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Volume of Retail Trade up by 0.6% in Euro Area in November 2008
added: 09-01-2009

In November 2008, compared with October 2008, the volume of retail trade grew by 0.6% in the euro area (EA15) and by 0.3% in the EU27. In October retail trade fell by 1.0% and 0.5% respectively. In November 2008, compared with November 2007, the retail sales index decreased by 1.5% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU27.
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Economic Sentiment Falls to Record-Low Levels in Both the EU and the Euro Area in December 2008
added: 09-01-2009

In December, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) declined considerably in the EU and the euro area, continuing the sharp fall in sentiment already observed in the October and November surveys. It fell by 7.0 points in the EU and by 7.8 points in the euro area, to 63.5 and 67.1 respectively. This puts the ESI for both the EU and the euro area at its lowest since the current series was launched in January 1985.
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Despite Economic Conditions, Many Workers Still Consider Leaving Current Positions
added: 09-01-2009

Despite unemployment trends and a sinking economy, 23 percent of U.S. workers expect to leave their existing positions, according to a recent retention study.
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More Workers Are Preserving Retirement Assets
added: 09-01-2009

An increasing percentage of retirement plan participants are preserving their retirement assets in tax-qualified accounts, but a significant number are using at least some of these assets to pay off debts, start a business, or buy a home, according to a study released today by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
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Fitch Sees Resilience in Some European Consumer and Retail Sectors
added: 09-01-2009

Fitch Ratings says in a new report that the outlook for the European consumer and retail sectors is not uniformly negative, notwithstanding a pronounced consumer downturn in 2008 which will likely last through 2009.
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Gas Crisis: MEPs Worried About Impact on Public
added: 09-01-2009

Representatives of the Russian and Ukrainian gas companies Gazprom and Naftogaz discussed solutions to the ongoing energy crisis at the European Parliament on Thursday. Speaking before the EP Foreign Affairs Committee, Oleh Dubyna, head of Naftogaz, denied that his company was siphoning off gas intended for the European market. For his part, the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, who could not take attend the committee meeting, had talks with the President of Parliament.
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Nearly Two-Thirds of Executives Anticipate Uptick in Accounting Fraud, Resulting From Down Market
added: 09-01-2009

When the economy takes a downturn, fraud increases, according to a recent online poll, conducted by Deloitte. Nearly two-thirds (63.3 percent) of executives polled expect accounting fraud to increase during the next two years.
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Nearly Half of Americans Have Delayed Purchasing a New Car
added: 09-01-2009

Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) reported that they will wait longer before their next vehicle purchase, according to the results of Consumer Reports' 2009 Auto Brand Perception Survey.
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Emerging Markets Remain Dynamic Amid Projected 1% Growth Rate for Global Telecom Market in 2009
added: 09-01-2009

Due to a grim economic outlook and substantial currency fluctuations, the telecom services market will generate US$1.4 trillion in 2009, posting only 1% year-on-year growth compared with the 10-11% annual growth rates that have characterized previous years, according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of Light Reading Communications Group.
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CEO Confidence Sinks to Another All-Time Low
added: 09-01-2009

Chief Executive Magazine's CEO Index, the nation's only monthly CEO Index, sunk to another all-time low in December, according to 245 top executives surveyed. Executive confidence in America's economy is under 50 percent of what it was just three months ago, and less than 25 percent of what it was a year and a half ago. In all the turmoil, one CEO tried to keep a sense of levity: "Sooner or later there will be some good news."
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