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GE sees flat 2010 profit at finance arm (Reuters)
Boston :: MA :: USA | about 16 hours ago
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General Electric Co ( GE .N) expects profit to remain flat at its hefty finance arm next year, as losses and impairments on loans peak. The largest U.S. conglomerate believes its GE Capital finance unit is on track to hit its 2009 profit target of $2...
Tags: America, quarterly survey, U.S, chief executive, Boston, Business Finance, Labor, Verizon, Ivan Seidenberg, Honeywell, Chief executive officer, Economy of the United States, Thomas Edison, General Electric, Cent, Corporate governance, Rockefeller Center, Health care, Dow Jones Industrial Average, IBM, Recession, Health care system, Schenectady New York
Recession causing growth of 'sandwich generation' in Britain
London :: United Kingdom | about 21 hours ago
Credibility Club Sandwich" generation was also emerging as a result of the ageing population, with great-grandparents in their 80s and 90s requiring support from their daughters and granddaughters. In 2003, four percent of women aged 35 to 69 were found to be caring...
Tags: Britain London, IPPR, sandwich generation, United Kingdom, London, Ageing, Social Issues, Aging, Gerontology, Family, Old age, Recession, Caregiver
Figures show tough time for farmers (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 1 day ago
Credibility Meat and Wool New Zealand says the latest manufacturing figures are a reflection of what has been a tough few years for farmers. Manufacturing values across all New Zealand sectors fell five percent in the September quarter and volumes were down 1.4 percent,...
Tags: New Zealand, Auckland, Business Finance, Entrepreneurship, Sales, allnews, Dairy farming, Business process, Meat, Dairy, Wool, Domestic sheep, economics, Recession
Economists say Iowa economy has hit bottom, with slow recovery expected
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Iowa has begun a slow recovery from the recession, but economists told Gov. Chet Culver on Monday that the state's economy remains shaky. "September was the worst month," said University of Iowa economist Charles Whiteman. "That's consistent with the...
Tags: University of Iowa, Des Moines, Business Finance, Iowa, Culver, Macroeconomics, Recession, Chet Culver
More Mainers in food stamp program
Augusta :: ME :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility AUGUSTA, Maine— More Mainers have been enrolling in the federal food stamp program as the recession has taken its toll on jobs and the economy. Citing the latest Agriculture Department figures, the Sun Journal of Lewiston says 222,261 Mainers are signed...
Tags: food stamps, Mainers, Augusta, Food Stamp Program, New England, Recession, States of the United States, Maine, Northeastern United States, Vermont
Announced job cuts in U.S. lowest since December '07
Columbus :: NM :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Employers announced 50,349 planned job cuts in November, the fewest since 44,416 were announced in December 2007, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. The November total was 9.6 percent lower than the 55,679 job cuts announced in October, the...
Tags: job cuts, Columbus, Challenger Gray & Christmas, Outplacement, Business Finance, Recession, Labor
Fiscal solutions lean on crucial residential housing industry
Athens :: Greece | 1 day ago
Credibility Kathimerini English Edition The Greek economy cannot expect much of a boost from a key sector in the months ahead, increasing the likelihood it will shrink for a second consecutive year. The residential real estate market has experienced a milder recession...
Tags: real estate, residential real, million euros, Greece, Athens, Public finance, Value added tax, Taxation in France, Tax reform, Sales taxes in the United States, Business Finance, Tax, Property tax, Recession
Can the good news on US jobs last?
Mumbai :: India | 2 days ago
Credibility It was presaged by earlier strength in reliable leading employment indicators, which suggest that this improving pattern will persist next year. In November, employers cut the fewest jobs since the recession began, but how should Americans interpret...
Tags: trend rate, India, Mumbai, Business cycle, Recessions, Unemployment, Economy of the United States, Business Finance, Macroeconomics, Jobless recovery, Recession, Labor
Few signposts mark road to recovery
Dubuque :: IA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Danny Johnston Job seekers line up at a Little Rock, Ark., job fair recently. The road from recession to recovery is rarely smooth, straight or short...While each American recession is different, most major ones end with pessimism heavy in the air.
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S, Dubuque, Timothy Geithner, Business cycle, Recessions, Great Depression, Business Finance, Macroeconomics, Recession, Ben Bernanke
Optimism as engineering demand hits 18-month high
London :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
Credibility Scotland's manufacturing engineering sector hit its strongest level for 18 months in the third quarter, according to the latest report from Scottish Engineering. Order intake over the past three months was the highest since June 2007, while output, though...
Tags: United Kingdom, London, Business Finance, TD Waterhouse, Lloyds Banking Group, Funds, Financial crisis of 2007￢ﾀﾓ2009, Economy of the United Kingdom, Collective investment scheme, Angel investor, Financial crisis, Scotland, Financial services, Stock market, Recession, Investment
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