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Fitch: Hedge Funds Transform Credit Markets

added: 05-06-2007

Fitch Ratings said that the influence of hedge funds' on key segments of the credit markets continues to grow at a dramatic pace, transforming both the cash and CDS markets. Credit-oriented hedge fund assets are reported to have reached over US$300 billion in 2005, a six-fold increase from five years ago according to the IMF.

Auto Dealers Are Getting the Biz Online

added: 05-06-2007

The local Internet scene is heating up for automotive dealers and sellers, according to a recent report from Borrell Associates. Local online advertising by automakers, dealers and individual sellers will escalate to $4.2 billion in 2011, up from $2.3 billion in 2006.

Average U.S. Electricity Prices Jump 4.7 Percent

added: 05-06-2007

Following a stunning increase of nearly 11 percent in the year ending in April 2006, the average price of electricity for industrial or large commercial entities in the United States jumped another 4.7 percent over the past year.

Bank of America, Commerce Bancorp, Washington Mutual and Woodforest National Bank Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction in their Respective Regions

added: 05-06-2007

For every 1 million customers a bank has, a 5 percentage-point increase in the number of customers shifting from moderately to highly committed can lead to an additional $1 billion in deposits, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study.

Americans are Worried About Debt

added: 04-06-2007

Nearly five in ten Americans (48%) are uncomfortable with the total amount of household debt they have according to a nationwide survey released by LendingTree. Furthermore, the survey discovered that 54% do not have a financial plan, proving the majority of Americans have no intention or definitive strategy to manage the amount of debt they have accumulated.

Pan-European Online Activity

added: 04-06-2007

comScore released the first comprehensive review of European Internet activity. The comScore World Metrix study reveals that on an average day in April 2007, there were 122 million Europeans age 15 or older online, versus 114 million in the U.S. The average European accessed the Internet from either a home or a work computer an average of 16.5 days in the month and spent a total of 24 hours viewing 2,662 Web pages.

US: Suppliers Still Prefer Toyota and Honda

added: 04-06-2007

While Toyota and Honda still have a commanding lead in good working relations with their suppliers and are by far the preferred U.S. automakers with whom suppliers want to do business, efforts by General Motors to improve relations with its suppliers have had a significant, positive impact in how its suppliers view working with the company, according to results of the 7th Annual North American OEM-Tier 1 Supplier Working Relations Study.

Barroso calls for G8 progress on climate change

added: 04-06-2007

US May’s monthly GDP

added: 04-06-2007

Economic research firm e-forecasting.com released two important economic indicators, both highlighting strong economic times ahead for the US economy.

ISE Reports Record Monthly Volume for May 2007

added: 04-06-2007

The International Securities Exchange reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for May 2007 increased 14.1% to 3.0 million contracts as compared to 2.6 million contracts during the same period in 2006. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 14.1% to 66.1 million contracts from 57.9 million contracts in the same year-ago period.

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