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Employees Believe Lay Offs More Likely to Happen to Coworkers

added: 08-01-2009

Despite the high number of December layoffs, and increasing rates of unemployment across the country, employees have a surprisingly high level of confidence relating to their own jobs and compensation in the next six to 12 months, according to a year-end survey of 1,331 employed adults conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Glassdoor.com.

Energy Efficiency Continues to Gain Prominence Across End User Sectors

added: 08-01-2009

2008 has been a historic year for the Energy & Power industry as it began with very high commodity prices which threatened to delay several large energy & power projects because of material shortfalls.

One-in-Five Workers Plan to Change Jobs in 2009

added: 08-01-2009

Even with slower hiring predicted for 2009, 19 percent of workers say finding a new job is on their list of New Year's resolutions and the same amount say they actually plan to leave their current job before the end of the year, according to CareerBuilder.com's latest survey.

Fitch: U.S. Credit Card Defaults Rise, Payments Slow as Consumers Tighten Purse Strings

added: 08-01-2009

U.S. consumer credit quality measures worsened last month as credit card chargeoffs rose and cardholder payment rates slowed dramatically, according to the latest Credit Card Index results from Fitch Ratings.

Industrial Producer Prices Down by 1.9% in Euro Area in November 2008

added: 07-01-2009

In November 2008 compared with October 2008, the industrial producer price index fell by 1.9% in the euro area (EA15) and by 2.1% in the EU27. In October, prices decreased by 0.8% and 1.1% respectively.

Bio-ethanol to Replace 10% of Fossil Fuel Transport Consumption by 2010

added: 07-01-2009

Asia is critically dependent on energy imports as they only produced 35% of their oil requirements in 2006. This makes the region very vulnerable to rises in energy prices and the last two years have brought hardship to many nations.

Did Online Stores Have Happy Holidays?

added: 07-01-2009

While the numbers are still coming in, initial signs aren’t great. In late November 2008, eMarketer lowered its online holiday sales forecast from 10% to 4% growth. But was that low enough?

Outlook Optimistic for 2009, ICR Survey Finds

added: 07-01-2009

According to a recent survey conducted by ICR / International Communications Research, not surprisingly 85% of U.S. adults described the state of the U.S. economy in 2008 as being worse than in 2007. However, Americans are optimistic for the new year, with 41% of adults surveyed believing that 2009 will turn out to be better than 2008.

UK: Retail Prices Exceed Wage Growth for Second Year Running

added: 07-01-2009

The VocaLink take home pay index has fallen dramatically in December to just 2.9%, the weakest increase since January 2008. Overall the average wage growth in 2008 rose by just 3.7% and for the second consecutive year the increase in retail prices has exceeded growth of take home pay. Prior to this inflation had not exceeded wage growth since 1995. The result of this trend is that the spending power of take home pay has fallen by over 1.0% on average over the last two years, forcing individuals to borrow or dip into savings in order to maintain their standard of living.

Recovery of US Economy Crucial to Increase Crude Oil Demand

added: 07-01-2009

2008 was a historic year for the Oil & Gas industry as oil prices hit a record high of close to US$150/barrel and fell steeply to below US$50/barrel in a matter of 3 months.

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