but Optimism for Future Business Conditions Strengthens Same-store sales and customer traffic levels slip; Expectations Index tops 100 for the first time in 9 months Restaurant operators gained confidence about future economic and business conditions in the first month of this year, according to the National Restaurant Association’s comprehensive index of restaurant activity. As a [...]
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the Euro Area increased 0.8 percent in January to 107.4 (2004 = 100), following a 0.9 percent increase in December and a 0.5 percent increase in November. Six of the eight components contributed positively to the index this month. However, its six-month growth rate has been slowing [...]
BUT THESE SCHEMES WERE HATCHED BY FOLKS WHO HAD TO BE JOKING, SAYS NEW YORK ALLIANCE AGAINST INSURANCE FRAUD NYAAIF’s Picks for New York’s Most Foolish Fraudsters in 2009 Insurance fraud is an enticing enterprise for criminals throughout New York State, but you’ve got to wonder just what some of the state’s fraudsters were thinking [...]
If you’re unemployed, there are a few twists and turns in the tax code that can work to your benefit, according to CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services (CCHGroup.com). 1. You can exclude up to $2,400 of unemployment compensation from your 2009 gross [...]