Read more National Association of Business Economists stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37909/national-association-of-business-economists.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 23:47:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48969/us-biz-climate-worst-in-nearly-3-decades.htmlJim O'Neill<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=175545&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331233500' border='0' />A deepening recession in the fourth quarter of 2008 has business conditions for US firms at their worst levels in 27 years, reports Reuters. A National Association of Business Economics survey also showed decreasing expectations for a turnaround in 2009, with most poll respondents expecting the recession to worsen and...Jason Beeman works on the assembly line at the General Motors Powertrain Warren transmission plant in Warren, Mich.http://www.newser.com/story/48969/us-biz-climate-worst-in-nearly-3-decades.htmlMon, 26 Jan 2009 09:19:00 CST