International Business News - Consumer http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif U.S. consumer prices rose marginally in September from August, restrained by weak food and housing costs, according to government data on Thursday that pointed to scant inflation pressures as the economy makes a comeback from recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222419-uconsumer-prices-rose-marginally-in-september-from.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/consumer-prices-rise-modestly.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/consumer-prices-rise-modestly.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:40:02 EDT Oil prices fell slightly on Tuesday as U.S. consumer confidence data weighed on markets and the government revised downward U.S. demand for July. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/221375-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090929/oil-fallss-consumer-confidence-demand-weigh.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090929/oil-fallss-consumer-confidence-demand-weigh.htm Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:32:02 EDT Bank of America Corp said on Wednesday it has named its corporate social responsibility head, Andrew Plepler, to a new position as a consumer policy executive. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/bofa-creates-consumer-policy-executive-role.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:05:26 EDT Bankruptcy filings by U.S. consumers rose 24 percent in August compared with a year earlier and could reach 1.4 million this year, according to an American Bankruptcy Institute and National Bankruptcy Research Center report released on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090902/us-consumer-bankruptcies-24-percent-august.htm Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:39:08 EDT NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures rose on Friday after a better-than expected quarterly performance from computer maker Dell Inc (DELL.O) boosted the technology sector ahead of key U.S. consumer data. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090828/us-stocks-dell-results-boost-futures-consumer-data-on-tap.htm Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:21:21 EDT In an effort to abide with European Competition Law, Microsoft has proposed an alternative to Widows 7 'E' version of operating system which is dubbed as "Consumer ballot screen" but the move is hard to swallow, Microsoft said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217922-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090803/consumer-ballot-screen-ishard-swallow-microsoft-windowse-windows-windows-7.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090803/consumer-ballot-screen-ishard-swallow-microsoft-windowse-windows-windows-7.htm Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:46:36 EDT Microsoft has changed its plans to shift its new European operating system "Windows 7 E" as it addresses EU's concerns. "I'm pleased to report that we will ship the same version of Windows 7 in Europe in October that we will ship in the rest of the world," Dave Heiner, vice president and deputy general counsel at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217917-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090803/microsoft-windowse-plan-europe-change-lane-consumer-ballot-screen.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090803/microsoft-windowse-plan-europe-change-lane-consumer-ballot-screen.htm Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:08:59 EDT U.S. consumers have more confidence in the economy than what they had for the past seven months, but overall sentiment is still dismal, according to a survey released on Friday by University of Michigan and Reuters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090417/consumer-confidence-economy-more.htm Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:53:28 EDT