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Consumer Confidence in the Internet is Growing

added: 15-05-2007

Trend Micro Incorporated announced the results of its second Internet Confidence and Safety Survey which is carried out twice a year and provides an overall measurement of consumers' confidence and perceived safety of the Internet.

Corporate Sellers Say They Did Not Get the Best Return on Their Last Sale

added: 15-05-2007

Despite their powerful position in a hot mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, almost half of corporate sellers believe that they did not get the best price the last time they closed a deal, according to new research by the audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP.

Hourly Workers Prepared for Price Impact of Raising Minimum Wage

added: 15-05-2007

Hourly workers would favor an increase of the current federal minimum wage even if it means paying more for products and services as a result, according to The Employment Guide(R) Hourly Employee Survey published by Dominion Enterprises.

Chinese Software Outsourcing Market: an Annual Growth Rate of 50% to 2009

added: 15-05-2007

China software industry has gradually stepped out of downturn since 2005, which is mainly attributable to the decreasing number of new entrants into such industry on one hand; and to software companies extending to software outsourcing market on the other hand.

US: Producer Price Indexes in April

added: 14-05-2007

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.7 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

Asia Must Respond Immediately to Needs of Ageing Populations

added: 14-05-2007

Critical reform measures need to be taken soon before the impact of ageing populations takes its toll in developing countries in Asia, the Asian Development Bank Institute’s Dean, Masahiro Kawai, said during a recent seminar on ageing in Asia.

OECD Calls for Better Protection of Occupational Pension Systems

added: 14-05-2007

OECD countries have agreed new guidelines for governments and regulators designed to improve how certain types of pension funds are run with a view to making employees’ pensions more secure.

Industrial production up by 0.4% in euro area

added: 14-05-2007

Seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.4% in the euro area (EA13) in March 2007 compared with February 2007. Production rose by 0.5% in February and fell by 0.6% in January. In the EU27 output gained 0.5% in March, after an increase of 0.4% in February and a decrease of 0.5% in January. In March 2007 compared with March 2006, industrial production rose by 3.7% in the euro area and by 3.9% in the EU27.

Exports Reached USD 5.82 Billion in the Chinese Agricultural Industry

added: 14-05-2007

In February 2007, China agricultural products exports reached USD 2.71 billion, USD 0.37 billion less than that of the previous month but USD 1.06 billion or 63.7% more than that in the same period of 2006. During Jan-Feb 2007, China totally exported agricultural products valued at USD 5.82 billion, increasing by 39.8% from the same period of 2006.

OPEC Oil Output Rises Slightly in April After Months of Declines

added: 14-05-2007

The 10 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) bound by the group's output agreements produced an average 26.57 million barrels of crude oil per day in April, a Platts survey showed May 10. This is up 30,000 barrels per day (b/d) from March's 26.54 million b/d and 770,000 b/d above their 25.8 million b/d production target established last month.

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