Journals By Industry - Consumer Spending & Credit

Interim Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Their Group Health Insurance Coverage I. PURPOSE This notice restates and amends the interim guidance on informational reporting to employees of the...

NEW YORK -- Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) will release its Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 results for the period ended December 31, 2011 at approximately 8:00 A.M. Eastern, Wednesday, February 8, 2012....

Carrie Peel was trapped. After spending all her money to purchase a car, she discovered when she went to register the vehicle that she had not received the title. The dealership couldn't help...

* Net income of $81.7 million for 2011, compared to $62.9 million for 2010. This represents an increase of $18.8 million, or 29.87%. Diluted earnings per common share were $0.77. * 4(th) Quarter...

After apparently being sheltered from the worst effects of the recession, New York City could be about to pay the piper, according to Moody's chief economist, Mark Zandi. Speaking at the 2012 Real...

NEW YORK -- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF), a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, today announced a strategic initiative designed to strengthen the Company's global go-to-market...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/590783/israel_real_estate) has announced the addition of the "Israel Real Estate Report Q1 2012" report to their offering. * In general, demand is growing, leading to high occupancy rates...

The U.S. Supreme Court solidified its pro-arbitration stance in a recent decision interpreting the Credit Repair Organizations Act. In CompuCredit v. Greenwood, the justices said the CROA was silent on whether claims can...

Veteran Mobile Marketing Executive to Extend Company's Reach through Enterprise Channel Partnerships KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Hipcricket, a brand operating under Augme Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: AUGT or "Augme"), today announced that Alan Sultan has...

NEW YORK -- Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: U.S Homebuilding/Construction: The Chalk Line Winter 2011/2012 http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=663649 With positive economic and construction data currently outweighing negative statistics to start 2012, it appears the groundwork...

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government has waived its sovereign immunity with respect to a claim for damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Court will review a...

Fourth Quarter Revenues of $17.2 Billion Down 7% from the Prior Year Period Fourth Quarter Net Credit Losses Declined 40% from the Prior Year Period to $4.1 Billion Full Year 2011 Net Income...

After a Significant Negative Shift during Q2 and Q3, Shopper Sentiment Turns More Positive in Q4 CHICAGO -- Shoppers became more optimistic in Q4 2011, with an increase among those believing the economy...

Company to Report Final Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Results on Monday, February 6, 2012 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) today announced, based on preliminary full-year results, it expects to report...

HEADNOTE Jonathan Schwartz, the last CEO of Sun Microsystems and the man who steered the ship when Oracle bought the legendary company for $7.4 billion, is turning his attention to health care. He...

Bankruptcy filings in the Indianapolis area fell 17 percent last year, more than in the nation as a whole, but attorneys don't see an improving economy in those figures. They say the decline...

NEW YORK -- Though stubbornly high unemployment and continued uncertainty over the prospects for job growth will continue to dampen the outlook for industry retail sales growth in 2012, the retail industry will...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/319cbd/brazil_freight_tra) has announced the addition of the "Brazil Freight Transport Report Q1 2012" report to their offering. BMI believes 2012 will be another year of strong growth for Brazilian...

The Cass Freight Index, which measures shipment activity in trucking and other cargo modes, rose 0.7% in December from a year earlier. The index, published by a St. Louis-based bank, had slipped 2.9%...