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Worldwide IT Leasing and Financing Market: $100 Billion by 2010

added: 13-04-2007

IDC revealed preliminary market sizing and forecast results for the worldwide IT leasing and financing market, encompassing leasing or financing IT equipment, software, and IT-related services. This market exceeded $70 billion worldwide in 2006, and will pass the $100 billion mark by 2010, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 8%.

U.S. Life Reinsurers Evolve their Business Models

added: 13-04-2007

Continued consolidation among U.S. life reinsurers, combined with a drop in new recurring reinsurance are just two issues in an array of challenges facing U.S. reinsurers, who are responding by reevaluating their value propositions, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting, Inc.

US: IRS Proposals for Small Businesses are Danger?

added: 13-04-2007

The National Small Business Association, the nation's oldest small business advocacy organization, reaching more than 150,000 small businesses, announced a new campaign initiative and Web site aimed at defeating Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to narrow the so-called "tax gap" by targeting the small business community.

Mobile Broadband-Enabled Consumer Electronics Will Reach 50 Million Shipments by 2012

added: 13-04-2007

According to a new study from ABI Research, portable consumer electronics – digital cameras, media players, portable game devices, and more – are beginning to offer direct mobile broadband connections to the Internet. By 2012, annual shipments of such devices are expected to approach 50 million.

Online payments made up 39 percent

added: 13-04-2007

For the first time, consumers in Internet-connected households are paying more of their bills online than by paper check, according to a new study conducted by Harris Interactive and the Marketing Workshop.

Trade liberalization: beneficial for Americans working in the global economy

added: 13-04-2007

Montana has 108,935 jobs because of international trade, and new World Trade Organization and free trade agreements since the early 1990s have helped position the state for more economic growth, according to new research from Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies.

Chinese E-Commerce Growing Pains

added: 13-04-2007

Chinese e-commerce is growing at a quick clip. eMarketer estimates that the average amount spent online per Internet user in China will increase roughly fivefold by 2010 from 2006 levels.

The Leading Index for the U.K increased 0.8 percent in February 2007

added: 13-04-2007

The Conference Board announced that the leading index for the U.K increased 0.8 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in February.

Smaller Financial Services Companies Use Email Marketing to Gain Competitive Ground

added: 13-04-2007

Many of the larger financial services companies are experimenting with a blend of direct mail and email marketing to communicate with their current customer base and merchandise their new products and services. In contrast, many smaller financial services companies have turned to email in order to attract new customers with acquisition offers.

OPEC Oil Output Falls 80,000 b/d in March, But Still Above Target

added: 12-04-2007

The 10 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) bound by the group's output agreements produced an average 26.54 million barrels per day (b/d) in March, a Platts survey showed April 11. This is down 80,000 b/d from February's 26.62 million b/d but still 740,000 b/d above the group's 25.8 million b/d production target.

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