How These Top Companies Foresee Global Economy?

8. Businesses Hunt for Top Talents: LinkedIn

The report from LinkedIn shows that companies are after top talents. And the company is positive as most of the major companies are tied up with LinkedIn for getting proper personnel for their firms.

"Hiring Solutions grew 107% to $122 million as industry leaders continue to turn to LinkedIn to engage prospective talent for their organizations and reach the right business audiences. Microsoft recently signed one of the largest deals in LinkedIn’s history, a multiyear renewal that includes the full spectrum of our Hiring Solutions product portfolio, including listings for all their open jobs," says the company.

9. People are Financing More on Vehicle Purchases: General Motors

GM seems to be more confident as it has observed that people are financing more for purchasing new vehicles. The company states: "GM new vehicles as a percentage of GM Financial originations increased to 45%, and GM Financial’s percentage of GM's U.S. consumer subprime financing and leasing is 21%. GM Financial had annualized net credit losses of only 1.5% for the quarter, a 0.9 percentage­ point improvement from 2011. This credit performance is at a seasonal low and will likely weaken somewhat through the balance of the year."