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Industrial Producer Prices up by 0.1% in both Euro Area and EU27 in June

added: 02-08-2007

In June 2007 compared with May 2007, the industrial producer price index rose by 0.1% in the euro area (EA13). In June, EU27 prices also gained 0.1%. In May prices increased by 0.3% in both zones. In June 2007 compared with June 2006, industrial producer prices gained 2.3% in the euro area and 2.2% in the EU27.

Roaming in the EU after the 30 July Deadline

added: 02-08-2007

One month after the EU Roaming Regulation to reduce mobile roaming charges by up to 70% entered into force, the Commission has published a website to benchmark how mobile operators in all 27 Member States have applied the new EU rules. The Commission has found that the broad majority of mobile phone operators comply with the EU Regulation by offering customers the new "Eurotariff" (tariffs no higher than €0.49 per minute for calls made abroad and no higher than €0.24 for calls received abroad, excluding VAT).

Blue Chips Lead on Wall Street

added: 02-08-2007

Blue chips lead a late day rally on Wall Street as investors snapped up beaten-down shares on the heels of the previous session's sell off.

73 Percent of U.S. Workers Want Employers To Be Environmentally Responsible But Lag In Own Efforts To Help

added: 02-08-2007

U.S. workers want to work for socially and environmentally responsible companies and many are not doing simple things to help their employers conserve energy, such as turning off lights and computers when they are done using them. The study also found that employees are using some energy-saving measures at home but are not taking those same good habits to work with them.

Positive Outlook for U.S. Multifamily Rental Sector

added: 02-08-2007

Despite challenges posed by rising home ownership rates and increased regulatory barriers in many local markets, the outlook for the U.S. multifamily rental sector remains generally strong, according to a new report from NAI Global, the world's premier network of commercial real estate firms.

US Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment in June

added: 02-08-2007

Unemployment rates were lower in June than a year earlier in 186 of the 369 metropolitan areas, higher in 149 areas, and unchanged in 34 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Nineteen metropolitan areas registered jobless rates below 3.0 percent while two areas recorded jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in June was 4.7 percent, not seasonally adjusted.

European B2C e-commerce is growing

added: 02-08-2007

With an annual growth rate of 25% over the next four years, the market will triple in size by 2011, reaching $407 billion.

The Globe Is Going Online

added: 02-08-2007

The worldwide online population will grow to 1.5 billion in 2011, from 1.1 billion in 2006, according to JupiterResearch's "Worldwide Online Population Forecast, 2006 to 2011: Emerging Economies Catalyze Future Growth" report. The growth will put 22% of the world's population online in 2011.

June Pending Home Sales Index Shows Market Improvement

added: 02-08-2007

A forward-looking indicator based on pending home sales shows the market is likely to stabilize in the months ahead, according to the National Association of Realtors(R).

EIB Invests in Croatian Energy Sector

added: 02-08-2007

The European Investment Bank is lending EUR 190m to Croatian gas transportation company, Plinacro, for the expansion and modernisation of the national gas network during the investment period 2007-2011. This strategic project will serve to reinforce interconnections of Croatia’s national gas network with those of neighbouring EU Member and Candidate States, strengthening security of supply and integration of the EU gas grid.

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