Majorities around the world believe that China will catch up with the United States economically. It's a prospect that leaves most of those polled - even Americans - unperturbed. In no country do most people think that this would be mostly negative, finds a multinational poll by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and WorldPublicOpinion.org. Majorities in every country polled believe this would be either equally positive and negative or mostly positive.
Sales of existing homes declined in April, largely the result of tighter lending standards and a drop in the number of subprime mortgage products, according to the National Association of Realtors(R).
According Research and Markets the South Korean pharmaceutical industry is attractive to investment because of its large size and high growth rate, according to the recently published South Korea Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Report Q1 2007.
CEOCIO Magazine, through its China Business Feature reviewed the stock frenzy in China in a recent article "What's So Hot About Hot Chinese Bank Stocks?". Despite warnings of an overheated market by professional analysts and high price-to earnings ratios, investors rush into the market at an unprecedented rate, with bank stocks becoming a national favorite.
A new survey sponsored by RightNow Technologies and conducted by Harris Interactive(R) underscores a significant opportunity for online retailers. Nearly 50 percent of consumers (48%) say they have increased shopping online "a great deal" or "somewhat" in the past five years.
CCID Consulting points out that in 2006, China's auto output and sales volume reached 7.28 million sets and 7.215 million sets, respectively, up by 27.3% and 25.1% year-on-year, topping the 6 million-set mark at one stroke.
While digital video continues to grab headlines with the growing prominence of streaming and downloading video files among online adults, today’s entertainment enthusiasts remain largely steadfast in their love of traditional viewing options, according to recent findings released by Ipsos Insight from MOTION - the company’s biannual study of digital video behaviors.
Co-branding has entered its late adolescence and is now a fixture of American marketing and the global payments industry. According to Co-Branded and Affinity Credit Cards in the U.S., a new report from market research publisher Packaged Facts, by the end of 2006 roughly 30-60 million U.S. consumers carried over 320 million co-branded and affinity credit cards, up from Packaged Facts estimate of 212 million in 2003.
According Research and Markets the European the levels of penetration of healthcare information technology (HIT) vary considerably across Europe, with some countries having achieved more than 90.0 per cent in the primary care sector, while others are gradually getting to that point at the rate of 8.0 to 9.0 per cent per year.
