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CBOT Sets All-Time Monthly Records For Total Volume, ADV, and Electronic

added: 01-03-2007

The Chicago Board of Trade today announced that February’s volume reached a record 86,224,665 contracts, an increase of 29 percent over February 2006. Average daily volume (ADV) for February was a record 4,538,140 contracts traded each day, also up 29 percent compared with the same month last year.

The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short Interest Positions For February 2007

added: 28-02-2007

As of mid-February, short interest in 2,759 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 6,876,984,991 shares compared with 6,736,950,189 shares in 2,744 Global Market issues for the month of January.

February 2007: Economic sentiment strengthens in both the EU and the euro area

added: 28-02-2007

The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) increased in both the EU and the euro area in February. The indicator increased by 1.3 points in the EU and by 0.5 of a point in the euro area, to 112.0 and 109.7 respectively.

OECD’s Taxing Wages shows little change in taxes on individual wage earners

added: 28-02-2007

The OECD’s annual compendium of tax data shows little change in levels of taxation on wage earners in different OECD countries, with Turkey, Poland and France levying the most on a single-earner married couple with two children on average earnings and Ireland, New Zealand and Iceland taking the least.

A new Consumer Strategy: Consumers must lead the drive for growth and jobs

added: 28-02-2007

Today in Brussels at the "Growth and Jobs Summit" organised by the "Lisbon Council" think-tank, European Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva called on EU political leaders to rally behind her drive to redefine EU Consumer policy so it most effectively contributes to two central EU goals - creating economic growth and employment as well as reconnecting Europe to its citizens.

Euro area unemployment down to 7.4%

added: 28-02-2007

Euro area (EA13) seasonally-adjusted unemployment stood at 7.4% in January 2007, compared with 7.5% in December 2006. It was 8.3% in January 2006. The EU27 unemployment rate was 7.5% in January 2007, compared with 7.6% in December 2006. It was 8.3% in January 2006.

Euro area annual inflation down to 1.8%

added: 28-02-2007

Euro area annual inflation was 1.8% in January 2007, down from 1.9% in December 2006. A year earlier the rate was 2.4%. Monthly inflation was -0.5% in January 2007. EU annual inflation was 2.1% in January 2007, down from 2.2% in December 2006. A year earlier the rate was 2.3%. Monthly inflation was -0.4% in January 2007.

CBOT Sets All-Time Record for Daily Trading Volume : 11 Million Contracts

added: 28-02-2007

The Chicago Board of Trade today announced that it set an all-time record for trading volume Tuesday, as total Exchange volume surpassed 11 million contracts. The new CBOT volume record, 11,196,830 contracts, was 44 percent better than the previous all-time record, 7,791,833 contracts, set on November 28, 2006.

European Companies Gain Value Through Intellectual Property Licensing

added: 28-02-2007

Microsoft Corp today announced that eight European technology companies have licensed intellectual property (IP) to be built into products produced in France, Italy, Norway and the UK.

The Demand for Oil and Gas Has Been Forecast to Increase on an Average of 1.7 Percent from 2005 Through 2015

added: 28-02-2007

Demand for oil and gas has been increasing steadily over the past few years; this has hiked the investments that are being pumped into the oil and gas industry. The vast demand for oil in turn, bolsters the oil and gas companies to increase their investments in automation in order to optimize their processes.

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