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Searches for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Slow as Gas Prices Lower
added: 06-08-2007

As gas prices begin to fall, so does consumer interest in fuel-efficient vehicles, according the latest Cars.com Consumer Search Index. Cars.com is reporting a decline in searches for hybrids and other fuel-efficient cars, all of which saw dramatic increases over the last several months when gas prices were at all-time highs.
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Euro Area Economic and Financial Developments By Institutional Sector in the First Quarter 2007
added: 06-08-2007

In the first quarter of 2007, the annual growth rate of net disposable income in the euro area equalled 5.7%, compared with 5.8% in the fourth quarter of 2006. The annual growth of consumption was 3.8% in the first quarter, which was higher than in the fourth quarter (3.6%). In the first quarter net saving increased by 29.3% per year, compared with 33.2% in the previous quarter. The annual growth rate of gross fixed capital formation was 10.5% in the first quarter of 2007, compared with 10.3% in the previous quarter.
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US Employment Situation in July 2007
added: 06-08-2007

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up (+92,000) in July, and the unemployment rate (4.6 percent) was essentially unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Employment grew in several service-providing industries. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.3 percent.
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Employee Confidence Index Rises 0.1 Points in July
added: 06-08-2007

Rising for second consecutive month, the confidence level of U.S. workers was largely unchanged in July, according to a recent survey from Spherion Corporation of 2,970 working adults.
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U.S. Toy Industry Sales Showed Increases in First-Half 2007
added: 05-08-2007

According to the NPD Group, retail sales in the U.S. toy industry increased almost 3 percent, generating over $8 billion in the first half of 2007 (January – June) compared to $7.8 billion generated during the same time period in 2006.
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U.S. Identity Fraud is Most Rapidly Increasing
added: 04-08-2007

ID Analytics, Inc announced the results of new analytical research on U.S. identity fraud by geography. The research, which is based on actual and attempted frauds rather than on consumer victim reports, examined data from January through December 2006 to determine where identity fraud is most rapidly increasing.
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Carbon Black Market Growth to Remain Steady
added: 04-08-2007

Carbon black manufacturers in Europe are gearing up to meet one of their biggest challenges as key end-user industries of this material increasingly shift their production facilities from western Europe to the comparatively low-cost central and eastern Europe (CEE) region. The task of transporting carbon black from existing manufacturing plants in western Europe to end users' facilities in eastern Europe is both expensive and uneconomical, creating enormous difficulties for manufacturers.
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Global Aesthetic Industry Will Be Worth $15 Billion by 2011
added: 04-08-2007

Over the next five years, the emerging market segments of body shaping and skin tightening will be prime catalysts behind unprecedented growth in the global aesthetic industry, according to the Global Aesthetic Market research report from Medical Insight, Inc.
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Number of Hackers Attacking Banks Up 81% Since Last Year
added: 03-08-2007

SecureWorks announced that the number of hackers attempting to attack its banking clients is up 81% since last year and hackers attempting to attack its credit union clients is up 62% since last year. SecureWorks blocked 167 million hacker attacks in the last 30 days.
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Volume of retail trade up by 0.9% in euro area in June 2007
added: 03-08-2007

In June 2007, compared to June 2006, the volume of retail trade grew by 0.9% in the euro area (EA13) and by 2.2% in the EU27. Compared to May 2007, the retail sales index rose by 0.4% and 0.5% respectively.


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