Consumers aren't actively seeking deals before buying as often as they were last summer, according to the latest survey from Retail Forward, a consultancy and market research firm specializing in retail strategies.

FORBES: Commerce

The Brazilian economy is in decent shape: GDP growth should reach a healthy 4% in 2010, according to the latest survey of economists by the central bank.

ECONOMIST: Banco Santander in Brazil

According to the latest survey by pollsters at Quinnipiac College, she has a 53-37% lead over Mr D'Amato.

ECONOMIST: New York��s elections

Confidence among both businessmen and consumers rose for the third month in a row in January, according to the Commission's latest regular survey, with the upturn in business sentiment stronger than had been expected by many economists.

BBC: Spain's recession worsens in the fourth quarter

According to the latest British Crime Survey, just 3.2% of British households reported suffering a burglary in the last year, so Madonna can consider herself to have been unfortunate.

BBC: NEWS | UK | I'm a celebrity... Get out of my house!

Radio Cymru reaches about 142, 000 listeners a week, or 6% of the adult population of Wales, according to the latest Rajar audience survey.

BBC: A radio presenter at her console