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Confidence surges among CFOs in US

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Business leaders’ optimism growing

Monday, September 21, 2009, 7:45am CDT
St. Louis Business Journal – by Evan Binns
Business leaders’ confidence in the economy rose nearly 12 percent following the close of the second quarter, according to accounting firm Grant T… carry on reading.

Audi, BMW and Daimler bullish on sales

By Daniel Schäfer in Frankfurt
Published: September 16 2009 19:06 | Last updated: September 16 2009 19:06
Germany’s Audi, BMW and Daimler underscored a regained confidence in the luxury sector on Wednesday when they forecast improved… carry on reading.

German Industry Orders Beat Forecasts

By NINA KOEPPEN
FRANKFURT — German manufacturing orders rose strongly in July in yet another indication that the worst of the financial crisis appears to have passed, with private-sector confidence returning.
Data from Germany&… carry on reading.

The Confidence Heuristic

In Moore’s experiment, volunteers were given cash for correctly guessing the weight of people from their photographs. In each of the eight rounds of the study, the guessers bought advice from one of four other vol… carry on reading.

World Bankers Suggest Rebound May Be Under Way

By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
Published: August 21, 2009
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Central bankers from around the world expressed growing confidence on Friday that the worst of the financial crisis was over and that a global economic recovery was… carry on reading.

US homebuilder sentiment swells in August

By Alan Rappeport in New York
Published: August 17 2009 18:04 | Last updated: August 17 2009 18:04
US homebuilder confidence rose to its highest level since last June this month and has more than doubled since the start of the year, a… carry on reading.

Outlook brightens for UK commercial property

By Daniel Thomas, Property Correspondent
Published: July 27 2009 02:43 | Last updated: July 27 2009 02:43
Confidence is slowly returning to the commercial property market on the back of reports from surveyors that the fall in tenant d… carry on reading.

Housing construction hits a 7-month high

Sign builders regaining confidence as emerge from housing bust
updated 1:49 p.m. ET July 17, 2009
WASHINGTON – Construction of new U.S. homes rose in June to the highest level in seven months as builders rushed to pour foundatio… carry on reading.

Sign of firmer demand for houses

By Chris Giles, Economics Editor
Published: June 18 2009 22:32 | Last updated: June 18 2009 22:32
The discount homebuyers can expect when buying property at an auction has fallen to its lowest level in 15 months as confidence starts… carry on reading.

COCKINESS, CONFIDENCE, COMPETENCE

A new study has come out showing that humans prefer cockiness to expertise. The <a rel="nofollow"… carry on reading.