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Financial Trust Index: Overall Trust In America's Financial System Stumbles to 20 Percent
added: 16-05-2011

Trust in America's financial system has stumbled to 20 percent from 26 percent, according to the Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index. The latest report shows that Americans' overall trust has fallen to levels recorded during the earliest months of the financial meltdown (20 percent in December 2008 and 19 percent in March 2009).
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Retailers Lead Economic Charge with 10 Straight Months of Sales Gains, According to NRF
added: 16-05-2011

Retail sales increased for the tenth straight month in April, further evidence that the retail sector and consumer spending continue to lead the economic recovery. According to the National Retail Federation, retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) for April increased 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted from March and 4.0 percent unadjusted year-over-year, a positive but modest increase compared to previous months’ results, evidence that some consumers are beginning to feel the strain of high food and gas costs.
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U.S. Travel Industry Unveils Plan to Create 1.3 Million American Jobs
added: 16-05-2011

The U.S. Travel Association unveiled a plan to create 1.3 million U.S. jobs and add $859 billion to the U.S. economy by 2020 by reforming an antiquated visa process that often drives international travelers to other countries. The heart of U.S. Travel's plan is to increase staffing, reduce visa interview wait times and expand the Visa Waiver Program.
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Gallup and Healthways Release April 2011 U.S. Well-Being Report
added: 16-05-2011

Please be advised that Gallup and Healthways, Inc. released the monthly Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index® (WBI) Report for April 2011.
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Majority of Energy Execs See U.S. Oil Over $121 Per Barrel This Year; Shale Expected to Have 'Transformative' Impact: KPMG Survey
added: 15-05-2011

Energy executives expect continued volatility in the price-per-barrel of oil for the remainder of the year, with most (64 percent) predicting crude prices to exceed $121 per barrel. The executives also foresee shale oil and gas having a transformative effect on helping to meet the world's energy needs, according to the results of the 9th Annual Energy Survey conducted by the KPMG Global Energy Institute.
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U.S. Producer Price Index in April 2011
added: 14-05-2011

The Producer Price Index for finished goods rose 0.8 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This advance followed increases of 0.7 percent in March and 1.6 percent in February. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods climbed 1.3 percent in April, and the crude goods index rose 4.0 percent. On an unadjusted basis, prices for finished goods moved up 6.8 percent for the 12 months ended April 2011, the largest year-over-year gain since an 8.8-percent increase in September 2008.
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Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Down for 5th Straight Week
added: 13-05-2011

Mortgage rates dropped again, with the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to 4.82 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.4 discount and origination points.
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Global Investors Shifting to Cash from Commodities in Dim Poll Outlook
added: 13-05-2011

Global investors have tempered their optimism about the U.S. and world economies and plan to put more of their money in cash and less in commodities over the next six months, a Bloomberg survey found.
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Average Tax Burden on Workers’ Earnings Starts to Rise Again, Putting Pressure on Real after-tax Pay
added: 13-05-2011

The average tax and social security burdens on employment incomes rose in most countries in 2010, reversing a trend toward declining tax burdens seen in previous years, according to a new OECD report. In most cases, though, any rise reported was small.
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Industrial Production Down by 0.2% in Euro Area in March 2011
added: 13-05-2011

In March 2011 compared with February 2011, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.2% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.3% in the EU2. In February production rose by 0.6% and 0.4% respectively.
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