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Finances Low Priority for New Year's Resolutions

added: 18-11-2007

Americans make plenty of New Year's resolutions, but improving their financial condition next year is not top-of-mind. Just 17 percent say money matters will take precedence, according to a new survey by COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services. Instead, most will resolve to lose weight and exercise more (24 percent) or spend more time with friends and family (23 percent).

Paying by Mobile Phone

added: 17-11-2007

Mobile wallets, which are big in Japan, may be coming to the United States.

Russian Web Spreads Beyond Moscow

added: 17-11-2007

Russian Internet access is growing thanks to consumer interest in regions outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Consumers Spending Less This Holiday

added: 17-11-2007

November, typically known for turkey traditions, is now also known for two of the biggest shopping days of the year-Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In recognition of the upcoming holiday season, CoolSavings.com, conducted a survey of more than 3,500 consumers, to learn about their shopping plans for the 2007 holiday season.

Euro Area External Trade Surplus 3.1 bn Euro in September 2007

added: 16-11-2007

The first estimate for the euro area (EA13) trade balance with the rest of the world in September 2007 gave a 3.1 bn euro surplus, compared with +2.3 bn in September 2006. The August 2007 balance was +1.9 bn, compared with -5.4 bn in August 2006. In September 2007 compared with August 2007, seasonally adjusted exports fell by 0.4%, while imports rose by 0.1%.

China's Smart Phone Sales up 5.2% in 2007Q3 over 2007 Q2

added: 16-11-2007

CCID Consulting recently released its article on the 5.2% increase is sales seen by China's smart phone business in 2007Q3, compared to 2007Q2.

EP: MEPs Say Poverty is Still too Widespread

added: 16-11-2007

In an own-initiative report on Social Reality Stocktaking, the European Parliament calls on the Commission and Member States to pursue "an ambitious objective of reducing poverty, especially among working people, in Europe". The report by Elizabeth Lynne welcomes the Commission's forthcoming proposal to make 2010 the European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. However, it also highlights the scale of the effort needed.

Marketing of Products: 'New Approach' Must Not Price SMEs out of the Market

added: 16-11-2007

Universal rules on compulsory CE marking are pushing European manufacturers of made-to-measure or small series products and services out of the market, according to UEAPME, the European craft and SME employers’ organisation, and its sister organisation NORMAPME, which represents the interests of SMEs in the European standardisation system.

EP: MEPs Set Out How to Get the Most Out of Globalisation

added: 16-11-2007

Following on from Wednesday's keynote parliamentary debate on the Commission's paper "The European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation", MEPs adopted - by 435 votes to 86 with 32 abstentions - a wide-ranging resolution calling for the EU to take full advantage of globalisation while addressing the many challenges it entails.

Examine the Threat from Debit to the UK Credit Card Market

added: 16-11-2007

The UK payment card market has continued to grow strongly over the last five years. However, this growth has been driven by growth in the use of debit, rather than credit, cards. At a time when the credit card market is facing pressure on each of its major sources of revenue, this is a major challenge.

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