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Japanese Business Sentiment in East Asia Continues Mixed in February

added: 27-02-2007

JETRO's monthly survey of Japanese companies and affiliates operating in 12 countries/regions of East Asia revealed that overall current sentiment fell into negative territory in the ASEAN region, due to stagnation in the region's electric/electronics equipment sector.

Euronext and China strengthen bilateral cooperation

added: 27-02-2007

On Monday 26 February 2007 China’s Vice-Minister of Finance and Secretary-General of China Accounting Standards Committee (CASC) Mr. Wang Jun held a high-level meeting with Euronext Managing Board Member Hugh Freedberg and Executive Director of Listing and Issuers Martine Charbonnier.

CBOT 10-Yr Interest Rate Swaps Set Electronic Daily Trading Volume Record

added: 27-02-2007

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that trading in its 10-year Interest Rate Swaps contract set a record on Friday, February 23, 2007, as volume climbed above 15,000 contracts for the first time. The new record, 15,782 contracts, surpasses the previous record, 14,835 contracts, set on March 13, 2003.

Eurozone Retail Sales Mixed

added: 27-02-2007

The February Bloomberg Eurozone Retail Purchasing Managers' Index ("PMI(R)"), an indicator based on a mid-month survey of economic conditions in the euro area retail sector and providing data one month ahead of government issued figures, signaled a near-stagnation in retail sales. At 49.8, below the critical no-change level of 50, the indicator signaled a very marginal drop in sales, and represents an improvement on the marked fall in sales seen in January, when the PMI hit a 23-month low of 47.9.

The Total U.S. Consumption Value of the Boat Building Industry for the Year Was $11,078,000,000

added: 27-02-2007

The industry’s revenue for the year 2005 was approximately $11,370,000,000. The gross profit was 23.06% at $2,621,922,000. There were 1,118 establishments in this industry that year. Thus, average contribution (or revenue) per establishment annually was $10,167,000.

Hundreds of Billions Up for Grabs in Media and Entertainment Industry

added: 27-02-2007

IBM Global Business Services unveiled its new report, "Navigating the Media Divide: Innovating and Enabling New Business Models," which offers a list of actions that companies can take to navigate the conflict threatening traditional content owners and media distributors. IBM calls this conflict the "Media Divide."

Europe Plans to Use Experience of Russian Nuclear Power Engineers

added: 27-02-2007

European community plans to use the experience of Russian nuclear power engineers for developing new safety culture in the nuclear energy sector. On Feb 21 Smolensk NPP hosted joined meeting of the joint working group of the International Expert Commission of the EU and SNPP specialists working under TACIS safety enhancement projects.

Growth in Displays Market Powers World Display Driver IC Markets

added: 27-02-2007

Increasing sales of notebooks and desktop PCs are substantially expanding display driver integrated circuit (IC) markets worldwide. Manufacturers are fully gearing up to leverage opportunities across all three driver IC segments such as liquid crystal display (LCD), light emitting diode (LED) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) display driver ICs.

JCB Selects Visa Asia Pacific's Specification for Expansion of Contactless Payments

added: 26-02-2007

Visa and JCB announced an agreement to share Visa Asia Pacific's contactless specification, which will soon open up the acceptance of JCB's contactless cards, J/Speedy, at merchant locations outside of Japan.

U.S Job Satisfaction Declines

added: 26-02-2007

Americans are growing increasingly unhappy with their jobs, The Conference Board reports today. The decline in job satisfaction has occurred over a period of two decades, with little to suggest a significant reversal in attitudes anytime soon.

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