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The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Dips Two Points

added: 26-02-2007

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index — a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America — declined two points in January. The Index now stands at 32. It was 38 one year ago.

GfK Asia Releases 2006 Year End Pan Asian IT Data

added: 26-02-2007

GfK Asia releases its 2006 Year End Pan Asian IT Retail Data Summary, showing a steady expansion in the region's IT sector.

Economic Optimism Checks Deteriorating Consumer Climate

added: 26-02-2007

The rate of deterioration in the consumer climate has markedly slowed. This is attributable to the current rush of economic optimism and for the continuing upward trend in consumer income expectations. The consumer climate indicator is forecasting 4.4 points for March this year, which is down on the revised February forecast of 4.9 points.

Record 6 Million LCD Televisions Sold at Retail Shops Across Asia in 2006

added: 26-02-2007

GfK Asia releases its 2006 Year End Pan Asian Consumer Electronics Data Summary, highlighting the trends in the region's consumer electronics sector.

India Is the Model for Next Wave of Global Wireless Growth

added: 26-02-2007

The number of mobile phone subscribers added each month in India has more than tripled over the past year. India has passed Japan in total subscribers and is about to break through the 100 million subscriber barrier.

CBOT Launches Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Futures Contracts

added: 23-02-2007

The Chicago Board of Trade today successfully launched its new futures contract based on the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate IndexSM (DJUSRE). DJUSRE Index futures contracts are designed to help market participants capitalize on changes in the real estate sector of the stock market and better manage commercial real estate exposure.

U.S. Leading Index Increased 0.1 Percent

added: 23-02-2007

The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index increased 0.1 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index decreased 0.1 percent in January.

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

added: 23-02-2007

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of Feb. 15, 2007, reflecting transactions through Feb. 12, 2007.

London Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

added: 23-02-2007

The London Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. today announced details of an agreement aimed at enhancing their international presence through co-operation on access arrangements and the development of new products. This is the first time that the two exchanges have agreed to work together, and it is expected that the co-operation will bring benefits for investors, issuers and member firms.

More effort needed to reach foreign aid targets, says OECD Report

added: 23-02-2007

Aid donors will have to increase funding for aid programmes faster that any other public expenditure in order to fulfil their commitments to increase aid to $130 billion and double aid to Africa by 2010, says the OECD’s Development Co-operation Report. Aid funding, recently rising by 5% per year, would have to rise by 11% every year from 2008 to 2010.

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