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• Confidence Game: Consumer, CEO and Investor Confidence December 2009

  
  Fuck Bankers — Authority: 170
  This post combines the latest results of the Rueters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumers , the Conference Board’s Index of CEO Confidence and the State Street Global Markets Index of Investor Confidence indicators. These three indicators should disclose a clear picture of the overall sense of confidence ...
  12 hours ago

• The credit crisis of 2008-2009 has shaken and rocked this nation to the very core.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 541
  Small defects quickly snowballed into big avalanches. The housing bubble that many “home flippers” so handily enjoyed proved unsustainable; the massive trade imbalances continually run were unsustainable, excessive leverage and speculative plays subsequently made balance sheets more fragile. Consumer confidence ...
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• SWOT: US Economy and Bond Market

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 142
  The Economy and Bond Market Treasuries were mixed this week as the short end of the curve was able to muster a modest rally while the long end sold off. Signs of an economic recovery continue to incrementally pressure long term bond yields, as the 30-year Treasury hit a four month high this week. The University of ...
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• Sign Up for the Consumer Confidence Report with Roger Tutterow

  
  Atlanta Real Estate Forum — Authority: 481
  The December meeting of the Builder/Developer/Lender Council meeting is set to take place at 8 a.m. on December 16. Held at the Housing Center in Tucker, the meeting will feature Dr. Roger Tutterow who will be presenting a consumer confidence report.Dr. Tutterow is currently serving as the Chief Economic Adviser to ...
  3 days ago

• Americans say tax the wealthy more and spend on job training

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 777
  Filed under: Economy After reading the latest Bloomberg National Poll on the U.S. economy, one is left wondering whether the poll was conducted in maybe France? Or perhaps Sweden? No, indeed it was conducted in the U.S., randomly surveying 1,000 adults from Dec. 3-7, and some the results are surprising, to say ...
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• Slow Growth And High Unemployment For U.S. In 2010

  
  Roni Deutch: The Tax Lady Blog — Authority: 432
  According to a Reuters.com article citing a study from the UCLA Anderson Forecast group, U.S unemployment rates will remain high over the next year, as the economy recovers at a slower than expected pace. "Specifically, we forecast that after growing at 2.8 percent in the most recent and current ...
  5 days ago

• First Consumer Confidence Read Since Unemployment Report Upside Surprise, Is Down

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 742
  The ABC Consumer Confidence index was just released, and is notable as it is the first confidence read since the NFP/unemployment number was released last week by the BLS. And despite all expectations, and proddings by the Comcastic ones that the presumed drop in unemployment would boost sentiment and confidence, the ...
  6 days ago

• Forex Daily Outlook – December 9th 2009

  
  Forex Crunch — Authority: 138
  The focus today will be on the British government’s Annual Pre-Budget Release, which is expected to encounter the huge deficit. We also have a rate decision from New Zealand among other events. Let’s see what’s up for today:British figures start the day again: Nationwide Consumer Confidence is released 36 hours ...
  6 days ago

• U.S. consumer confidence slips in December

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 670
  Filed under: Bad news , Indices , Personal finance , Recession You are probably wondering, is there an index that measures consumer optimism and pessimism? The answer is yes. It is the Investors Business Daily and TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence or IBD/TIPP .Their Optimism Index slipped to 46.8 in December, ...
  6 days ago

• Obama To America: Spend Yo Money

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 649
  Barack Obama is rooting for “the audacity of hope,” but it’s looking increasingly as if the American economy is plagued by his predecessor’s oft-regurgitated pablum … err, problem, the “soft bigotry of low expectations.” Either way, the bottom line is that America isn’t opening its wallets and ...
  6 days ago

• U.S. consumer confidence eases in December (Reuters)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  Reuters – U.S. consumer confidence edged lower in December, extending November’s decline as consumers remained concerned about the economy and labor market, a research group said on Tuesday. See the rest here: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">U.S. consumer confidence eases in December (Reuters)
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• Check Out Line: Upset tummies in the food sector?

  
  Shop Talk — Authority: 472
  Check out  sluggish results in the U.S. food sector. Fast food giant McDonald’s and Kroger, the largest U.S. grocery chain, saw shares decline 2.5 percent and 10 percent, respectively, after reporting weak results. McDonald’s said same-store sales at its U.S. restaurants slipped 0.6 percent in November, ...
  6 days ago

• Economic Recovery is Looking Stronger Every Week

  
  Jutia Group — Authority: 572
  Although many remaining clouds will probably cause setbacks… The stimulus efforts were expensive for sure, and the cost, like the cost of two seven-year wars that were supposed to be three-month skirmishes, will be with us for years to come. But the stimulus efforts at least seem to be working even faster ...
  1 week ago

• 79% of Americans Want an Audit of the Fed, Only 21% are in Favor of Confirming Bernanke, and Only 20% Think Geithner is Doing a Good Job

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 531
  79% of Americans Want an Audit of the Fed, Only 21% are in Favor of Confirming Bernanke, and Only 20% Think Geithner is Doing a Good Job 79 percent of the American public is in favor of auditing the Fed , according to a new poll by Rassumussen. Because another 14% are not sure, that leaves only 7% opposed to an ...
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• Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales Up 47 Percent

  
  Kikabink News - Internet Marketing News — Authority: 137
  Retail Decisions, which provides card fraud prevention, payment processing and card issuing services, estimates that U.S. online retail sales reached $3.1 billion on Black Friday, a massive 52... (Click on the title for the full story...)
  1 week ago

• British Pound Forecast – December 7-11

  
  Forex Crunch — Authority: 138
  
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• Forex Weekly Outlook – December 7-11

  
  Forex Crunch — Authority: 138
  Non-Farm Payrolls brought an excellent surprise to the dollar. In the upcoming week we’ll indeed see if the tables have turned. Rate decisions are expected this week in Britain, Switzerland, Canada and New Zealand. Also note employment figures in Australia and American Retail Sales to close the week. Thursday is an ...
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• What the CE Future Holds

  
  CEA Digital Dialogue — Authority: 114
  By Sean Murphy The numbers coming in from retailers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are great and consumer confidence in technology spending is up, way up. In fact the CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Technology Expectations (ICTE) reached 93.5 this month, which is the highest level of the index since ...
  1 week ago

• Jobs: Did The Obama Summit Find A Solution? and Public Opinion On Afghanistan

  
  The Political and Financial Markets Commentator — Authority: 124
  By The Time You Read This, The Mother Of All Numbers Will Most Likely Have Been Released At 8:30 this morning the employment numbers will be released, and the expectations are for 125,000 jobs to have been cut and for the headline unemployment rate to hold at 10.2%. Any surprises to the downside will send shivers ...
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• Consumer Confidence Falls to Four Month Low

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 439
  The Rasmussen Consumer Index , which measures the economic confidence of consumers on a daily basis, fell three points on Wednesday to a four month low. At 69.0, the Consumer Index is down five points from a week ago and down seven points from a month ago. Confidence is now at the lowest level since July 24 and is up ...
  1 week ago

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