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Broadband Telephony Market Will Nearly Double Between 2007 and 2013

added: 08-07-2008

JupiterResearch projects that the broadband telephony market will nearly double in size from 14.7 million subscribers in 2007 to 28.4 million lines in 2013. Cable operators will see most of this increase, with their VoIP subscriber base nearly doubling during the forecast period, while growth for over-the-top VoIP providers will stagnate. The emergence of new service offerings, such as those from AT&T and Skype, will continue to generate buzz within the market.

Japanese Mobile Advertising Evolving

added: 08-07-2008

Even in Japan, where speedy multimedia handsets are the norm, many advertisers are not interested in using mobile in their campaigns.

Fitch: UK Economy Highly Exposed to Global Credit Crunch

added: 07-07-2008

Fitch Ratings, in its latest quarterly Global Economic Outlook (GEO) Special Report, released today, said the UK economy was among the most exposed of the advanced industrialised economies to the impact of the global credit crunch and a likely US recession.

Teens Buying Online but Spending Less

added: 05-07-2008

Nearly six out of 10 US teens surveyed have made a purchase online, according to a June 2008 study conducted by OTX and The Intelligence Group. Responding online buying teens said they spent an average of $46 every month, and more than one-quarter spent $50 or more.

Oil Up, ECB Rates UP

added: 04-07-2008

As expected the European Central Bank lifted rates 0.25% to 4.25% as oil soared above $US146 a barrel in Europe. And in the US the jobs market worsened: 62,000 jobs were lost last month, the unemployment rate remained at 5.5% and a further 55,000 jobs were lost in revisions of figures for previous months.

Interest Rates Rose in Europe

added: 04-07-2008

Inflation is a worry, no matter the type of economy. Oil prices are rising and acting like a demand eater, just as rising interest rates have been doing here. Oil surged over $US146 a barrel, then eased, stocks swooned, interest rates rose in Europe.

Spherion Survey Shows Decrease in Overall Employee Confidence

added: 04-07-2008

The Spherion(R) Employee Confidence Index dropped 0.8 points to 46.1 in June, showing a record-low level in 2008. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation, reveals no movement in macroeconomic confidence with only 12 percent of workers saying they believe there are more jobs available and seven percent reporting the economy is getting stronger.

German Chemical Industry: More Robust and More Competitive

added: 04-07-2008

Over the last few years the chemical industry in Germany has worked for and achieved clear advantages in global competition, so the German chemical industry association (VCI) in a press conference in Frankfurt. Since the start of the upswing in 2003, annual growth in the German chemical industry averaged over 4 percent and was thus much more dynamic than in the chemical industries of the USA, Japan or other EU Member States - where the annual growth rate averaged only 2.6 percent in the period from 2003 to 2007.

US Employment Situation in June 2008

added: 03-07-2008

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in June (-62,000), while the unemployment rate held at 5.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and employment services, while health care and mining added jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.

Drumbeat Of Bad News Continues To Drive Consumer Sentiment Down

added: 03-07-2008

Soaring gas and food prices and a stock market that just endured its worst June performance since the Great Depression are draining consumers' wallets as well as their confidence, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index.

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