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CBIZ Small Business Employment Index Shows Strengthening Job Market

added: 10-01-2011

The December CBIZ Small Business Employment Index, which is designed to serve as a barometer for hiring trends among companies with 300 or fewer employees, showed its largest percentage employee increase since June of last year. The uptick is an indication that hiring has improved and confidence among small business owners is on the rise.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Drop Below 5 Percent Again

added: 10-01-2011

Mortgage rates continue to yo-yo up and down, with the average rate on the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling back to 4.94 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.42 discount and origination points.

Fitch: Outlook Stable for Canadian Banking Industry in 2011

added: 10-01-2011

The outlook for the Canadian banking sector is stable for 2011 as most institutions remain on solid footing after weathering the past few years better than banks in many other developed markets, according to Fitch Ratings.

U.S. Online Holiday Shopping Season Reaches Record $32.6 Billion for November-December Period, Up 12 Percent vs. Year Ago

added: 09-01-2011

comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, reported that retail e-commerce spending for the entire November – December 2010 holiday season reached $32.6 billion, marking a 12-percent increase versus last year and an all-time record for the season.

Volume of Retail Trade Down by 0.8% in Euro Area in November 2010

added: 08-01-2011

In November 2010, compared with October 2010, the volume of retail trade fell by 0.8% in the euro area (EA16) and by 0.4% in the EU27. In October retail trade remained stable in the euro area and rose by 0.1% in the EU27.

Online Labor Demand Essentially Unchanged in December 2010

added: 07-01-2011

Online advertised vacancies were basically unchanged as they dipped 9,400 in December to 4,447,800, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) Data Series. The nation’s Supply/Demand rate stood at 3.39 unemployed for every advertised vacancy in November (the last available unemployment data) - a figure that is down from a peak of 4.73 in October 2009. Nationally, there are 10.7 million more unemployed than advertised vacancies.

Predictions for 2011 by BlackRock’s Bob Doll

added: 07-01-2011

US stocks in 2011 will record a third straight year of double digit percentage returns, the first time this has occurred in more than a decade, according to Robert C. Doll, Chief Equity Strategist for Fundamental Equities at BlackRock, Inc.

SpendingPulse December 2010 Retail Report: Most Categories Record Robust December Growth

added: 07-01-2011

MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, a macroeconomic report tracking national retail and services sales, provided summary results for performance of specific U.S. retail industries in December, 2010. Report shows that growth in December sales was robust across many retail categories, further building on November’s positive results, with some performing at better than pre-recession levels.

Small Business IT Investment Picture Continues to Rebound

added: 07-01-2011

The budding recovery in IT investment that started to take shape in 2010 appears to be heading for an uptick in 2011 as small businesses report a positive outlook on IT investment for their organizations.

Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Falls 4.3 Points in December 2010

added: 07-01-2011

After reaching a 3-year high in November, consumer confidence slid in December, as more Americans rated current economic conditions and the state of their personal finances as poor, according to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor.

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