Economy Starting to Bottom Out

September 28th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - - Labor Market Data Rated Most Accurate Economic Indicator; Majority of Executives Feel Labor Recovery Will Lag Equity Markets The most recent Executive Quiz results released today by The Korn/Ferry Institute reveal a significant improvement in the overall attitude of global executives about the direction of the economy, but lingering anxiety about labor markets. According to the survey, a substantially higher percentage of executives feel the economy is in recovery.

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August 10th, 2009 BIRKENHEAD, England - Forget doom and gloom - savvy property investors are making the most of the current economic situation and investing in discounted bricks and mortar. There's no doubt that the property market in the UK has suffered as a result of the recession, but wise property investors are looking beyond the negative aspects and seeing the distinct benefits in purchasing properties now.

August 6th, 2009 BEIJING - - Travel card offers business travelers exclusive services and promotions Air China has launched the 'Air China Business Travel Card', becoming the first airline in China's civil aviation industry to introduce such a service. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080625/CNW017LOGO ) In order to meet business passengers' needs, Air China has integrated the services offered through e-commerce and frequent flyer programs to launch the 'Air China Business Travel Card'.

June 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - - 40% of institutional investors think the market bottom is behind us In a recent survey of 127 institutional investors, TheMarkets.com found that nearly 40% of those surveyed think that the market has already rebounded, hitting its bottom earlier this year. This number signals a swing in optimism from a similar survey in March, in which 17% of respondents indicated they expected the bottom before the end of the first half of the year.

June 24th, 2009 BIRKENHEAD, England - Forget doom and gloom - savvy property investors are making the most of the current economic situation and investing in discounted bricks and mortar. There's no doubt that the property market in the UK has suffered as a result of the recession, but wise property investors are looking beyond the negative aspects and seeing the distinct benefits of purchasing properties now.

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April 28th, 2009 THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - Today, the US Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) has scheduled a regular meeting. This time, no changes in interest rates are expected.

April 21st, 2009 NEW YORK - In a survey of 160 institutional investors, 85% of those surveyed expect that the market will bottom out before the end of the first half of 2010, with the majority of those expecting the bottom in the second half of 2009. The survey, reaching investors in 20 countries, was conducted by TheMarkets.com, a leading provider of research, estimates and workflow solutions to institutional investors worldwide.

April 7th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Despite Acknowledging the 'Severe Recession,' Percentage of Executives Who Believe the Economy is Recovering Nearly Doubled in March - Buoyed by a sustained stock market rally, executive attitudes about the state of the global economy ticked up in March, though the majority still feel we are in the midst of a "severe recession" according to results from the latest Executive Quiz released today by The Korn/Ferry Institute. Additional findings show that executives favor limited involvement by governments in key corporate actions such as layoffs and compensation limits, but the majority feels that bonuses should be returned by executives at companies receiving government bailout funds.

April 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Friday pointed to some signs of progress for the US economy, which is going through one of its longest and deepest recessions since the Great Depression. 'What you're starting to see is glimmers of hope across the economy,' Obama said after a meeting at the White House with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other economic advisors.

June 10th, 2009 Richmond Fed head sees signs of economic bottomRALEIGH, N.C. — The head of the Federal Reserve Bank branch in Richmond, Va., said Wednesday that signs point to the U.S.

April 28th, 2009 Wells Fargo CEO sees 'rays of hope' in economySAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo's CEO thinks the recession may be nearing an end, but still isn't feeling optimistic enough to set a timetable for repaying the $25 billion that U.S. taxpayers invested in the bank last fall.

July 16th, 2009 Mozambique economy growing despite world crisisMAPUTO, Mozambique — Government officials say the Mozambican economy is on target for growth this year despite feeling the effects of the international financial crisis. Government spokesman Luis Covane said Thursday that the southern African country's GDP grew by 7 percent in the first six months of 2009.

August 2nd, 2009 Greenspan says no need yet to raise interest ratesWASHINGTON — Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says he doesn't think the Fed should be considering raising interest rates to ward off inflation — at least not yet. Greenspan says the Fed will have to rein in credit and raise rates at some point.

April 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama Tuesday said efforts to take the economy from 'recession to recovery' are 'starting to work', although there was more work to be done to restore growth. The steps taken to re-capitalise banks, strengthen the housing market and rescue the auto sector were 'necessary pieces of the recovery puzzle', he said in an address at Georgetown University in Washington.

April 17th, 2009 China's premier sees positive changes in economyBOAO, China — China's Premier Wen Jiabao says the country's stimulus package is starting to pay off and positive changes have taken place in the economy. Speaking at a business forum, Wen said the economy is "better than expected" but warned that global economic recovery will be a "long and tortuous process." Wen spoke Saturday at the Boao Forum, an annual gathering of government and business leaders on the southern island province of Hainan.

September 16th, 2009 Buffett: economy not improving, but not worseningOMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says the economy appears to have leveled off at the bottom of the recession over the summer, but Berkshire Hathaway's CEO still isn't seeing much improvement.

April 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve Wednesday said a number of regions were reporting an easing of the country's economic downturn, adding to some of the small signs that the world's largest economy may be stabilizing. Five of the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks reported a 'moderation in the pace of decline, and several saw signs that activity in some sectors was stabilizing at a low level,' according to the central bank's Beige Book, a regional report on the economy.

September 1st, 2009 Oil hovers near $70 as investors eye stocksSINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered near $70 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after a pullback in global stocks triggered a sharp drop the previous day. Benchmark crude for October delivery was up 28 cents at $70.24 a barrel by midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.