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Industrial Producer Prices up by 0.1% in Euroarea in August 2007

added: 02-10-2007

In August 2007 compared with July 2007, the industrial producer price index rose by 0.1% in the euro area (EA13), while EU27 prices remained unchanged. In July, prices increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU27.

China's E-commerce Industry: the Next Wave

added: 02-10-2007

During the course of development of China's Internet industry, there have been some twists and turns, but we can also see greater and greater successes: portals using SINA, as the representative, lead the first wave of Internet development which lead to the gradual change in the life style of Chinese people and the media industry's advertising trend.

Middle Market Companies Bullish on Economic Growth

added: 02-10-2007

Chief Executive Network (CEN), the premier industry sector organization for CEOs and senior executives, recently surveyed over 350 companies covering a broad cross-section of the industrial and service sectors. The purpose of the survey was to determine how mid market (non Fortune 500) and smaller companies see their near term business prospects.

Parliamentarians Debate EU Responses to Climate Change

added: 02-10-2007

Hungarian Workers: Exposed but Well-Informed about Health and Safety Risks at Work

added: 02-10-2007

More workers in Hungary are exposed to health and safety risks at work than elsewhere in the ten new EU Member States, but nine out of ten workers (91.6%) in Hungary consider themselves well-informed about health and safety risks. This level of information about health and safety risks at work is higher in Hungary than on average in the EU15 (82.4%) and in the new Member States (88.3%).

New Orders, Production and Employment Growing, PMI at 52%

added: 02-10-2007

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in September for the eighth consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the 71st consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®.

Small Business Owners Remain Focused on Growth in Uncertain Economy

added: 02-10-2007

Hiring plans among small business owners are at their second lowest point in the seven-year history of the OPEN from American Express ® Small Business Monitor, a semi-annual survey of business owners. This fall hiring plans among business owners have dropped, with three in ten business owners reporting plans (31%) to hire full and/or part-time staff in the next six-months. That is down from 34% in fall 2006, 37% in fall 2005, 35% in fall 2004, 34% in fall 2003 and 26% in fall 2002.

Preserving Liquidity a Vital Building Block for U.S. Homebuilders

added: 02-10-2007

With U.S. homebuilders positioning themselves reasonably well as to liquidity amid the sharper than expected housing downturn, maintaining those levels will be an important factor in helping the sector withstand the current overall market decline, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report.

Online Retailers Better Than Walk-In Stores for Electronics Shopping

added: 02-10-2007

Consumers shopping for a flat-screen TV, digital camera, computer, or laptop this holiday season, are likely to find a better price and selection online than in walk-in retailers, according to the November Annual Electronics Issue of Consumer Reports. CR's latest surveys, based on more than 90,000 purchases made between January 2006 and June 2007, found that online shopping was more satisfying for every category of electronics CR surveyed-even big-screen TV sets.

US: Online Job Ads Up in September

added: 02-10-2007

In September there were 4,270,000 online advertised vacancies, an increase of 165,200 or 4 percent from the August level, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series™. Online advertised vacancies were up (17.5%) over the year (September'06 - September'07). There were 2.78 advertised vacancies online for every 100 persons in the labor force in September.

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