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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes in March 2011

added: 13-04-2011

U.S. import prices rose 2.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, following a 1.4 percent advance in February. The March increase was driven by both higher fuel and nonfuel prices. The price index for U.S. exports increased 1.5 percent in March after rising 1.4 percent the previous month.

The OECD Composite Leading Indicators Signal Continued Expansion

added: 13-04-2011

Composite leading indicators (CLIs) for February 2011, designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, continue pointing to expansion in most OECD countries.

Euro Area Securities Issues Statistics: February 2011

added: 13-04-2011

The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents increased from 3.7% in January 2011 to 4.1% in February. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.4% in February 2011, compared with 1.3% in January.

Few Companies Are Prepared to Manage a Crisis

added: 13-04-2011

The biggest mistake companies make during a corporate or operational crisis is a lack of communication and transparency with stakeholders and employees, causing a negative impact on valuations, according to a survey jointly released today by the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) and Fleishman-Hillard Inc.

OECD Unemployment Rate Records Fourth Consecutive Fall at 8.2% in February 2011

added: 13-04-2011

The OECD area unemployment rate fell again in February 2011 to 8.2%, down 0.1 percentage point from January. This was the fourth consecutive decrease, following a period of stability of around 8.5% throughout most of 2010. New March 2011 data show further declines of 0.1 percentage point in the unemployment rates of both the United States (to 8.8%) and Canada (7.7%).

Who’s Busiest: Working Hours and Household Chores Across OECD

added: 13-04-2011

Mexicans work longer days than anyone else in OECD countries, devoting 10 hours to paid and unpaid work, such as cleaning or cooking at home. Belgians work the least, at 7 hours, compared with an OECD average of 8 hours a day.

China: Entrepreneur Confidence Index Went up in the First Quarter of 2011

added: 13-04-2011

According to the results of nationwide survey showed that entrepreneur confidence index (ECI) gained 137.4 in the first quarter of 2011, remained the same level with the previous quarter.

Inflation Poses Biggest Threat to Business Recovery, ACCA Survey Reveals

added: 13-04-2011

Escalating global inflation is the biggest challenge to businesses struggling to recover from the economic downturn, according to the latest Global Economic Conditions survey of finance professionals by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

IWPR: Women Earn Lower Pay Than Men in 107 of 111 Occupations

added: 12-04-2011

Tuesday April 12 is Equal Pay Day, a day to mark the slow progress in closing the persistent equal pay gap and the importance of eliminating employment discrimination. The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) released a new fact sheet on the occupational gender wage gap that shows women have lower median earnings than men in 107 out of 111 occupations, regardless of levels of education. The fact sheet, based on an analysis of median weekly wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is released annually by IWPR to mark Equal Pay Day.

Gartner Says Apple iOS to Dominate the Media Tablet Market Through 2015

added: 12-04-2011

Despite mounting competition from other operating systems (OSs), Apple’s iOS will continue to own the majority of the worldwide media tablet through 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. Due to the success of Apple’s iPad, iOS will account for 69 percent of media tablet OSs in 2011, and represent 47 percent of the media tablet market in 2015.

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