Archive for December, 2009

U.S. Economy: Confidence Rises as Consumers See Brighter Future

I simply will not accept negative comments about the economy. There are no more excuses everyone! Do something to make your business better or get out of the way. There are simply no more excuses.
Luis Luarca
By Courtney Schlisserman and Bob Willis, BusinessWeek.com
Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) — Confidence among U.S. consumers improved in December [...]


Update: Are Things Really Getting Better?

by David Goldman
Friday, December 4, 2009
Last quarter, the economy grew by the largest amount since the summer of 2007, but there are signs that things are still getting worse. This is great article, a must read! Note that all things in life are relative. In other words, depending on who you are [...]


UPDATE: Beige Book: Economic Conditions Continue To Improve

By Meena Thiruvengadam
of Dow Jones Newswire
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Economic conditions continued to improve across much of the country in late October and early November, but a weak labor market and deteriorating commercial real-estate sector remain dark spots in the U.S. recovery.
In its latest beige book report, the Federal Reserve said conditions across many of its [...]


Fed survey finds recovery gaining momentum

Fed survey: Recovery gaining traction as shoppers spend more, factories bump up production
By Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer
On 3:22 pm EST, Wednesday December 2, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic recovery gained traction in late fall as shoppers spent a bit more and factories bumped up production. That assessment Wednesday by the Federal Reserve marked [...]