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Impact of Internet and Social Networks on Adult Decision-Making

added: 03-05-2007

The complexity and purchase cycle of a product or service might be key indicators of the value consumers place on Internet search engines, blogs, social networks and traditional media when making purchase decisions.

Proposed Budget 2008: Growth and Employment at the Heart of EU Spending

added: 02-05-2007

For the first time, spending on growth and employment policies will represent the highest share of the budget, ahead of agriculture and natural resources. This is the key message sent by the Commission in its budget proposals for 2008, adopted today. At EUR 129.2 billion in commitment appropriations, the budget increases by 2% compared to 2007. Payment appropriations are set at EUR 121.6 billion, a 5.3% increase.

U.S. Contactless Payment Card Users Expected to Reach 109 Million by 2011!

added: 02-05-2007

With 582 million banking and payment smart cards in circulation worldwide, it is a wonder that the technologically savvy U.S. lags far behind much of the developed world. Yet according to Smart Cards in the U.S.: Contactless Payment Cards, a new lackaged Facts report, only 27 million contactless payment cards were in circulation in the United States in 2006.

Euro Area Unemployment Down to 7.2% in March

added: 02-05-2007

Euro area (EA13) seasonally-adjusted unemployment stood at 7.2% in March 2007, compared with 7.3% in February. It was 8.2% in March 2006. The EU27 unemployment rate was 7.3% in March 2007, the same as February. It was 8.2% in March 2006.

Cable TV and Phone Calls are Taxed at Twice the Rate of Other Goods

added: 02-05-2007

A new study produced by a team of researchers from The Heartland Institute and Beacon Hill Institute finds taxes and fees imposed on cable TV and telephone subscribers are twice as high as the average sales tax on other products.

Small Business Employees Significantly Trail Their Large Company Counterparts in Retirement Savings and Preparedness

added: 02-05-2007

Small business employees are at a disadvantage when it comes to retirement savings, according to the results from the Eighth Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey. When compared to employees at large companies, small business employees are less likely to have access to a 401(k) or employee-funded retirement plan, and are less active than their large company counterparts in saving for a comfortable retirement. For small business employees, this translates to lower household retirement savings and a greater number who expect to rely on Social Security as their primary form of income in retirement.

Personal Savings Rate Numbers Cause for Concern

added: 02-05-2007

The United States Commerce Department reported that the first quarter personal savings rate was negative 1 percent. This figure continues an alarming negative trend, says Jeff Seely, chairman and CEO of ShareBuilder Corporation.

China's Big Banks Struggle for Identity

added: 02-05-2007

CTR Market Research says that China's banking sector spent RMB2.4 billion (US$311 million) on advertising in 2006 - a 33% jump over the previous year.

Retaining Employees is Harder than Last Year

added: 02-05-2007

Customers may not be the only audience that needs selling as retailers struggle to retain existing talent and recruit new talent. Nearly half of retail employers (48 percent) say it's harder to retain employees this year compared to last year, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey.

Vacation-Home Sales Rise to Record

added: 02-05-2007

Second-home sales were mixed in 2006, with the combined total of vacation- and investment-home sales accounting for 36 percent of all existing and new residential transactions - down from 40 percent of sales in 2005, according to the National Association of Realtors(R).

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