Economic Trends
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Leading Economic Indicators Increase
By Kate McBrideThe Conference Board announced on August 20th the fourth consecutive increase in its Leading Economic Indicators Index.
July 21, 2009
Leading Economic Index for U.S. Rises for Third Consecutive MonthThe Conference Board reports 2% improvement in last six months.
July 16, 2009
What's French for crazy?"Geithner, French Officials Discuss Stimulus." Zut alors! Haven't read a scarier headline to a major news story in quite a while. When experiencing periods of...
July 01, 2009
Finding Your Next Customer OnlineWho: Brian Fetherstonhaugh, Chairman and CEO, OgilvyOne Worldwide Where: Thalia, 868 Eighth Avenue, New York City, May 26, 2009 On the Menu: Gazpacho, frittata and changing consumer attitudes The global economic...
June 25, 2009
Low energy ideas"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." So said Rahm Emanuel, the President's chief-of-staff, and boy did he mean it. Energy reform...
June 01, 2009
Japan's Stock Market History Offers U.S. a Cautionary TaleOn December 29, 1989, Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index closed out a triumphant decade at 38,916. The Nikkei had begun the 1980s below 7,000 and...
May 05, 2009
Bernanke forecasts slow recoveryIn testimony before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it is expected that economic activity will bottom out...