Retailers are losing sleep over business risk factors like strong competition and general economic conditions, according to research released yesterday by Chicago-based BDO Seidman, LLP, a leading professional services firm.

24/04/2008 12:00:00 Business Wire US74955F1066 -- Automotive up 3 percent Second Quarter Outlook "Although we expect continued challenges from a soft economy and high diesel fuel prices in the Second Quarter and beyond, we re confident about our future,\

The US economy almost stalled in the first three months of this year, saved only by an increase in business inventories, as the labour market weakened, the real estate market slumped and consumers cut back on spending.

BANGALORE: The CEO of Accenture — a global company specialising in management consulting, technology services and outsourcing — on Thursday discounted fears of business being impacted by the slowing down of the U.S. economy. ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., BUSINESS WIRE -- After a year of stalling and falling, the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) reverses course and registers its first gain in a year. The Index jumps 0.4% to 75.2 on ACSI's 100-point scale, according to the quar