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Middle-Class Savings Rate Stumbles to Eight-Month Low, First Command Reports

added: 16-08-2010

Amid growing concerns about a slowing economic recovery, middle-class Americans are struggling to shore up their family finances.

Three in Five Americans Say U.S. Has Long Way to Go to Reach Gender Equality

added: 16-08-2010

In 1920, 144 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, women in the United States were given the right to vote. Ninety years later gender equality is still discussed and debated. When it comes to whether things are fine between men and women, the nation is split – just over half of Americans (52%) disagree that things are fine between the genders while 43% say things are fine. But men and women have a different take on the situation with over half of men (55%) believing things are fine compared to just one-third (32%) of women who say the same.

Euro Area Annual Inflation up to 1.7%

added: 16-08-2010

Euro area annual inflation was 1.7% in July 2010, up from 1.4% in June. A year earlier the rate was -0.6%. Monthly inflation was -0.3% in July 2010.

Worldwide Mobile Device Sales Grew 13.8 Percent in Second Quarter of 2010

added: 16-08-2010

Worldwide mobile device sales to end users totaled 325.6 million units in the second quarter of 2010, a 13.8 percent increase from the same period in 2009, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales to end users accounted for 19 percent of worldwide mobile device sales, an increase of 50.5 percent from the second quarter of 2009.

U.S. Real Earnings

added: 15-08-2010

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.2 percent from June to July, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decrease stems from a 0.2 percent increase in average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

U.S. Consumer Price Index

added: 14-08-2010

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Before seasonal adjustment, the all items index was unchanged for the month.) Over the last 12 months, the index increased 1.2 percent before seasonal adjustment.

Survey: 85% of Reviews by Retirees Using a Health Insurance Exchange Are Positive

added: 13-08-2010

The reviews are in, and retirees give the thumbs up to health insurance exchanges. In an independent survey of 443 retirees who use a health insurance exchange to compare and choose private individual Medicare and supplement plans, 85% of their reviews were positive. Top-rated responses were:

Euro Area External Trade Surplus 2.4 bn Euro

added: 13-08-2010

The first estimate for the euro area (EA16) trade balance with the rest of the world in June 2010 gave a 2.4 bn euro surplus, compared with +5.2 bn in June 2009. The May 2010 balance was -3.3 bn, compared with +1.9 bn in May 2009. In June 2010 compared with May 2010, seasonally adjusted exports rose by 5.2% and imports by 4.3%.

Euro Area and EU27 GDP up by 1.0%

added: 13-08-2010

GDP increased by 1.0% in both the euro area (EA16) and the EU27 during the second quarter of 2010, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the first quarter of 2010, growth rates were +0.2% in both zones.

Consumers Still Opting in to Banking Overdraft Reform, Despite Confusion, According to Mintel Comperemedia

added: 12-08-2010

With the deadline to opt-in to Standard Overdraft Protection only days away, banks are still trying to get consumers to respond.

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