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Economic Downturn Shifts Consumer Spending to the Web for Deals
added: 30-07-2008

PriceGrabber.com(R), a part of Experian, explores the effects the economy has had on consumer purchasing decisions in its latest Consumer Behavior Report. Statistics were collected through three surveys conducted from late March to late June and included responses from a total of 7,170 online shoppers. By asking online shoppers how they spent their tax refunds and their economic stimulus checks and how they have been saving money over the past three months, PriceGrabber.com got an inside look at how consumers have been affected by the economy.
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Nearly Half of US Employers Have Caught a Lie on a Resume
added: 30-07-2008

Is your resume more fiction than fact? Experts warn bending the truth can cost you the job. Although only 8 percent of workers admitted to stretching the truth on their resumes, nearly half (49 percent) of hiring managers reported they caught a candidate lying on their resume. Of these employers, 57 percent said they automatically dismissed the applicant. This is according to CareerBuilder.com's latest survey of more than 3,100 hiring managers and over 8,700 workers nationwide conducted from May 22 to June 13, 2008.
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China Consumer Confidence Declines in July 2008
added: 30-07-2008

Xinhua Finance eziData China Consumer Confidence Index (CCCI) was updated today, with the survey results showing that, due to a series of negative factors such as the falling stock market and concerns on deepening subprime mortgage crisis, China consumer confidence index went down to 92 in July, which was 3.1 points down from that of June, or 4.8 points down from that of January 2008. Meanwhile, the US consumer confidence index released by the University of Michigan has been declining since January 2008, mainly affected by the subprime mortgage crisis.
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Japan's Unemployment Rate Had Hit a Two Year High
added: 30-07-2008

Friday it was inflation hitting a high of 1.9%; last Wednesday it was June exports falling 1.7%, the first such decline for five years; yesterday it was news that Japan's unemployment rate had hit a two year high.
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Holds Steady
added: 30-07-2008

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in June, held steady in July. The Index now stands at 51.9 (1985=100), up slightly from 51.0 in June. The Present Situation Index was virtually unchanged at 65.3 versus 65.4 last month. The Expectations Index increased moderately to 43.0 from 41.4 in June.
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United States and Cities Fare Well in a KPMG Report on Business Tax Costs
added: 29-07-2008

San Juan, Puerto Rico, Baltimore and Atlanta have the most favorable tax structures for businesses among U.S. cities/locations with populations exceeding 2 million, according to a study released by KPMG International.
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In Order to Protect American Workers, Senator Menendez Wants to Give Their Jobs Away
added: 29-07-2008

Senate consideration of a bill to reauthorize the E-Verify program has come to a screeching halt, as Senator Robert Menendez is demanding that hundreds of thousands of visas - mostly for foreign workers - be made available to special interests. The E-Verify program, which will expire on Nov. 30 if it is not reauthorized, allows employers to electronically verify workers' Social Security numbers to ensure they are legally entitled to work in the U.S.
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Annual Inflation in the OECD Surges to 4.4% in June 2008
added: 29-07-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 4.4% in the year to June 2008, compared with 3.9% in the year to May 2008. This is the highest inflation rate since March 2000. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.6% in June, compared with 0.7% in May.
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Broadband Connections Will Grow to 499 Million in 2012
added: 29-07-2008

Broadband is going worldwide. According to estimates from Gartner, globally, consumer broadband connections will grow from 323 million in 2007 to 499 million in 2012.
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The Leading Index for Australia Declined 0.1 Percent in May 2008
added: 29-07-2008

The Conference Board announced today that the leading index for Australia declined 0.1 percent and the coincident index declined 0.1 percent in May.
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