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Recession-Weary Consumers Willing to Spend on Green Products
added: 24-03-2009

Although worried about the economy, consumers are willing to buy energy-efficient products and services – if they see immediate savings, according to a national survey.
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Fitch: Retail Loss Severities to Climb in U.S CMBS
added: 24-03-2009

Loss severities on retail loans are likely to trend upward for the next several years as defaults on retail loans increase, according to Fitch Ratings.
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EU Telecoms Commissioner Calls for Consumer Right to Change Phone Operator in 1 Day
added: 24-03-2009

Viviane Reding, the EU's Telecoms Commissioner, calls on the European Parliament and the Council of EU Telecoms Ministers to be ambitious in the coming days as they enter the final negotiations on a new set of EU rules strengthening competition and consumer rights in a single market for telecoms like mobile phone services and internet connections.
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Construction Output up by 1.3% in the Euro Area in January 2009
added: 23-03-2009

Construction output up by 1.3% in the euro area up by 1.8% in the EU27. In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production rose by 1.3% in the euro area (EA16) and by 1.8% in the EU272 in January 2009, compared with the previous month. In December 2008, production fell by 2.8% and 1.8% respectively.
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Euro Area External Trade Deficit 10.5 bn euro in Jnuary 2009
added: 23-03-2009

The first estimate for the euro area (EA16) trade balance with the rest of the world in January 2009 gave a 10.5 bn euro deficit, compared with -11.1 bn in January 2008. The December 2008 balance was -1.7 bn, compared with -4.5 bn in December 2007. In January 2009 compared with December 2008, seasonally adjusted exports fell by 10.7% and imports by 7.3%.
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A Majority of Americans Have Started or Considered Starting Their Own Business
added: 23-03-2009

If you've ever found yourself saying: "I should start my own business," you're not alone. Most Americans say they have at least considered starting their own business, or have actually done so at least once in their life.
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Over Half of Americans Give President Obama’s Job Performance Positive Ratings
added: 23-03-2009

As President Barack Obama moves past his first 50 days in office, over half of Americans (55%) give him positive ratings for the overall job that he is doing, with 17% saying he is doing an excellent job and almost two in five (38%) saying he is doing a pretty good job. Just over two in five Americans (45%) give President Obama negative ratings with over one-quarter (27%) saying he is doing an only fair job and 18% saying he is doing a poor job.
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Europe's Top Companies Should Learn the Lessons of Past Recessions in Order to Build a Sustainable and High-Performing Workforce for the Future
added: 23-03-2009

One third of companies in Europe are planning to lay off full-time employees in a move which signals the scale of the collateral damage that the financial crisis is inflicting across the European corporate landscape, according to a report published by The Boston Consulting Group and the European Association of People Management.
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One in Five Americans Plan to Buy a Home Despite Economic Conditions
added: 23-03-2009

While half (52%) of all Americans are concerned they or someone they know will face foreclosure in the next six to 12 months, 23% of adults plan to purchase a home in the next five years, and more than half of them (53.5%) are first time homebuyers, according to a new survey commissioned by Move, Inc.
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Employment Situation of Veterans in 2008
added: 23-03-2009

The unemployment rate for all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces was 4.6 percent in 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The jobless rate for those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since September 2001 was 7.3 percent.
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