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Consumer Confidence
a measure of how people feel about the future of the economy and their own financial situation, obtained through polling
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Protecting Your Business from Internet Threats
Internet security is a critical issue for any business. A breach in Internet security that damages your business computer system can result in reduced productivity and lost consumer confidence. Internet security depends as much on human expertise and experience as it does on security software, so be sure to involve...
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Network security, Firewalls, BNET Editorial, Internet security, firewall, computer virus, password, security breach, attack, denial of service, password policy, virus, security, Internet, hacker, computer, consumer confidence, data backup, e-mail, antivirus sof
Articles 2007-10-25
Will There Be a Recession? Economists Weigh In
How wide and how severe will the fall out from this summer's sub-prime meltdown be? That's the question occupying a great many minds in the financial world. They've got a lot of numbers to crunch, from the rise in new jobs in September, to the markets' big rally on Monday,...
Tags: Business Operations, Financial Services, Real Estate, LA Times, Sector, Bloomberg L.P., Consumer Confidence, Commercial Real Estate, Economist, U.S., Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2007-10-10
Consumer confidence drops.(ViewPoint: MarketWatch)
This news probably won't come as a surprise, but consumer confidence is down. This news probably won't come as a surprise, but consumer confidence is down.
Tags: consumer confidence
Research articles 2005-12-01
BNET Daily Dispatch: Microsoft, GE, British Airways, and Consumer Confidence
Microsoft took a big step today to build its presence in the online advertising market with a deal to buy digital marketing group Aquantive for roughly $6 billion cash -- an 85 percent premium above Aquantive's closing price yesterday. The acquisition is Microsoft's largest to date and comes...
Tags: Plastics, Microsoft Corp., Consumer Confidence, General Electric Co., British Airways Plc., Acquisition, Airline, Andrew Hines
Blog posts 2007-05-18
BNET Daily Dispatch: Citigroup, Chevron, Palm, and Consumer Confidence
After a three-month review, an anonymous source said that Citigroup is likely to cut 5 percent of its workforce, or 17,000 jobs.  The largest U.S. bank seeks to lower annual expenses by $1 billion, and is eying the possibility of closing offices and moving some of its 337,000 workers to...
Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Chevron Corp., Citigroup Inc., Consumer Confidence, Palm Inc., Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Workforce, Workforce Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Andrew Hines
Blog posts 2007-04-10
Staying the course.(Market Watch)
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE Larger-than-normal tax rebates and bonus checks are balancing out factors such as rising gas prices, a poor stock market, a weak labor market, and the war in Iraq. Consumer confidence fell in March, but only by an insignificant aCONSUMER CONFIDENCE ...
Tags: consumer confidence, Digital Equipment Corp.
Research articles 2004-05-01
Keeping it clean: Diamond Congress focuses on consumer confidence.(JEWELRY SCENE)
Consumer confidence was the central theme of the 32nd World Diamond Congress in Tel Aviv at the end of June. The World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association, which both meet during the biennial congress Consumer confidence was the central theme of...
Tags: consumer confidence, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-08-01
Forsythe Appraisals Says New Appraisal Agreement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Will Help Restore Consumer Confidence in Home Market
Appraiser Independence Crucial Component of Establishing Stability in Real Estate Values
Tags: appraisal, consumer confidence, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Research articles 2008-04-14
SHARP DROP IN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN AUSTRALIA DURING FEB.
SYDNEY, Feb 12 Asia Pulse - Consumer confidence declined sharply in February as Australians faced bushfires and drought and global tensions intensified, a new survey shows. SYDNEY, Feb 12 Asia Pulse - Consumer confidence declined sharply in February as Australians faced bushfires and drought...
Tags: consumer confidence, Sharp Corp.
Research articles 2003-02-12
NEWS BRIEFS.(Walgreen Co.' third quater profit)(Salton Inc.'s financial statements)(Consumer confidence surveys)
THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE LEVEL for June, based on a monthly survey of 5,000 households, reached 105.8, nearly three points higher than in May and fully three points above the level recorded during the same month last year, as reported by The Conferenc THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE LEVEL...
Tags: consumer confidence, financial, financial statement, survey, Walgreen Co.
Research articles 2005-07-04
Consumer Confidence in Taiwan and Korea At Lowest Level In Three Years; MasterCard survey shows confidence up in Japan, Hong Kong, and Indonesia
SINGAPORE--BUSINESS WIRE--FEBRUARY 13, 1996--Consumer confidence in Taiwan and Korea has dropped to its lowest level in the last three years, according to MasterCard International's latest bi-annual MasterIndex survey of consumer confidence in the Asia/Pacific region. (See editor's note on MasterIndex system).
Tags: consumer confidence, MasterCard International, survey
Research articles 1996-02-13
Retail Sales Fall Further in April as Consumer Confidence Remains Weak, Says Bloomberg PMI.
LONDON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- LONDON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ --
Tags: Bloomberg L.P., consumer confidence
Research articles 2005-05-09
Housing market grows despite fading consumer confidence.(ID's Construction Update)
Despite recent declines in consumer confidence, the housing market continues to turn in stellar numbers. Clearly, there are other factors that mean as much, or more, than consumer sentiment in determining demand for new and existing homes. Th ...
Tags: consumer confidence, Federal Reserve Board, housing market
Research articles 1999-01-01
Consumer confidence dropped again in early October on the University of Michigan's index, to 75.4 from 76.9 in September and 89.1 in August.(THE NUMBERS)
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE dropped again in early October on the University of Michigan's index, to 75.4 from 76.9 in September and 89.1 in August. Nonetheless, retail sales grew 1.1% in ... CONSUMER CONFIDENCE dropped again in early October on the University of Michigan's index, to...
Tags: consumer confidence, University of Michigan
Research articles 2005-11-01
STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES FALL IN MORNING TRADE - DEC 1, 2004.
SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks fell Wednesday morning as losses on Wall Street and weak U.S. consumer confidence data clouded the outlook for economic growth in one of South Korea's major export markets. SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South...
Tags: consumer confidence, Digital Equipment Corp.
Research articles 2004-12-01
STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES END WEAKER - DEC 1, 2004.
SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks finished lower Wednesday as investor sentiment was damped by overnight losses on Wall Street and weak consumer confidence data in the United States, analysts said. SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks finished...
Tags: consumer confidence, Digital Equipment Corp., stock
Research articles 2004-12-01
EPA software helps to create consumer confidence reports. (Industry News).(CCRWriter )(Brief Article)
EPA has designed two free software applications to help water suppliers quickly create their consumer confidence reports CCRs. They take users through all the sections of a CCR, convert lab results into "CCR units" and allow users to inse EPA has designed two free software applications...
Tags: consumer confidence, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, software
Research articles 2003-06-01
Reverse Spin: War in Iraq fails to defeat consumers.(Briefs)
Byline: Frederick P. Gabriel Jr. You didn't really think the war with Iraq was going to sap consumer confidence forever did you? The New York-based Conference Board reported Tuesday that its index of consumer confidence surged to 81 in April, ...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., consumer confidence, Warren Buffett
Research articles 2003-05-05
Washington report.(EPA to require drinking water systems to provide consumer confidence reports)
The EPA will soon require water utilities to release 'consumer confidence reports' that describe the quality of drinking water sold to consumers. The reports will reveal if drinking water coming from the tap meets federal standards and cite reasons when wThe EPA will soon require water utilities to release 'consumer...
Tags: consumer confidence, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 1997-09-01
Consumer Confidence and Poor Weather Impact March Retail Sales, Says Bloomberg PMI.
NEW YORK, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- NEW YORK, April 12 /PRNewswire/ --
Tags: Bloomberg L.P., consumer confidence
Research articles 2005-04-12
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