Thursday showed. The latest sign of waning U.S. economic vigor...

November 3, 2008 Administaff Announces Results of Business Survey and Compensation Data

Source:Administaff

Despite current economic and political uncertainties, more than 37 percent of owners and managers of small and medium-sized businesses expect a higher rate of growth for their operations in 2009, and 38 percent anticipate the...[more]

October 31, 2008 Americans Believe Fighting Climate Change Will Boost Economy, According to Study from The Climate Group and Lippincott

Source:MarketWatch

Most people in the US say tackling climate change will boost the economy, according to new consumer research published by The Climate Group and brand strategy and design consultancy Lippincott. And, despite the crisis on Wall...

October 28, 2008 The Conference Board Consumer Confidence IndexTM

Source:The Conference Board

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence IndexTM, which had improved moderately in September, fell to an all-time low in October. The Index now stands at 38.0 (1985=100), down from 61.4 in September. The Present Situation Index...[more]

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