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 talking [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]