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Consumers getting debt under control - Business News - News - nebusiness.co.uk
www.nebusiness.co.uk | 13 hours 26 minutes ago
A RECENT report released by the Bank of England stated that for the first time on record British shoppers decided to reduce household debt during the month of December.

De Beers Warns on Diamond Demand - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | Feb 10, 2012
Demand for diamonds will be lower this year due to the dismal global economic climate, diamond miner De Beers said.

Bernanke: Weak housing has hurt U.S. consumer spending - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com | Feb 10, 2012
Fed chairman says falling home prices have caused consumers to pull back and the trend could last for years

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www.excelsiorbiz.com | Feb 9, 2012
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www.fitchratings.com | Feb 8, 2012
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Jobs high on business leaders' forum agenda - Business - getbracknell - Bracknell Forest Standard
www.getbracknell.co.uk | Feb 8, 2012
Business leaders and politicians discussed the state of the economy both locally and nationally at a top level forum in Reading.

Retail sales down in January as consumers save rather than spend - Other UK business news -
www.birminghampost.net | Feb 7, 2012
Retail sales dropped last month, according to a major trade association, as consumers reined in spending and decided to pay off debt and save instead.

Retail sales figures reflect grim January for shoppers | Business | guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 7, 2012
Retailers suffered a drop in sales last month as bargain-hunting shoppers sought to limit their spending ahead of a difficult year

Lebanese consumers generally skeptical about tangible impact of government decisions | Byblos Bank
www.ameinfo.com | Feb 6, 2012
In a follow up to the launch of the Byblos Bank/AUB Consumer Confidence Index last November, an in-depth analysis of the index results from July 2007 to September 2011 reveals that political events...

Harlan Green: Corporate Austerity Not the Answer in 2012
www.huffingtonpost.com | Feb 2, 2012
How to cure the record income inequality that has resulted from so much power going to Wall Street and the corporations? At least, let us return to the income tax brackets that brought so much prosperity to the middle class during the 1960s and 1970s. What were they?