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Economic Weakness Pervasive, Fed Says in 'Beige Book' (Washington Post) Business conditions weakened across the United States and in almost every industry in recent weeks, according to a Federal Reserve report released yesterday. Separate reports indicated that private employers shed jobs at an accelerating rate in November and that the nation's service sector... us.rd.yahoo.com
Stores report good sales in the wake of economic meltdown (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press) As the U.S. economy muddles along after the market meltdown in October, Southampton business owners say they remain relatively immune to the larger economic problems. us.rd.yahoo.com
Census Bureau Announces a New Product for Tracking Business Activity (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) WASHINGTON----The U.S. Census Bureau announces the release of the Business Dynamics Statistics , a data series that allows users to track annual changes in employment for growing and shrinking businesses at the establishment level. us.rd.yahoo.com
Laying a solid foundation (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news) Building or renovating the house can mean a major headache to any house owner. Particularly during such economic turmoil when the statistics of frauds and deceit are likely to rise. us.rd.yahoo.com
East Anglia business survey revealed (The Business EDP 24) How cold is the economic climate in East Anglia? What do businesses expect to happen to profits and employment in the coming year? Is Gordon Brown hero or villain? us.rd.yahoo.com
Shelby’s INTERIORS by Decorating Den business still going strong after five years (Char-Koosta News) ARLEE — Business statistics indicate that most new businesses fail within two years. But Velda Shelby’s small business enterprise INTERIORS by Decorating Den proves that adage wrong. Her mobile interior design and decorating business is now in its fifth year of operation. us.rd.yahoo.com
Economic growth slows to a crawl (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) New official figures show annual economic growth has fallen to its lowest level in seven years. us.rd.yahoo.com
Daily Headline News for December 3, 2008 (Interfax) Digest of headline news as of 4:00 p.m. Moscow time on December 3: BUSINESS & FINANCE *** RUSSIA HAD 0.2% INFLATION FOR NOV 24-DEC 1, 12.5% IN YTD - SOURCE Russia had 0.2% inflation in the week November 25-December 1, a source in a financial department told Interfax, quoting figures from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). us.rd.yahoo.com
Hunters still provide economic boost to area businesses, despite declining deer densities and fewer license allocations (The Bradford Era) Despite declining deer densities and fewer license allocations for nearby Wildlife Management Units, hunters still provide an important economic boost to related area businesses. us.rd.yahoo.com
China Official:Government Should Prevent Sharp Econ Growth Slowdown (Nasdaq) BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China's government should "do the best it can" to prevent an overly sharp slowdown in economic growth and try to make the downward cycle as short as possible, Xu Xianchun, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said in an article published Wednesday. us.rd.yahoo.com
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