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A recent study of initial public offerings (IPOs) from Ernst & Young LLP has identified several similarities among companies that had successful IPOs and strong subsequent performance. These similarities include the age of the company (and their CEO), whether it has a global operation, breadth of investor support, and transaction activity post-IPO, among other findings.

Euro area annual inflation was 2.1% in September 2007, up from 1.7% in August. A year earlier the rate was 1.7%. Monthly inflation was 0.4% in September 2007. EU annual inflation was 2.2% in September 2007, up from 1.9% in August. A year earlier the rate was 1.9%. Monthly inflation was 0.4% in September 2007.

The European Commission has published a summary of the 38 responses it received to a call for evidence regarding the functioning in EU Member States of private placement regimes. Under private placement securities can be sold privately to expert investors without triggering rules on investor protection, reporting and disclosures that apply when instruments are sold to the retail public.

Growth in merchandise trade exports in the Group of Seven countries slowed to a seasonally adjusted 0.4%, in the second quarter of 2007 compared with the previous quarter while import volumes fell 0.4%. On a year-on-year basis, G7 trade volumes continued to grow at lower rates, with both exports and imports up 2.3%.

The world's leading hedge funds managers are more concerned about attracting and retaining talented people and managing growth than anything else, according to new research - Navigating New Complexities - published by Ernst & Young.

Although some European countries lead the world in broadband access, there is a growing gap between the best and worst performers, according to a report presented by the European Commission. Lack of competition and regulatory weaknesses are cited as the main obstacles to broadband growth. The Commission will address these shortcomings in its proposals to reform the EU's Telecom Rules on 13 November.

Three out of every 10 U.S. consumers improved their credit score by up to 50 points in a six-month period from January to June 2007, according to the latest National Score Index(R) study by Experian Consumer Direct(SM), the leading provider of online direct-to-consumer credit reports, scores and monitoring products.

The COUNTRY Financial Security Index continued it's upward swing in October, rising 1.3 points to 69.9, as Americans felt more confident in nearly all aspects of their financial security. The latest boost took the Index to its second highest reading of the year, just short of the 70.2 recorded in February.

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 1.1 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. This advance followed a 1.4-percent decrease in August and a 0.6-percent rise in July. The index for finished goods excluding foods and energy moved up 0.1 percent in September after increasing 0.2 percent in August. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by producers of intermediate goods turned up 0.4 percent after declining 1.2 percent a month earlier, and the crude goods index rose 0.1 percent following a 3.0-percent drop in August.

Fitch Ratings has said in a new report that the five major Italian banks performed strongly in H107, making them well placed for a more turbulent H207. The report analyses the performance of the major Italian banks for H107 and provides an outlook for the full year results.