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Americans See Watershed Era for Environmental Investing

added: 27-01-2009

Americans see a golden age for green investing, according to the results of the second-annual survey on environmental investing released by Allianz Global Investors.

The Internet Is Named Most Important Source of Investing Information by Individual Investors and Financial Advisors

added: 27-01-2009

The Internet continues to grow its dominant position as the "go to" source for investors and financial advisors, according to a new online survey by business news Web site Forbes.com, together with business communications firm FD. The surveys, commissioned by Forbes.com and conducted by FD’s Affluent Dynamics Panel in November 2008, confirm the steady rise of the Internet as the number one source for investing information.

Nation's Largest Investors Call for "Green Recovery"

added: 27-01-2009

A group of 44 investors managing over $1.7 trillion in assets called on Congressional leaders to include significant funding for energy efficiency, clean energy and clean transportation in the economic stimulus bill being debated this week in Congress.

What Does the General Public Want to Know about the European Parliament?

added: 27-01-2009

Every year, tens of thousands of citizens from all parts of the European Union and elsewhere throughout the world write to the European Parliament to make suggestions, ask questions or make complaints. Residents of the Republic of Ireland are among the most interested and their varied contributions give an indication of their main preoccupations.

Americans Focus on Preventive Care, Embrace Workplace Wellness Benefits as Health Care Costs Rise

added: 27-01-2009

More than half of American workers (51 percent) believe wellness benefits offered by their employer are successful at lowering health care costs, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being IndexSM. The findings show that two-thirds of workers (up from 60 percent a year ago) expect increased premiums this year and more than four in 10 workers (43 percent, up from 38 percent) expect to pay higher deductibles.

Existing-Home Sales Show Strong Gain in December 2008

added: 27-01-2009

Existing-home sales rose unexpectedly while inventory declined, led by a surge of sales in the West, according to the National Association of Realtors(R).

Greening Road Transport: EU-funded Research Supports EU's Environmental Objectives

added: 27-01-2009

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. Increased 0.3 Percent in December 2008

added: 26-01-2009

The U.S. LEI increased 0.3 percent, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index decreased 0.5 percent and The Conference Board Lagging Economic Index decreased 0.4 percent in December.

Banking Sector: 77% of Americans Say "Yes" to "Always On" Banking

added: 26-01-2009

Research published by Monitise Americas, the mobile money people, demonstrates that Americans are increasingly demanding "always on" information about their money, with 77% saying that it was important for them to have real-time and immediate information regarding their bank and credit card accounts.

Worst Decline in 30 Years for the Largest U.S. Retirement Funds

added: 26-01-2009

U.S. retirement funds lost almost $1 trillion of their value in the year ended Sept. 30, 2008, the worst decline in the 30 years Pensions & Investments has tracked the largest 1,000 plans.

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