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Revolts From Wisconsin to Libya Pose Economic Threats

Americans are more confident about the state of the economy than at any point in the past three years. But the world may soon burst their bubble. The Conference Board said today that its consumer confidence index for February leaped to 70.4 from a level of 64.8 for the previous month. Though still a bit weak by historic...

Fed Official: Spill May Be Hurting Economic Recovery

(June 30) -- American consumers have become increasingly wary about opening their wallets, while American businesses seem increasingly skittish when it comes to hiring -- both in ways that threaten the economic recovery. And one of the reasons may be the demoralizing effects of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of...

Jobs Outlook: Cloudy With a Chance of Hiring

(March 30) -- It's the biggest economic and political question of the year: Will businesses start hiring again and get all those Americans who lost their jobs in the financial crisis back to work? The short answer is that employment conditions seem to be improving but are still pretty bad. The latest sign of recovery...

Hope Sinks: The Emotional Toll of Unemployment

(Feb. 23) -- More Americans are giving up hope they can find full-time work amid the persistently ailing U.S. jobs market, and that spells trouble for the very economic recovery that could help them. Three surveys out Tuesday show consumer sentiment is down starkly from just a month ago thanks to job worries and...

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Canada's Economy Shows Signs Of Slowdown Ahead As 28 Of 49 Industries Shrink

More than half of Canada's major industries are showing signs they are shrinking, suggesting a broad economic slowdown, the Conference Board of Canada reported Tuesday.

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Canadian Consumer Confidence Drops On Fears Of Global Recession

As global debt woes and market turmoil stoke fears of another recession, Canadian consumers are keeping a close eye on the economic forecast.

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The Conference Board, Inc. is a non-profit, non-partisan business membership and research group. It has approximately 12,000 executives in its network, from 1200 corporations in 60 countries.

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