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Employees Underestimate the Value of Their Total Compensation

added: 12-04-2007

A majority of workers misunderstand the value of their total compensation packages, including salary and benefits. This may lead to potential employee satisfaction problems, among other issues, for employers, reports a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive and Charlton Consulting Group, a benefits communications consultancy.

.eu one year on: over 2.5 million have taken up a European address on the web

added: 12-04-2007

This April, Europe's internet domain .eu celebrates its first year of being open to the public. Over 2.5 million domain names have been registered. This enormous number of active users makes .eu Europe's third most popular top level domain (TLD) and seventh most popular worldwide. With a 17% increase of registrations over the past five months, .eu is also one of the fastest growing TLD names on the web.

EU puts emphasis on innovation in the field of biotechnology

added: 12-04-2007

The European Commission wants to put a special focus on innovation, research, market development and the debate with society on ethical issues in the field of biotechnology.

US: Job Openings and Labor Turnover in February 2007

added: 11-04-2007

On the last business day of February, there were 4.1 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The job openings, hires, and total separations rates were essentially unchanged in February.

Greenhouse Cap-and-Trade System Will Harm the U.S. Economy

added: 11-04-2007

Global warming regulations backed by the General Electric Company, DuPont, Caterpillar and Lehman Brothers will cause higher energy prices and slower economic growth concludes a report by the Free Enterprise Education Institute.

Black Sea Synergy – bringing the region closer to the EU

added: 11-04-2007

The Commission has put forward a new co-operation initiative of the European Union for the Black Sea region under the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The “Black Sea Synergy” aims at developing co-operation within the Black Sea region itself and between the region and the EU and thus implements the Commission's December proposal to add a regional dimension to the ENP.

China Mobile Value-Added Services Will Hit RMB 57.15 Billion in 2006

added: 11-04-2007

As the communication expense is exclusively enjoyed by mobile operators and around 15% of message fees also belong to operators, so most of the income from mobile value-added services is pocketed into them, while only a small part of the income is left for SP. Even though, SP can still make enough profits thanks to the enormous market scale.

2 in 5 Americans Procrastinate on Their Taxes

added: 11-04-2007

According to a new MSN(R) Money survey conducted by Zogby Interactive, 39.6 percent of the Americans surveyed said they have not yet filed their taxes. The survey, which examined tax handling habits among 5,147 Americans between April 2 and April 4, 2007, further revealed that half of Americans are preparing their taxes themselves and that 55 percent are filing online.

Small Business Owners Say Technology Is Important to Success of Their Businesses

added: 11-04-2007

The latest survey results from the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index reveals that two- thirds of all small business owners use the Internet several times a week for business purposes, making it a vital tool for the success of small business owners.

American Adults Still Expect to Retire With a Pension

added: 11-04-2007

Nearly half (48 percent) of all non- retired adult Americans expect to retire with a pension, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICP).

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