Consumer Sentiment Rallies

Current Events, Internet Usage

Consumer sentiment in the US rebounded this month on reduced concern about current economic conditions and diminishing fears of job loss, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index. As a result, the...

Word of the week – cupidity

Word Of The Week

cupidity; noun inordinate desire for wealth : avarice, greed strong desire : lust Example Sentence: “This time, developing-world economies far from the pinstriped epicentres of mass cupidity are suffering massive collateral damage as the global downturn cuts...

Meeting Preparation Eats 5 Hours of Workweek

Netbits

Business professionals in Europe and the US waste about five hours each week arranging and re-arranging meetings and conference calls. What’s more, they pass countless more hours at meetings that are an average of 2.75 hours long, according to a meeting-planning...

Word of the week – whinge

Word Of The Week

whinge – verb to complain fretfully : whine Example Sentence: She urged her fellow workers to stop whinging about how they were victims of “the system” and to do something to change that system. Did you know? “Whinge” isn’t just a...

Word of the day – brandish

Word Of The Week

brandish; verb to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner Example Sentence: Protestors showed up on the steps of City Hall, brandishing a petition signed by 500 people demanding that the city not close the public skate...

Word of the week – inveterate

Word Of The Week

inveterate; adjective firmly established by long persistence confirmed in a habit : habitual Example Sentence: Since Ernie is an inveterate liar, we naturally didn’t believe him when he told us he’d met the movie star. Did you know? Like “veteran,”...