Russian Railways, Deutsche Bahn and China's Ministry of Railways signed a Memorandum on Cooperation in Beijing on 20 November 2006. The Memorandum envisages greater cooperation on Eurasian railway transportation.
It's the season for shoppers going wild and according to a recent consumer survey by eToys.com, most shoppers say they will lose control of their wallets. According to eToys.com, 45 percent of those polled set a budget, and then spend beyond it. Thirty-five percent said they don't set a holiday spending limit, while only 19 percent set a budget and stick to it. A mere 2 percent spend less than they budget.
The PPE tools market is very different right now than it was 5 year ago. There was a clear distinction between the manufacturers and the distributors in the minds of the business to business circles and the business to customers circle.
Faster time to market, rapid vehicle assembly and improved resource management are significant factors driving the outsourcing of cockpit modules. Cost will remain the main driver for outsourcing cockpit assembly, while constraints on production or resource capacity will provide potential reasons for outsourcing cockpit engineering and design. Program management, manufacturing flexibility and logistics are the most evident benefits to vehicle manufacturers, although definite cost savings are still difficult to assess in the modular approach due to certain perceived hidden costs.
Potentially dispelling a long held myth about women being bigger shoppers, men actually report spending more on gifts and entertaining over the holiday season, according to a new Visa survey of credit and debit cardholders. Results of the survey show that men say they spend an average of $1,288 for the holidays, which is over a hundred dollars more than women who report spending $1,186.
The New York Employee Confidence Index increased 7.5 points to 60.4 in October as more workers reported optimism in the economy and their personal employment prospects, according to the Spherion(R) Employment Report, a monthly survey conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation.
Business executives around the world believe that protectionism is on the rise in both developed and emerging markets, according to a new Economist Intelligence Unit survey and report commissioned by UK Trade & Investment. The report outlines some of the strategies that companies are using to deal with the problems caused by protectionism.
The UK energy gap is much larger and closer than currently being reported, according to a new white paper issued by LogicaCMG, a leading provider of business services to the energy sector. Within ten years the gap could cost UK businesses over GBP108 billion a year.
The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index increased 0.2 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.2 percent in October.
The Conference Board announced today that the leading index for Spain increased 0.7 percent and the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in September.
