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US Internet Users: 63.4% of the US Population Uses the Web

added: 24-10-2008

The Internet has long been a mass medium in the US, but it just got a little more massive. eMarketer estimates that 63.4% of the US population uses the Web at least once per month, and that nearly seven out of 10 Americans will do so by 2013.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Plunge on Signs of Credit Thaw

added: 24-10-2008

Mortgage rates reversed course in a big way this week, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping from 6.74 percent to 6.32 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.39 discount and origination points.

US Workplace Injury and Illness in 2007

added: 24-10-2008

Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers in 2007 occurred at a rate of 4.2 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers - a decline from 4.4 cases in 2006. Similarly, the number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses reported in 2007 declined to 4 million cases, compared to 4.1 million cases in 2006.

2008 Annual Car Reliability Survey: Gas-Saving Models Lead in Reliability

added: 24-10-2008

Fuel-efficient vehicles are a very reliable segment overall, European cars are improving, and, on average, Ford continues to build the most reliable American cars. Those are some of the results of Consumer Reports' 2008 Annual Car Reliability Survey.

Accounting and Finance Professionals' Overall Confidence Declines

added: 24-10-2008

The Accounting and Finance Employee Confidence Index, a measure of overall confidence among U.S. accounting and finance workers, decreased 1.3 points to 48.5 in the third quarter of 2008, reaching its lowest level since the survey began in 2005, according to a recent survey commissioned by The Mergis Group(R) and conducted by Harris Interactive(R).

Commission Assesses The Use Of Electronic Procurement In Europe

added: 24-10-2008

The European Commission is launching an on-line survey to find out more about the actual experience of businesses and public purchasers with electronic public procurement ("e-procurement"). This will provide essential information for an evaluation which is taking place on the effective up-take of e-procurement across the EU.

Fitch: U.S. Life Insurers Face Increasing Risk from Variable Annuities

added: 24-10-2008

Fitch Ratings sees equity market performance 2008 as having a dramatic impact on U.S. life insurers active in the variable annuity market. Persistent adverse market conditions will pressure life insurer's earnings and risk-based capital levels for the balance of 2008 and into 2009. The industry ability to manage this growing risk exposure represents one of the most significant risk management challenges confronting U.S. life insurers.

Pacific Nations Must Boost Structural Reform to Withstand Global Crisis

added: 24-10-2008

Developing Pacific nations must intensify their structural reform efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth and protect themselves from the global economic crisis, a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study says.

US Foreclosure Activity Decreases 12 Percent in September 2008

added: 24-10-2008

RealtyTrac(R), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report(TM) for September 2008 and Q3 2008. Foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - were reported on 265,968 properties in September, a 12 percent decrease from the previous month but still a 21 percent increase from September 2007. One in every 475 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing in September.

MEPs Agree Common Charge System For EU Airports

added: 24-10-2008

Common principles for levying charges at Community airports are set out in a second-reading report adopted by the European Parliament on a directive to prevent individual airports abusing a dominant position on the market. MEPs want the rules to apply to airports with an annual throughput of over five million passengers per year, whereas the Commission had proposed one million.

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