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US: Occupational Pay Comparisons Among Metropolitan Areas, 2006

added: 27-09-2007

Average pay in the San Francisco metropolitan area was 19 percent above the national average in 2006, the highest among the 78 metropolitan areas studied by the National Compensation Survey (NCS), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

Building Mobile E-commerce that Serves the Public

added: 27-09-2007

Just like with the evolution of the telephone from landlines to mobiles, e-commerce is shifting away from the desktop into other aspects of our lives. According to the research by CCID Consulting, the turnover of China's e-commerce market in 2006 reached 1,100 billion Yuan, a year on year increase of 48.6%. As the tendency is towards a greater IT application society, everyone is looking forward to the wonderful prospects and excellent business opportunities of mobile e-commerce.

Seniors Lose 40% of Buying Power Since 2000

added: 27-09-2007

Seniors have lost 40 percent of their buying power since the beginning of the decade, according to a new study released by The Senior Citizens League, one of the nation's largest nonpartisan seniors groups.

Fixed-Rate Mortgages Remain Strong

added: 27-09-2007

Traditional home loans, such as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, have survived the so-called "mortgage meltdown" and homebuyers are seeking them out in large numbers, according to Dr. Susan M. Wachter, Professor of Real Estate and Finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

Hedge Funds Anticipate Recession in 2008

added: 27-09-2007

The U.S. economy is heading for a recession in 2008, according to a poll conducted on behalf of CPA firm Rothstein Kass by Russ Prince, a leading authority on private wealth. Over 61% of hedge fund industry principals surveyed indicated that a recession in 2008 is a "very likely" scenario.

EU Urban Transport Green Paper: More Questions than Answers, say SMEs

added: 27-09-2007

UEAPME, the European craft and SME employers' organisation, cautiously welcomed the European Commission's new Green Paper on urban transport.

BIS triennial survey 2007

added: 26-09-2007

The Triennial Central Bank Survey conducted in April 2007 by 54 central banks and monetary authorities and coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is the third comprehensive assessment of foreign exchange and derivatives market activity since the introduction of the euro in 1999.

Doing Business 2008: Large Emerging Markets Reforming Fast

added: 26-09-2007

Thanks to reforms of business regulation, more businesses are starting up, finds Doing Business 2008—the fifth in an annual report series issued by the World Bank and IFC. Countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union reformed the most in 2006/07—along with a large group of emerging markets, including China and India.

Women Make up 56% of those Employed in the Hotels and Restaurants Sector in the EU27

added: 26-09-2007

Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, publishes data on women's employment and earnings in relation to men in the hotels and restaurants sector, which is closely linked to tourism.

Consumer Climate in Germany Restrained After Summer High

added: 26-09-2007

The high level of the consumer climate in the summer months has not been sustained in September. All three main indicators of the consumer mood are slightly down. Due to the most recent developments of the consumer climate, GfK has decreased its forecast growth of private consumption from 1.0 to 0.6% for 2007 as a whole. Following the revised 7.4 points in September, the consumer climate forecast for October is 6.8 points.

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