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Bankruptcy Filing Rate Among Seniors Increases Amid Rising Costs For Health Care, Consumer Goods, Analysis Finds (Medical News Today)
The rate of bankruptcy filings for people older than age 55 has increased since 1991 as a result of several factors, including rising costs for consumer goods and health care, according to a Consumer Bankruptcy Project analysis that will appear in the January edition of the Harvard Law and Policy Review, the AP/Washington Post reports.

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:08:52 GMT

Consumer Goods Companies Slow at Proactively Monitoring Supply Chain Risk (Industry Week)
Aug. 29, 2008 -- Consumer goods companies and retailers are surprisingly placing very little emphasis on proactively monitoring supply chain risk, according to a new study by TradeCard, Inc., a supply chain collaboration platform.

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:17:28 GMT

Luxury brands show no sign of a let-up in demand (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
European luxury goods groups provided fresh evidence late this week that consumer spending gloom has not yet affected buyers of their upmarket fashion, handbags, watches and other accessories.

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:33:01 GMT

Economic Report: U.S. personal income, consumer spending weak in July (Market Watch)
After turning in a strong second-quarter performance, the economy’s stumbled out of the gates to start the third quarter, judging from new government data. Consumer spending and personal incomes both come in lower for July, while inflation shows an uptick.

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:03:47 GMT

Stocks take strong leap upward on durable goods (Daily Press)
An indicator of consumer spending, manufactured goods posted a significant increase. Wall Street posted a sizable advance Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy could be stronger than some investors thought.

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:13:42 GMT