Xorte. World news

Home › News › All articles

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index in February 2011

added: 09-03-2011

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in February for the fifth consecutive month. The index now stands at 101.7, up from January’s revised figure of 100.1. The index is up over 8 percent from a year ago.

Deloitte Report Views Insurers to Be 'Bearish' About Economic Growth for the Next Two Years

added: 08-03-2011

The ongoing struggle to maintain growth in a slowly recovering economy, coupled with a host of new challenges and issues, has resulted in the insurance industry adopting a "bearish" attitude toward economic growth, according to a new report from Deloitte.

Emerging Auto Insurance and Aggregator Sites Attracting Meaningful Share of Online Auto Insurance Market

added: 08-03-2011

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, announced the availability of an expanded competitive set of insurers and aggregator sites for its online auto insurance benchmarker. In Q4 2010, these additional sites accounted for 724,000 submitted quotes, making up 8 percent of quotes submitted online.

Environment: Households Going Green

added: 08-03-2011

Mexicans and Koreans worry more about their environment than people in the Netherlands. And many Australians and Norwegians say their own actions can make a difference.

Small Businesses Doubled Use of Twitter in 2010

added: 08-03-2011

Twitter usage has been growing quickly among small and medium-sized businesses, according to a report on small local firms.

UK to Have 88.8 Million Mobile Subscriber Connections in 2012

added: 08-03-2011

IE Market Research Corp., the Canadian-based provider of market intelligence services, announced today the release of its 1Q.2011 United Kingdom Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 - 2015.

U.S. Employment Situation in February 2011

added: 07-03-2011

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 192,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, construction, professional and business services, health care, and transportation and warehousing.

Online Banking on the Rise in Southeast Asia

added: 07-03-2011

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released the latest results from a study of Internet usage in Southeast Asia. The report found that an increasing number of consumers across the region turned to online banking throughout 2010. In each of the six markets included in the study (Malaysia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines), visitation to the online banking category grew by double-digits percentages, outpacing overall Internet growth by a factor of two in most cases.

Despite Low Job Satisfaction, Employees Unlikely to Seek New Jobs

added: 07-03-2011

More than half of female business professionals around the world – and a similar percentage of their male counterparts – report that they are dissatisfied with their jobs. At the same time, however, a significant number plan to stay with their companies and create new opportunities, according to new research from Accenture.

CBIZ Small Business Monthly Employment Index Shows Jobs Increase

added: 07-03-2011

The February CBIZ Small Business Employment Index, a barometer for hiring trends among companies with 300 or fewer employees, increased by .25 percent through the month, after posting a decrease of 2.62 percent in January; almost a 3 percent upswing in net month over month hiring.

Sites : [132] [133] [134] [135] [136] [137] [138] [139] [140] [141] [142] [143] [144] [145] [146] [147] [148] [149] [150] [151] next »

Menu

Home › News › All articles