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Commission Launches Debate on Future EU Policy on Retail Financial Services

added: 04-05-2007

The European Commission has set out, in the form of a Green Paper, its vision for future EU policy on retail financial services, which are financial products such as bank accounts, loans, mortgages, investments and insurance provided to individual consumers.

OEMs Must Diversify Profit Streams to Increase Global Competitiveness

added: 03-05-2007

Industry analysts at CSM Worldwide are calling attention to a critical and fundamental initiative that is fast becoming a key differentiator between profitable and unprofitable automakers: margin diversification.

Global Environmental Concerns Increase Focus on Advanced Engine Technologies

added: 03-05-2007

Industries across the world are facing increasing pressure to help minimise threats to the environment, and the automotive industry is no exception. Rising concerns about the potential damage to the environment from vehicle emissions are forcing vehicle manufacturers (VMs) to focus on developing advanced engine technologies to control emissions, improve fuel economy and enhance vehicle performance.

Impact of Internet and Social Networks on Adult Decision-Making

added: 03-05-2007

The complexity and purchase cycle of a product or service might be key indicators of the value consumers place on Internet search engines, blogs, social networks and traditional media when making purchase decisions.

Proposed Budget 2008: Growth and Employment at the Heart of EU Spending

added: 02-05-2007

For the first time, spending on growth and employment policies will represent the highest share of the budget, ahead of agriculture and natural resources. This is the key message sent by the Commission in its budget proposals for 2008, adopted today. At EUR 129.2 billion in commitment appropriations, the budget increases by 2% compared to 2007. Payment appropriations are set at EUR 121.6 billion, a 5.3% increase.

U.S. Contactless Payment Card Users Expected to Reach 109 Million by 2011!

added: 02-05-2007

With 582 million banking and payment smart cards in circulation worldwide, it is a wonder that the technologically savvy U.S. lags far behind much of the developed world. Yet according to Smart Cards in the U.S.: Contactless Payment Cards, a new lackaged Facts report, only 27 million contactless payment cards were in circulation in the United States in 2006.

Euro Area Unemployment Down to 7.2% in March

added: 02-05-2007

Euro area (EA13) seasonally-adjusted unemployment stood at 7.2% in March 2007, compared with 7.3% in February. It was 8.2% in March 2006. The EU27 unemployment rate was 7.3% in March 2007, the same as February. It was 8.2% in March 2006.

Cable TV and Phone Calls are Taxed at Twice the Rate of Other Goods

added: 02-05-2007

A new study produced by a team of researchers from The Heartland Institute and Beacon Hill Institute finds taxes and fees imposed on cable TV and telephone subscribers are twice as high as the average sales tax on other products.

Small Business Employees Significantly Trail Their Large Company Counterparts in Retirement Savings and Preparedness

added: 02-05-2007

Small business employees are at a disadvantage when it comes to retirement savings, according to the results from the Eighth Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey. When compared to employees at large companies, small business employees are less likely to have access to a 401(k) or employee-funded retirement plan, and are less active than their large company counterparts in saving for a comfortable retirement. For small business employees, this translates to lower household retirement savings and a greater number who expect to rely on Social Security as their primary form of income in retirement.

Eurex and ISE to Create Largest Transatlantic Derivatives Marketplace

added: 02-05-2007

Eurex and International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Eurex will acquire ISE for approximately USD 2.8 billion in cash, or USD 67.50 per share.

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