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Fitch: Big Italian Banks Weathering the Global Credit Crisis

added: 10-11-2008

Fitch Ratings says in a special report that international financial market dislocation since September 2008 will have an impact on the H208 performance of big Italian banks, but the agency believes Italian banks are in a relatively good position to weather the ongoing global credit crisis.

Spherion Survey: Employee Confidence Index Drops to New Low

added: 10-11-2008

The Spherion Employee Confidence Index dropped to a new low in October, decreasing 5.8 points to 41.5.

76 Percent of Consumers Plan to Cut Back on Holiday Spending

added: 09-11-2008

This the season to tighten the belt on holiday spending for many Americans this year. Over three-quarters (76%) of Americans plan to cut back on spending on traditional holiday expenses such as gifts, travel, entertaining, decorations, charitable giving, holiday cards, and tipping, according to a new Consumer Reports Holiday Shopping Poll.

One Out of Four Workers Have Encountered Employment Discrimination

added: 09-11-2008

With unemployment rising and competition in the workplace increasing, it's tough to get a job - or get ahead - in today's market. More than one in four American adults - 27 percent - say they have encountered employment discrimination, according to a new survey by FindLaw.com. The most frequently cited forms of discrimination involved race, age and gender.

US Homeowners: Americans Ready to Spend More Green on the Home

added: 08-11-2008

48 percent of homeowners would spend $2,500 or more on greening up a home for resale according to the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate "Living Green" Consumer Survey.

Emerging Markets Will Drive Mobile Networking Growth Over Next Five Years

added: 08-11-2008

Despite the current global economic downturn, the number of mobile network subscribers worldwide will continue to grow at a rate of nearly 8 percent annually through 2013, with 90 percent of that growth coming from emerging economies, according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of Light Reading Communications Group.

Survey Finds Airport Operators Investing $3 Billion in IT to Win Passengers

added: 08-11-2008

A survey of investment trends among the world's top airport operators which are spending $3 billion this year on IT, has found they are focussing heavily on attracting passengers but some are also fearful of IT budget cuts in the present economic climate. Within Asia-Pacific, 90% of the respondents believe that IT budgets will increase or stay the same during 2009.

EU: A New Directive To Improve The Safety Of Toys

added: 07-11-2008

The EP Internal Market Committee has adopted a report aimed at making toys safer. The new legislation will beef up safety regulations and ban the use of certain chemicals and heavy metals.

World Bank Maps Local and Global Economic Geography, Calls For Greater Integration

added: 07-11-2008

History shows that severe crises can cause nations to become inward-looking, sometimes with negative consequences. The World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography argues that the most effective policies for promoting long-term growth are those that facilitate geographic concentration and economic integration, both within and across countries.

Stop Misleading Advertising by Business Directory Companies, say MEPs

added: 07-11-2008

Petitions Committee MEPs called on Member States to act together to put an end to misleading advertising by business directory companies, further to 400 complaints from small firms across Europe that they had been misled into committing themselves to pay for adverts costing €1,000 per year.

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