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Euro Area Annual Inflation Stable at 1.9% in May

added: 14-06-2007

Euro area annual inflation was 1.9% in May 2007, unchanged compared with April. A year earlier the rate was 2.5%. Monthly inflation was 0.2% in May 2007. EU annual inflation was 2.1% in May 2007, down from 2.2% in April. A year earlier the rate was 2.4%. Monthly inflation was 0.3% in May 2007.

Online Security Threats and Market Grow

added: 14-06-2007

The arrest in late May of "King of Spam" Robert Alan Soloway focused attention on the scale of online criminal activity. Mr. Soloway was indicted on 35 counts involving billions of e-mails in an operation that made it much tougher for legitimate e-mail marketers to do their jobs.

LSE: Companies Raise £5.7 Billion During May

added: 14-06-2007

May was the strongest month for money raising through IPOs on the London Stock Exchange since July last year. 23 new companies, from fourteen different sectors, conducted IPOs on the Exchange’s markets during the month, raising £5.7 billion between them. This total included: three international IPOs on the Main Market, which raised £4.3 billion between them; seven UK IPOs on the Main Market, raising £720.5 million between them; and 13 AIM IPOs raising £685.9 million.

The Leading Index for Korea Declined 0.1 Percent

added: 14-06-2007

The Conference Board announced that the leading index for Korea declined 0.1 percent, while the coincident index increased 1.2 percent in April.

Average Credit Score Is 98 Points Lower for Consumers With One Late Auto Payment

added: 14-06-2007

Experian's National Score Index further finds consumers in Wyoming have the highest average auto loan balance ($19,340) while consumers in Michigan have the lowest average auto loan balance ($11,455).

China's SMBs to Spend US$46B on IT by 2010

added: 14-06-2007

Small and medium businesses (SMBs, or companies with up to 999 employees) in China are slated to spend a whopping US$46 billion on boosting their IT infrastructure (excluding telecoms) by 2010. This is up from US$21 billion in 2005, giving China-based SMBs a compound annual growth rate of 14% between 2005 and 2010.

U.S. Mortgage Payment Index Finds Consumers Flocking to Safe Loans

added: 14-06-2007

Financial strains in the mortgage market have sparked a shift toward more secure mortgages in the early part of 2007, but many borrowers remain stuck with sky-rocketing payments, according to Dr. Susan M. Wachter, Professor of Real Estate and Finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Now, with support from Genworth Financial, Dr. Wachter released her second quarter 2007 U.S. Mortgage Payment Index, reminding consumers that safe options exist and offering tips on how to get out of a bad mortgage.

European Online Ad Spending

added: 14-06-2007

Online advertising spending within the 13 countries of the IAB Europe network was Eur8.003 billion ($10.08 billion) in 2006, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe's "Pan-European Online Advertising Spend" study, analyzed by PricewaterhouseCoopers

US: Multifactor Productivity Trends In Manufacturing, 2005

added: 14-06-2007

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported multifactor productivity data—output per unit of combined inputs—for the manufacturing sector and for durable goods, nondurable goods, and three-digit (NAICS) manufacturing industries for the year 2005.

OECD Adopts Stronger Environmental Rules for Export Credits

added: 14-06-2007

OECD countries have agreed to a Recommendation that calls for stronger environment-related requirements for export deals to qualify for export credit backing from their governments’ Export Credit Agencies (ECAs).

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