Online Shopping 2014
Holiday online shopping hit a new high in 2014 says a new US/UK report, driven by three factors: greater convenience, better prices and ease of use. However, shipping remains the “Achilles’ heel” of online shopping.
Fortumo Partnerships
Fortumo mpayments signed partnerships with global smartphone manufacturers Oppo Electronics and Gionee. Fortumo’s direct carrier billing solution will be implemented for payments in the manufacturers’ app stores and Fortumo’s app catalogue becomes available for device preloads.
Conference Economic Index Hits Fever Pitch
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. was up 0.1% in December to 99.4 after a 1.0% increase in November and a 0.1% increase in October. This improvement is a clear reflection of gradually strengthening economic conditions through early 2014. Consumer expectations for business conditions and residential construction continue to pose risks. Meanwhile…
Conference Board Index Sees Fifth Consecutive Month of Growth
Having increased the past five consecutive months, the Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. was up 0.8% in November to 98.3 after a 0.1% increase in October and a 0.9% increase in September. This helps lift the six-month annualized growth rate to 5.1% from 3.7% in the previous six months. This also supports…
Conference Board Index Up 4th Consec Month
Having increased the past four consecutive months, the Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. was up 0.2% in October to 97.5 after a 0.9% increase in September and a 0.7% increase in August. This helps lift the six-month annualized growth rate to 5.1% from 3.7% in the previous six months. This also supports…
Conference Board Index Up .6% in July
Conference Board statistics are currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to our Conference Board statistics was August 22, 2013 for the month of July. During the shutdown period, Cardweb will not collect data or issue reports in this capacity. Updates to this data will commence when…
Conference Board Continues Gradual Ascent
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. was up 0.7% in August to 96.6 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5% increase in July, and no change since June. The LEI six-month growth rate remains steady, suggesting that conditions in the economy remain resilient. Widespread gains in the leading indicators over the last six…
US Conference Board Continues Marginal Growth
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. was up 0.1% in June to 95.3 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 % increase in May, and a 0.1 percent decline in April. The LEI six-month growth rate remains steady, suggesting that conditions in the economy remain resilient. Widespread gains in the leading indicators over…
Conference Board Shows Economy on Steady Assent
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. was up 0.1% in May to 95.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.8 percent increase in April, and a 0.3 percent decline in March. The LEI six-month growth rate remains steady, suggesting that conditions in the economy remain resilient. Widespread gains in the leading indicators over…
Conference Board LEI Gaining Momentum, Positive 2mos Running
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.2% in October to 96.0 (2004 = 100), keeping in conjunction with a 0.5% increase in September, but a 0.4% drop in August. The LEI still indicates modest economic expansion in the near term. Over the last six months, improvements in the residential construction…
Conference Board Index Reflects Fluctuating Economy
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.6% in September to 95.9 (2004 = 100), after a 0.4% decline in August and a 0.4% increase in July, while Coincident Economic Index (CEI) for the U.S. was up 0.2% to 105.1 (2004 = 100), after no change in August and a 0.6%…
Conference Board Shows Luffing Economic Growth
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index was down 0.1% in last month to 95.7 (2004 = 100). This indicates flat economic growth as strengths and weaknesses in our economy remain balanced. This after a promising 0.5% increase in July, but a 0.5% drop in June. Showing positive current economic activity in August, the Conference Board…