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ECONOMY Wed Aug 13, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fund managers’ fears of inflation have all but evaporated to reach their lowest level since the downturn of late 2001, according to Merrill Lynch’s Survey of Fund Managers for August. The survey captures an extraor.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Aug 13, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are becoming increasingly concerned that the world is heading for a serious economic slowdown but as a result have pared back their concerns about inflation, a Merrill Lynch survey showed on Wednesday. The investment bank's.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Aug 12, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth is expected to slow more sharply in the coming months than previously forecast with employers shedding staff into next year, according to a Philadelphia Federal Reserve survey released on Tuesday. Economists low.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Aug 9, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- The slow economy may be starting to take a toll on Web-based search marketing, says a poll that also has a bit of good news for Yahoo. The survey says search ad spending last quarter rose by the smallest percentage since at least the start of 2007, when.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 1, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LONDON (AP) -- British manufacturing activity declined by the most in a decade in July, a leading industry survey reported on Friday, adding to fears that the country may be headed for a recession. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's index.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Jul 29, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rising fuel and energy costs are taking a toll on school system budgets nationwide, according to the results of a new survey released today by the American Association of School Administrators. The eight-question AASA Fuel.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Jul 12, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Survey finds loans beyond reach Nearly 70% of Americans, or every 2 in 3, who applied for a home mortgage found the process more difficult than before the U.S. housing crisis began, as lenders have made it tougher to get credit amid falling home prices,.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jun 25, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LIVINGSTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Despite a weakening economy that’s forced consumers to cut back on spending, a new survey revealed that homeowners are still willing to pay more for products that are “green” or energy efficient. In a poll of over.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Jun 24, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- After anemic growth in 2008, Wall Street economists expect U.S. economic growth to accelerate next year, according to a survey released Tuesday by a financial industry trade group. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Associat.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Jun 24, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Money Management International (MMI), the nation’s largest nonprofit credit and debt counseling and education firm, announced today the results of a survey designed to measure consumer sentiment toward the current economic inst.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Jun 24, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Here's a hint for high school graduates or college students still majoring in indecision: Put down that guitar or book of poetry and pick up a laptop. Study computer science or engineering, and plan to move to a big city. A new survey out this week from.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jun 18, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asset allocators have taken their most negative stance towards equities in a decade, with a net 27 percent underweight the asset class in June, according to this month’s Merrill Lynch’s Survey of Fund Managers. Inv.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jun 12, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LONDON (AP) -- Britons expect the cost of living to soar at more than double the pace of official targets in the coming year, according to a report Thursday, adding to the Bank of England's struggle to rein in inflation. A survey by the Bank of England f.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue May 27, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BERLIN (AP) -- German consumer confidence slipped unexpectedly in June, as rocketing gasoline prices and other cost increases caused consumers to worry about their purchasing power, according to a closely watched survey Tuesday. Analysts warned of a possi.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon May 19, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luxembourg has placed fifth worldwide in the 2008 World Competitiveness Yearbook Survey announced last week by the famous IMD business school in Lausanne, Switzerland. The United States topped the list, followed by Singapor.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed May 14, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stagflation fears are gripping investors, but inflation concerns are fast overtaking worries about economic growth, according to Merrill Lynch’s Survey of Fund Managers for May. Fund managers were slightly less negat.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon May 12, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly 78 percent of owners and managers of small businesses say their companies are either growing as planned or at a faster pace than forecast at the beginning of the year, according to results of a Business Confidence Survey r.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon May 12, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a continuing effort to understand the challenges of the healthcare industry, Amerinet recently engaged executives through a nationwide survey and roundtable discussions to identify members’ strategic goals and challenges f.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon May 12, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to a survey conducted by IVANS, Inc., insurance carriers and agents continue to increase investment in technologies that enable the independent agent distribution channel, despite the recent economic slowdown in.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu May 1, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- A key index of manufacturing activity was unchanged at a weak level in April, with employment in the sector falling dramatically to the lowest point in nearly 5 years, according to a survey of purchasing managers released Thursday. The Institute for Supp.. Read More