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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (7632)	7/18/2010 8:19:50 PM
From: Follies	Respond to of 218826

PREDICTION : DOWN

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (7632)	8/10/2010 8:02:10 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 218826

Sluggish Productivity Flashes Warnings Figures due out Tuesday are expected to show that productivity of nonfarm U.S. business workers fell in the second quarter for the first time in two years. Falling productivity has ominous long-term implications.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (7632)	8/10/2010 8:03:43 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 218826

By Michael S. Derby Optimism over the economic outlook held by small business leaders fell in July as worries about the future mounted, a report Tuesday said. The National Federation of Independent Business said that its index of small business optimism fell 0.9 point to 88.1 for last month, as worries over the longer-run outlook mounted. The report said the July reading was “a very disappointing outcome” and added that business leaders see “sub-par growth in the second half” of the year. “The recovery in optimism we are currently experiencing is very weak compared to recoveries after 1982 or 1975,” the report said. “The small business sector is not on a positive trajectory and with this half of the private sector ‘missing in action,’ the poor growth performance is no surprise.” Many of the readings of current conditions, including those dealing with the job market, showed small gains in July, but that wasn’t enough to outstrip what happened with the expectations index, which fell by 9 points. The report noted nearly three quarters of the respondents said now is a bad time to expand business, with those worries largely rooted in economic anxiety. But the report also linked some of that to uncertainties about current and future government action. The report showed some rising worry over credit availability. Also, “the two labor market components did post one-point gains, but remain at recession levels,” and “no inflation” is out there to be found right now as “more firms are still cutting prices than raising them.”