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The Consumer Goods - Lebanon song
| Consumer spending, goods orders down (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance) In a troubling sign that consumers are retrenching this holiday season, consumer spending and orders for durable goods fell further in November, according to government reports released Wednesday. |
| Consumer Spending, Durables Goods Orders Drop as Jobless Claims Rise (The Online NewsHour) The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that consumer spending fell for a fifth straight month in November, and Americans' incomes dropped as well, partially reflecting massive layoffs. Also, orders for durable goods fell 1 percent, led by lower demand for aircraft. |
| Report: Luxury goods face first recession (National Jeweler) New York--The luxury goods market, once thought immune to the ebbs and flows of economic fluctuations, has begun to feel the effects of the worldwide economic slowdown and will likely enter a recession in 2009, according to a new report by business consulting firm Bain and Co. |
| Meltdown 101: US goods that sell well overseas (AG Weekly) WASHINGTON - The trade deficit has been so big for so long, you may start to wonder: Do U.S. companies sell much of anything overseas? What sorts of American goods - if any - tend to fly off foreign shelves? |
| Consumer advocates hope watchdog agencies get more bite (Los Angeles Times) The Obama administration is expected to usher in a new era of protection. You'll be safer in 2009. At least that's the expectation of consumer watchdogs who believe the changing of the guard at the White House in a few weeks will mark the beginning of a new era in protecting people from stuff that can hurt you. |
