U.S. companies that received venture capital from 1970-2005 accounted for 10 million jobs and $2.1 trillion in revenues in 2005, according to a study conducted by Global Insight and issued by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).
The stated objective of the European Commission to create a single European energy market continues to be frustrated by the widely divergent nature of EU 25 markets.
CCID Consulting's data show that the growth rate of China's IT services market slowed down compared to that of 2005, even though it has increased 17.8% over 2005 and has reached a size of 59.5 billion Yuan in 2006.
The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.5 percent, the coincident index increased 0.3 percent and the lagging index increased 0.2 percent in February.
The NYSE Group, Inc. reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of March 15, 2007, reflecting transactions through March 12, 2007.
The Conference Board announced today that the leading index for Germany increased 0.2 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in January.
The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU (ALTER-EU) welcomes the European Commission’s second Communication on the European Transparency Initiative as an important step in the right direction. But given the global relevance of the EU and the influence of organised lobby groups on EU policies, the voluntary approach favoured by the Commission is too weak and too limited.
The euro area (EA13) industrial new orders index decreased by 0.2% in January 2007 compared to December 2006. The index grew by 1.8% in December 2006 and by 0.8% in November. EU27 new orders fell by 1.5% in January 2007, after increases of 2.7% in December 2006 and 0.7% in November. Excluding ships, railway and aerospace equipment industrial new orders remained stable in the euro area and decreased by 0.1% in the EU27 in January 2007.
