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Europe VC Investment Dips 5% to Euro 1.18 Billion in 3rd Quarter as Deal Activity Nears Historic Low
added: 20-11-2008

Europe's venture capital industry saw deal activity and investment slow in the third quarter of 2008 with 209 deals completed - the second-lowest quarterly total on record - and euro 1.18 billion invested, a 5% drop from the euro 1.24 billion invested in 245 deals during the same period last year, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.
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Will Black Friday Be the Start of a "Blue Christmas" for Retailers?
added: 20-11-2008

In less than three weeks, all eyes will be on retailers to determine just how much the poor economy will impact this year's holiday shopping season. According to a recent Maritz(R) Poll, 41 percent of respondents will shop on Black Friday, slightly higher than the 37 percent that said they were going to shop on the same day in the 2007 Maritz Holiday Shopping Poll. Roughly the same number of people (42 percent) said they would not shop on the day after Thanksgiving and 17 percent were undecided.
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U.S. Retail E-Commerce Growth Slows to 1 Percent in October 2008
added: 20-11-2008

comScore, Inc. released its monthly retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that online spending in October 2008 grew by only 1 percent over October 2007, the lowest monthly growth rate since comScore began tracking e-commerce in 2001.
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Credit Market Condition Not Likely to Affect Plans to Build Green Buildings, Say 75% of Commercial Real Estate Executives
added: 20-11-2008

Despite the concerns about the availability of credit, 75% of the commercial real estate executives surveyed said they would not be any less likely to construct "green" buildings. Green buildings are designed to be more efficient in their use of energy, water and other resources and to create better environments for occupants.
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Employment in Europe 2008
added: 19-11-2008

Migration from third countries outside the EU to countries in the EU has increased substantially in recent years, rising threefold between the mid-1990s and early 2000s.
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Free Movement of Workers is Good for Europe's Economy
added: 19-11-2008

A European Commission report shows that mobile workers from the countries that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 have had a positive impact on Member States' economies and have not led to serious disturbances on their labour markets.
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Construction Output Down by 1.3% in the Euro Area in September 2008
added: 19-11-2008

In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production decreased by 1.3% in the euro area (EA15)and by 1.5% in the EU27 in September 2008, compared with the previous month. In August, production grew by 0.4% and 0.2% respectively.
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Home Prices Rise in Some Metros, Buyers More Active in Other Areas
added: 19-11-2008

Four out of five metropolitan areas recorded lower home prices in the third quarter from a year earlier, while existing-home sales fell in 32 states from the second quarter, according to the latest quarterly survey by the National Association of Realtors(R).
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Gift Cards Gain In Popularity for Employee Incentive and Recognition
added: 19-11-2008

Corporations are expected to purchase a record number of gift cards this holiday season as part of employee recognition programs, according to the Incentive Gift Card Council, a strategic industry group within the Incentive Marketing Association. This comes as no surprise, since the popularity of gift cards for consumers is well-documented, with some studies showing estimated spending by both businesses and consumers at $400 billion in 2008.
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Asian Bond Markets Key Source of Funds for Governments During Turmoil, Says ADB
added: 19-11-2008

Emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets have shown great resilience to global credit turmoil and can be a key source of funds for governments looking to finance expansionary fiscal policies to offset an anticipated economic slowdown, says a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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