News Markets Media

USA | Europe | Asia | World| Stocks | Commodities
USD


GBP


CHF


JPY


Home › All articles

Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction in the UK Improves from 2010
added: 30-05-2011

Despite economic pressures on both auto manufacturers and consumers, vehicle ownership satisfaction in the UK has increased from 2010, with improvement occurring across all aspects of the ownership experience, according to the J.D. Power and Associates/What Car? 2011 UK Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (VOSS)(SM).
wiêcej

New Study Estimates for First Time the Public Health Costs of Traffic Congestion in U.S.: At Least 2,200 Premature Deaths and $17.8 Billion in 2010
added: 30-05-2011

New research by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (HCRA) at the School of Public Health estimates that the additional fine particulate matter emissions that can be traced back to traffic congestion in the nation's 83 largest urban areas lead to more than 2,200 premature deaths in the U.S. last year. The related public health cost, researchers say, was, conservatively, at least $18 billion.
wiêcej

U.S. Small Businesses Are Projected to Spend $36B on Marketing Activities in 2012
added: 30-05-2011

Total marketing spending by U.S. small businesses (SBs, or companies with fewer than 100 employees) will expand in 2012, as an increased number of firms invests in advertising and promotional activities. According to New York-based Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, Inc., overall spending is expected to grow 4% rebounding from 2010 recessionary lows.
wiêcej

Tax Policy Has Changed Who Owns Stocks According to Stanford Graduate School of Business
added: 30-05-2011

Since World War II, financial institutions have come to own a far greater proportion of stocks than private households have. Just after the war, individual citizens owned 90% of the stock market; by 2006, they owned only 30%. And the trend is not restricted just to the United States. It spans the globe.
wiêcej

US Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing and Mining Industries
added: 30-05-2011

Labor productivity - defined as output per hour - rose in 44 percent of the 52 detailed service-providing and mining industries studied in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This was down from 56 percent in 2008 and from 65 percent in 2007. Unit labor costs, which reflect the total labor costs required to produce a unit of output, declined in 33 percent of the industries in 2009, compared to 31 percent in 2008.
wiêcej

Local Real Estate Markets Heat Up With Investors
added: 29-05-2011

Real estate investors by three to one will be more active in their local markets compared to typical homebuyers in the next 24 months, and 69 percent of investors say it'll be easier to find properties in the near future, according to a new national survey of real estate investors released by Move, Inc., the leader in online real estate.
wiêcej

Diversification Is Key to Growth in Global Renewables Markets
added: 28-05-2011

Countries around the world are increasingly broadening the scope of their renewable energy portfolios amid challenging market conditions, according to Ernst & Young's latest quarterly global Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices. Although global events such as the Japanese tsunami and nuclear disaster and the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa continue to impact the power generation landscape, the increasing commercial viability of different technologies such as offshore wind and concentrated solar power (CSP) is also providing new opportunities for sustained growth.
wiêcej

EU27 Imports from Japan Decreased by 30% Between 2000 and 2010
added: 27-05-2011

Between 2000 and 2010, EU27 exports of goods to Japan fell slightly in value from 45 bn euro to 44 bn, and EU27 imports from Japan decreased by 30%, from 92 bn to 65 bn. As a result, the EU27 deficit in trade with Japan decreased from 47 bn in 2000 to 21 bn in 2010 and the share of Japan in the EU27's total external trade in goods fell. In 2010, Japan accounted for 3% of EU27 exports and 4% of EU27 imports, and was the EU27's sixth most important trading partner.
wiêcej

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®(LEI) for the Euro Area in April 2011
added: 27-05-2011

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®(LEI) for the Euro Area increased 0.4 percent in April to 109.0 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent decrease in March and a 0.7 percent increase in February.
wiêcej

Consumer Reports Survey: Car Buyers Want Better Fuel Economy and Are Willing to Pay for It
added: 27-05-2011

The tough economy and high gas prices are driving consumers to prioritize fuel economy with their next car purchase according to a new survey by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. And to save at the pump, they are willing to compromise on purchase price, amenities, and size but not safety.
wiêcej

Sites : [96] [97] [98] [99] [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] [109] [110] [111] [112] [113] [114] [115] next »



Privacy policy . Copyright . Contact .