Special Report: Watching the Recession
This year's economy appears to be pointing in the direction of a recession.
Baseline Research: Recession Will Hit IT Hard
What a Subprime Mess We've Made
8 Ways to Save Your Next Project
Capturing Concerete Savings with Business Intelligence
IT Cost Containment: 5 Best Practices
Weak Retail Sales Fuel Recession Fears
Overtime Hours Point to Manufacturing Recession
Fed Pledges to Act to Counter Market Turmoil
Goldman Sachs Sees Recession in 2008
Bernanke's Bluntness Seems to Assure a Big Cut
What does this mean for information technology managers, CIOs and business executives with budgetary discretion? It could mean a whole lot of strain on capital, labor, pending projects and profits.
Subprime mortgages are straining financial institutions and slowing the homebuying that fueled the U.S. economy. Downward trends in consumer spending are hurting profits across retail, automotive and manufacturing industries. The value of a dollar is in decline while oil prices are on a seemingly never-ending rise. The Fed says it will act, but will it be enough?
Baseline is following these economic indicators closely with research, commentary, news, real world examples and advice to help you manage through the challenges:
