Energy Impact on Global Economy Is Understated (The Conference Board)

Energy Impact on Global Economy Is Understated (The Conference Board)
The energy shock to economic growth will be felt worldwide through the increasing global imbalance between high investment and low consumer spending, according to an analysis by The Conference Board.

A rough new year for consumers (MSNBC)
The U.S. economy's stalwarts will find themselves tested by higher prices for everything from bleach to natural gas in 2006.

BUSINESS/AGRICULTURE (Grand Forks Herald)
After becoming Internet moguls, Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are dipping their toes into Hollywood. The pair are executive producers of a low-budget, independent film to be released next year, "Broken Arrows," written and directed by a friend of theirs, Reid Gershbein.

Business Digest: Gibraltar Packaging closing Indiana plant (Omaha World-Herald)
Gibraltar Packaging Group Inc., a maker of diversified packaging products based in Hastings, Neb., said it will close its Fort Wayne, Ind., folding-carton plant and consolidate operations with facilities in Nebraska and North Carolina.

Energy impact on global economy is understated: Conference Board (India Infoline)
The energy shock to economic growth will be felt worldwide through the increasing global imbalance between high investment and low consumer spending, according to an analysis by The Conference Board, the global research and business membership organization.

Rise in commodity prices driven by soaring energy costs: report (Investment Executive)
The shock of higher energy prices to economic growth will be felt worldwide through an increasing global imbalance between high investment and low consumer spending, suggests a U.S. think tank.

Take some simple steps toward a richer 2006 (Sun-Sentinel)
What's the most important step you can take in 2006 to improve your personal finances? If you're not sure, here are some suggestions from financial planning experts around the nation.