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Optimism in the U.S. economy among CEOs of the nation's fastest-growing private companies dropped two points in the second quarter of 2008, with almost one out of four (24 percent) of CEOs surveyed for PricewaterhouseCoopers' Trendsetter Barometer reporting a positive outlook on the economy over the next twelve months.

As the IT industry continues to maintain solid growth rates, Fitch believes total cash balances will likely increase, with a greater share of cash and investment positions being located overseas due to non-U.S. regions achieving higher growth and generating an increasing percentage of free cash flow.

What course will Chinese manufacturing follow is a hot topic recently. Although, few Chinese brands are famous in the global market, Chinese manufacturers are resoundingly prominent in the Chinese economy. From clothing, shoes and hats, to notebook computers, mobile phones, "Made in China" has become a synonym for bargain, with various clothing, shoes, and hats to notebooks and mobile phones.

A total of 5,488 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2007, a decrease of 6 percent from the revised total of 5,840 fatal work injuries reported for 2006.

As the economy has weakened, traffic at club stores targeting the budget-conscious shopper has grown faster than the U.S. population, with upscale consumers driving the increase, according to new data from Mediamark Research & Intelligence (MRI).

The Second Quarter 2008 SIOR Commercial Real Estate Index, compiled by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) in association with the National Association of Realtors (NAR), indicated that commercial real estate markets have not yet begun their rebound to market equilibrium. The national Index, which measures 10 variables pertinent to the performance of U.S. industrial and office markets, dropped for a sixth straight quarter to an overall total of 76.4 points. This point drop placed it 23.6 points below the 100 point criteria that represents a balanced office and industrial marketplace and 43 points below its record high in spring 2006.

New mobile ad spending projections seem to appear every day. One of the latest is from Strategy Analytics, which predicts that advertisers worldwide will spend $2.4 billion on mobile in 2009, up from $1 billion this year.

The "Working in America: Drivers Cope with Soaring Gas Prices" survey shows that Americans are finding ways to cut back on spending – but not commuting – in tough economic times.

Fast and reliable access to research results, especially via the Internet, can drive innovation, advance scientific discovery and support the development of a strong knowledge-based economy. The European Commission wants to ensure that the results of the research it funds under the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) with more than € 50 billion from 2007 - 2013 are disseminated as widely and effectively as possible to guarantee maximum exploitation and impact in the world of researchers and beyond.

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2008, down from 0.5% in the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates.