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Banking Sector Will Be Pivotal to Financing Europe’s €2.9 trillion Low Carbon Transition
added: 04-02-2011

The banking sector will be pivotal to Europe’s low carbon transition, and will finance and intermediate the vast majority of the €2.9 trillion capital required to implement low carbon infrastructure, according to a report published by Accenture and Barclays. Banks will play an increasing role in the financing of the transition, primarily through intermediating institutional capital, but stable and long-term government incentives and policies will remain critical.
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U.S. Productivity and Costs During the Fourth Quarter of 2010
added: 04-02-2011

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.6 percent annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This gain in productivity reflects increases of 4.5 percent in output and 1.8 percent in hours worked. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annual rates.) Productivity increased 1.7 percent over the last four quarters. Annual average productivity increased 3.6 percent from 2009 to 2010. Quarterly measures provide information on business cycles whereas annual measures are compared to long-term trends.
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Number of Americans Reporting No Personal or Retirement Savings Rises
added: 04-02-2011

Thirty-four percent of Americans have no retirement savings and 27% have no personal savings. Just 18 months ago those numbers were moderately lower, at 30% and 22% respectively.
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Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady
added: 04-02-2011

Mortgage rates showed little movement this week, with the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate inching higher to 5.02 percent according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.40 discount and origination points.
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Some Glimmers of Optimism on the Economy
added: 03-02-2011

There is a sense of optimism returning to the American people. They are feeling better about President Obama, the direction of the country and, albeit to a lesser degree, Congress. And, it seems they are also feeling slightly better about the economy. One-third of Americans (33%) give President Obama positive ratings on his handling of the economy while two-thirds (67%) give him negative ratings. In December, three in ten U.S. adults (30%) gave the President positive ratings and 70% gave him negative marks on the economy.
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Retirement is Next Financial Frontier for Women, Wells Fargo Survey Finds
added: 03-02-2011

Pundits have coined the term “she-conomy” to describe the economic gains U.S. women have made in recent years, but they still lag in saving for retirement, according to the sixth annual Retirement Survey from Wells Fargo & Company.
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Industrial Producer Prices up by 0.8% in Euro Area in December 2010
added: 03-02-2011

In December 2010 compared with November 2010, the industrial producer price index rose by 0.8% in the euro area (EA16) and by 1.1% in the EU27. In November 2010, prices increased by 0.3% and 0.5% respectively.
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US Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment in December 2010
added: 03-02-2011

Unemployment rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 238 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 115 areas, and unchanged in 19 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Fourteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 14 areas registered rates of less than 5.0 percent. Two hundred metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 156 reported decreases, and 16 had no change. The national unemployment rate in December was 9.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 9.7 percent a year earlier.
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Yahoo! Small Business Survey Reveals Personal Passion and Flexible Schedules Top Reasons to Start a Business
added: 03-02-2011

Traditionally Yahoo! Small Business sees a major uptick in entrepreneurs starting their own online business in the first quarter of the New Year. As 2011 kicks off, Yahoo! Small Business explores the New Year’s surge and the reasons and barriers to starting a new business.
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One Billion Mobile Broadband Subscriptions in 2011
added: 03-02-2011

Worldwide mobile broadband-enabled subscriptions are mounting up, and will hit the one billion mark in 2011. According to the latest market data released by ABI Research, at the end of 2010 there were more than five billion mobile subscriptions globally, with one in five of those having access to mobile broadband. Another 28% growth or 6.6 billion wireless subscriptions is expected by 2016, with 40%, or twice the current percentage of users, being mobile broadband-enabled.
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