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added: 17-12-2010

Mortgage rates soared again this week, with the average rate on the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 5 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.40 discount and origination points.

Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Tips Downward in November 2010

added: 16-12-2010

The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (the Index) dipped in November, primarily due to sustained weakness in the housing market despite incremental gains in other areas. The Index attempts to track consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.

PandaLabs Predicts Security Trends for 2011

added: 16-12-2010

PandaLabs, the antimalware laboratory of Panda Security, the Cloud Security Company, has forecasted several radical innovations in cyber-crime for 2011. Hacktivism and cyber-war; more profit-oriented malware; social media; social engineering and malicious codes with the ability to adapt to avoid detection will be the main threats in the coming year. There will also be an increase in the threats to Mac users, new efforts to attack 64-bit systems and zero-day exploits.

Stimulus Boosts Growth, but No Quick Fixer-Upper for U.S. Economy

added: 16-12-2010

The U.S. economic recovery will perk up over the next few quarters, but remain low and slow over the medium term. That is the message of a recent report issued by TD Economics detailing their U.S. economic outlook.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®(LEI) for Spain in October 2010

added: 16-12-2010

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®(LEI) for Spain declined 0.4 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index®(CEI) decreased 0.2 percent in October.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators Point to Stable Pace of Expansion

added: 16-12-2010

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs), designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity, suggest a stabilisation in the pace of expansion across the OECD.

PwC US Year-End M&A Outlook: Strategic Focus Shifts From "Recovery to Growth"

added: 15-12-2010

The beginning of a strong, and quicker than expected, comeback from the capital markets bolstered U.S. mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2010, according to PwC US. Despite a surprising lack of opportunities in distressed acquisitions, trends emerging in the second half of 2010 – including increased corporate M&A activity (particularly in the middle market), the availability of attractive debt financing, and stronger valuations for corporate assets – helped strengthen the U.S. deal landscape. At a macro level, PwC believes the key conditions are in place for a resurgence in deal making in 2011.

Trend Micro 2011 Threat Predictions: Mobile Devices and Diversity of Operating Systems Will Expand Cybercriminal Reach

added: 15-12-2010

With the growing diversity of operating systems among companies, as well as the growing use of mobile devices, cybercriminals should have a very profitable 2011. Their tactic will be to put a new spin on social engineering by way of "malware campaigns," by bombarding recipients with email that drop downloaders containing malware. All this will largely be made possible because of the Internet. Already, Trend Micro threat researchers have found that more than 80 percent of the top malware use the web to arrive on users' systems.

Industrial Production up by 0.7% in Euro Area in October 2010

added: 15-12-2010

In October 2010 compared with September 2010, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.7% in the euro area (EA16) and by 0.3% in the EU27. In September 2010 production fell by 0.7% and 0.3% respectively.

US Producer Price Index in November 2010

added: 15-12-2010

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.8 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This increase followed a 0.4-percent advance in both October and September. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods climbed 1.1 percent in November, and the crude goods index moved up 0.6 percent. On an unadjusted basis, prices for finished goods rose 3.5 percent for the 12 months ended November 2010, their smallest 12-month increase since a 3.1-percent advance in August.

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