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added: 11-03-2008

Search marketing continues to work for US online retailers, and they plan to keep spending on it, according to an Internet Retailer-sponsored study conducted in February 2008 by Vovici.

Core Banking Vendors Have Critical Role to Play in Shaping the Future of Mobile Banking

added: 11-03-2008

Mobile banking is growing at a feverish pace to emerge as a powerful "right here, right now" channel for banks to connect with their retail and business customers, as well as reach new customer segments. Mobile banking is already a strategic business and technology priority for the top U.S. banks. While these major players have the financial and technical resources to make a strategic commitment to the mobile channel, most mid-tier and small banks are innovation and/or cost- challenged on this front.

Hedge Funds Rise as Equity Markets Fall in February

added: 11-03-2008

Early estimates show the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, an equal weighted benchmark of all single manager hedge funds and CTA/managed futures products in the HedgeFund.net database, was +2.93% in February 2008. The HedgeFund.net database consists of over 8,000 current hedge fund, fund of funds, and CTA products.

Markets Again Weak in Asia

added: 11-03-2008

Wall Street and European stocks were lower as oil once again touched a new record high and copper fell sharply. Wall Street was up to 1% or more lower on continuing fears about the health of major financial stocks, such as broker Bear Stearns which denied it had liquidity problems.

Slow Growth and Rising Costs Threaten to Squeeze Profit Margins in US

added: 11-03-2008

As the first quarter of 2008 draws to a close, domestic growth is not much stronger than in the fourth quarter of last year (just under 1 percent, annualized, versus 0.6 percent, respectively). Nor is this just a domestic trend. Growth in euro-land was only about 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter and probably not much higher right now.

EU27 R&D Spending Stable at 1.84% of GDP in 2006

added: 10-03-2008

In 2006, the EU27 spent 1.84% of GDP on Research & Development (R&D). In 2005, R&D intensity (i.e. R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP) was also 1.84% and in 2000 it was 1.86%. In 2006, R&D expenditure in the EU27 amounted to more than 210 billion euro, compared with 170 billion euro in 2000.

MIB Life Index Reports North American Life Insurance Activity Level in January

added: 10-03-2008

North American application activity for individually underwritten life insurance remained flat (+0.4%) in January year-over-year, according to the MIB Life Index(SM). Applications were off -4.2% when compared against December 2007 activity. January's month-over-month activity has lagged that of the previous December in six of the last seven years.

U.S. Natural Gas Prices Near $10, Oil Prices Set Records

added: 10-03-2008

This week U.S. natural gas prices neared $10 per MMBtu - more than quadruple the 1999 price of $2.38 - as oil prices hovered just over $100 per barrel.

Overall Worker Optimism Stabilizes as Personal Confidence Rebounds in February

added: 10-03-2008

The Spherion(R) Employee Confidence Index, a monthly gauge of overall worker confidence, remained virtually unchanged in February, falling only 0.2 point to 48.4. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN), slightly decreased as workers' concern in the macroeconomic situation heightened.

All Residential Real Estate is Not Equal: Apartment Sector Thrives Amidst Single-Family Downturn

added: 10-03-2008

Not all residential real estate is equal, according to the National Multi Housing Council's (NMHC) latest Market Trends report. In stark contrast to the single-family residential sector, which is suffering from its worst downturn since the Great Depression and a 10-month backlog of supply, conditions in the apartment sector remains strong.

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