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Asian Integration Vital to Growth and Managing Risks, Says ADB Study

added: 20-07-2008

Economic integration in Asia is becoming increasingly important to global growth and managing shared risks in the region, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study.

Usual Weekly Earnings Summary - Second Quarter 2008

added: 20-07-2008

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 107.1 million full-time wage and salary workers were $719 in the second quarter of 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. This was 4.2 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 4.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period.

Sheep And Goat Farming: A Valuable Sector In Need Of A Helping Hand Say MEPs

added: 19-07-2008

MEPs adopted a report for urgent EU action to support sheep and goat farming, including producer income support and marketing measures. In addition, the Commission's plans for compulsory electronic tagging of every animal should be rethought, says the House. The report was adopted with 492 votes in favour, 30 against and 9 abstentions.

EU Now Trailing US On Irresponsible Drug Promotion

added: 19-07-2008

EU failing to put pressure on drugs industry to meet standards being set in the US and elsewhere; CI survey finds pharmaceutical companies have no commitments to release info on financial ties with doctors in Europe.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Fall 3 Weeks in a Row

added: 19-07-2008

Mortgage rates continued the retreat, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to 6.42 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.45 discount and origination points.

Reform At National Level The Key To Improving Growth Rates

added: 19-07-2008

Ten years of Economic and Monetary Union have been a major success, but improving growth rates is largely up to national governments implementing economic reform, MEPs were told at an Economics Committee hearing. Strengthening the international representation of the eurozone was also a key goal.

Practical Preparations For The Euro: Final Countdown For Slovakia

added: 18-07-2008

With only 5½ months to go before the adoption of the euro, Slovakia's preparations are quite advanced but further efforts are necessary. Slovakia last week received the final and formal approval for adopting the euro on 1 January 2009 and the conversion rate was set.

The Leading Index for France Declined 0.5 Percent

added: 18-07-2008

The Conference Board reports that the leading index for France declined 0.5 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in May.

The Market: Black Holes Or Diamonds?

added: 18-07-2008

US investors seem desperate in comparison to pile into shares: the battered banks and financial stocks had their biggest rebound in 17 years and yet no one wanted to own them the day before. All this on a better than expected poor result from Well Fargo, and then a better than expected poor result from JP Morgan? Don't think so.

Penalties For Employers Of Illegal Immigrants Debated By MEPs

added: 18-07-2008

Plans for a directive setting out penalties for employers of illegal immigrants got a generally favourable reception from MEPs taking part in a hearing on Wednesday at the Civil Liberties Committee, but some were concerned it was too harsh.

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