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National Economic Trends and Students Benefit from First Federal Debt Cut in Years

National economic trends received a notable boost on Mary 13 th when the U.S. Treasury Department announced that current plans have the federal debt…

Two Technology IPO Announcements Indicate Growing Demand for Marketing and IT Related Solutions

Tableau Software, Inc., and Marketo, makers of campaign management and data reporting software, filed separate IPOs within days of each other in April. The announcements underscore the growing importance of …

Digital Marketing Growth Increase Predicted for 2013

According to the results of the latest CMO Survey, expenditures in both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) digital marketing are expected to rise in 2013. The CMO Survey takes the …

Demand for Durable Goods Up Four Months Straight

Manufacturers’ orders for durable goods went up in December for the fourth month in a row, signaling solid growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector. According to the U.S. Department of …

Google Sales Strong, but Struggle in Cautious Mobile Sector

The latest reports show 2012 Google sales up by 36%, while consolidated net revenue reached $11.34 billion. but the Internet giant struggled to capitalize on mobile growth. The lack of …

Holiday Sales Grow From 2011?

Retail sales in the United States grew by an unimpressive 0.7% this holiday season, between Oct. 28 and Christmas Day, according to Bloomberg News. While holiday sales did show some growth, it was less than half the growth seen last holiday season, when sales grew by 2%, and much lower than the growth predicted by the National Retail Federation. It represents the worst growth since the 2008 recession, a year when there was a decline of 5.5%.