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Most Companies Taking Action to Boost Employee Morale

added: 21-02-2009

To offset the effects of a sagging economy, companies are taking steps to boost employee morale, a new survey finds. Nearly seven in 10 (68 percent) chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed said they are implementing strategies to buoy the mood of their teams. However, not all employers have jumped on the bandwagon - more than one in four (26 percent) executives said their firms aren't doing anything to improve morale.

Economic Downturn Will Create Opportunities for Mobile Advertising

added: 21-02-2009

Prospects for mobile advertising in 2009 are promising despite the economic downturn, but realism is called for, says Analysys Mason, the global telecoms adviser during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

comScore Releases January 2009 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

added: 21-02-2009

comScore, Inc. released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In January 2009, Americans conducted 13.5 billion core searches, a 7-percent gain versus December 2008.

Five Years of an Enlarged EU Has Brought Lasting Benefits and Left Europe Better Placed to Tackle the Current Crisis

added: 20-02-2009

The recent enlargements of the European Union were a milestone in the process of unifying Europe and have brought benefits to citizens throughout the Union. Economically, enlargement has led to increased living standards in the new Member States, while creating export and investment opportunities for the old ones. It has also helped consolidate democracy, stability and security on our continent.

Health Care Benefit Cost Increases to Remain at 6 Percent in 2009

added: 20-02-2009

U.S. employers expect health care cost increases to hold steady at 6 percent and more plan to adopt consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) in 2010 in an effort to control cost increases, according to a forthcoming survey by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm, and the National Business Group on Health, an association of more than 300 mostly large employers, including 64 of the Fortune 100.

Outlook Dims for U.S. Economic Recovery Before 2010, CFOs and CPA Executives Say

added: 20-02-2009

Chief financial officers and senior-level executive Certified Public Accountants now believe that the U.S. economic downturn will last longer than previously expected according to a new survey conducted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.

US Producer Price Index in January 2009

added: 20-02-2009

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.8 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. This increase followed declines of 1.9 percent in December and 2.5 percent in November. At the earlier stages of processing, the decrease in prices for intermediate materials slowed to 0.7 percent from 4.2 percent in the prior month, and the index for crude materials declined 2.9 percent after dropping 5.3 percent in December.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ for the U.S. Increased 0.4 Percent in January 2009

added: 20-02-2009

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ for the U.S. increased 0.4 percent, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index™ decreased 0.5 percent and The Conference Board Lagging Economic Index™ decreased 0.1 percent in January.

U.S. Companies to Hold the Line on R&D Spending in 2009

added: 20-02-2009

Despite the downturn in the economy American companies expect to hold overall R&D spending steady in 2009, according to the Industrial Research Institute's (IRI) annual R&D Trends Forecast.

Optimism in U.S. and World Economies Fall to New 16-Year Low Among CEOs of Leading U.S. Private Companies

added: 20-02-2009

For the fourth consecutive quarter, optimism in the U.S. economy among CEOs of the nation's leading private companies set a new 16-year low, with only one in eight (12 percent) CEOs surveyed for PricewaterhouseCoopers' Private Company Trendsetter Barometer reporting a positive outlook on the U.S. economy over the next twelve months.

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