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Two-thirds of Americans and Three of Four New Yorkers Believe it is Easier to Climb Mt. Everest than it is to Start a Small Business in America Today

added: 20-04-2010

A significant majority of Americans believe that it will be small businesses and not government that will lead the nation out of recession. But when it comes to becoming an entrepreneur, two-thirds of Americans believe it is easier to climb Mt. Everest than to start a small business in America today, according to a survey by Wakefield Research, which was sponsored by Alibaba.com, the world’s largest e-commerce platform dedicated to helping small businesses growth and prosper.

Immense Opportunities in Store for the Economically Significant Healthcare Industry in Europe, Finds Frost & Sullivan

added: 20-04-2010

Healthcare has always been an area of utmost importance. It has significant economic relevance and has been allocated a higher percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in many countries compared to most other sectors such as transport and communication, construction and education. Healthcare also has a huge impact on employment, for the fact that most related activities are provided by people.

U.S. Venture Investment in First Quarter of 2010 Tracks Ahead of Last Year

added: 19-04-2010

Venture investors put $4.7 billion to work in 597 deals during the first quarter of 2010, up 12% from the $4.2 billion invested in 522 deals during the same period in 2009, according to statistics released by Dow Jones VentureSource.

Euro Area External Trade Surplus 2.6 bn euro in February 2010

added: 19-04-2010

The first estimate for the euro area (EA16) trade balance with the rest of the world in February 2010 gave a 2.6 bn euro surplus, compared with -1.2 bn in February 2009. The January 2010 balance was -9.0 bn, compared with -12.0 bn in January 2009. In February 2010 compared with January 2010, seasonally adjusted exports rose by 2.7% and imports by 1.5%.

Twice as Many Global Businesses Actively Seeking M&A Targets in Next 12 Months

added: 19-04-2010

Optimism is growing in the global M&A environment as 57% of businesses state they are likely or highly likely to acquire other companies in the next 12 months, almost double that of the 33% six months ago, according to a new study of over 800 senior executives around the world by Ernst & Young. In fact, 47% expect to do so in the next six months, compared with 25% when surveyed last November.

Euro Area Annual Inflation up to 1.4% in March 2010

added: 19-04-2010

Euro area annual inflation was 1.4% in March 2010, up from 0.9% in February. A year earlier the rate was 0.6%. Monthly inflation was 0.9% in March 2010.

Spain Leads the Way in Supporting Self-Employed Workers and Creating more Jobs

added: 18-04-2010

Spain is singled out as a good example of how the government and social partners can work together to improve the working conditions of the self-employed and thus contribute to job creation and economic growth, according to a new report from Eurofound, the Dublin-based EU Agency.

Euro Area Securities Issues Statistics: February 2010

added: 17-04-2010

The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from 7.7% in January 2010 to 6.3% in February. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 3.0% in February 2010, compared with 2.9% in January.

Further Expanding Momentum of China's Economic Recovery in the First Quarter of 2010

added: 16-04-2010

According to the preliminary estimation, the gross domestic product (GDP) of China in the first quarter of this year was 8,057.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.9 percent, which was 5.7 percentage points higher than that in the same period last year.

U.S. Usual Weekly Earnings in the First Quarter 2010

added: 16-04-2010

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 96.8 million full-time wage and salary workers were $754 in the first quarter of 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This was 2.2 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 2.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period.

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