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Worldwide Telecommunications Equipment Market to Exceed $109.9 Billion in 2011

added: 10-11-2007

The worldwide market for telecommunications infrastructure equipment will exceed $109.9 billion in 2011, increasing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2%. Network equipment sales to service providers performed strongly during the first half of 2007 driven by revenue growth from optical transport, broadband access, and routing and switching equipment.

More Employers to Offer Workers Financial Incentives for Healthy Behavior

added: 10-11-2007

With continuing pressure to control health care costs, more companies plan to offer financial incentives to reward workers who adopt healthy lifestyles, according to a new survey by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm, and the National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of 285 large employers.

European Broadband Growth Up Five Percent in Q2 '07

added: 10-11-2007

European Broadband Service Providers (BSPs) added 4.2 million new subscriptions in Q2 ’07, according to a report just published by Strategy Analytics, “Broadband Service Provider Performance Benchmarking: Europe Q207.” This represents a 5 percent increase from the previous quarter.

EU: Autumn Economic Forecast 2007-2009 - Growth Moderating

added: 09-11-2007

Growth in the European Union economy is expected to decelerate from 2.9% in 2007 to 2.4% in both 2008 and 2009 (from 2.6% to 2.2% in 2008 and 2.1% in 2009 in the euro area) according to the Commission’s autumn economic forecast.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators Signal Continued Weakening Outlook for Most Major OECD Economies

added: 09-11-2007

The latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) suggest that a moderate downturn in economic activity lies ahead in the OECD area. September 2007 data indicate a weakening outlook for all the major seven
economies except Canada. The latest data for major OECD non-member economies point to continued steady expansion in China, India and Brazil and a slightly improved outlook for Russia.

Chemical Industry in EU (25) Is Expected to Grow with a CAGR of 3.19% during 2007-2010

added: 09-11-2007

According to Research and Markets, the global chemical industry is growing extensively, thanks to multiple uses of chemicals in various industries. With respect to the global chemical industry, EU slipped down to the second position (market share of 30.43% and production value of Euro 455.2 Billion) as the largest chemical production base in 2005 after Asia; the reason was the expansion of production bases by China and India and poor performance in petrochemicals and specialty chemical segment in European Union (25).

Handheld Device Shipments Decline 43.5% Year Over Year

added: 09-11-2007

The worldwide handheld device market posted its fifteenth consecutive quarter of decline in shipments, signaling either vendor intent to scale back production or exit from market entirely, or both. According to IDC's Worldwide Handheld QView, vendors shipped 728,894 handheld devices in 3Q07, approximately 1.5% more than the previous quarter but 39.3% less from the same quarter a year ago.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate Remains Stable at 5.6% in September 2007

added: 09-11-2007

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 5.6% in September 2007, the same as the previous month and 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

European Banks Call for Smooth Implementation of Basel II in the US

added: 09-11-2007

More Americans Have Discretionary Income

added: 09-11-2007

About 73 million U.S. households now have discretionary income, up from about 57 million in 2002, according to a report by The Conference Board. The percent of the U.S. population with discretionary income has increased to nearly 64 percent, up from 52 percent in 2002.

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