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Most Americans Do Not Make Comprehensive Life Plans for Healthy Living
added: 10-01-2009

A new survey of American adults reveals that three-quarters (74.8%) report feeling positive about their overall health, despite the fact that a majority of them also report having a serious disease or being at risk for serious health conditions like type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
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Mass-Market Push for Mobile Broadband
added: 10-01-2009

A new report from international research firm Parks Associates finds mobile broadband is transitioning into a mainstream service that could withstand the current economic downturn. Nearly 60 million smartphone units will be sold in 2013, which will increase consumer reliance on mobile broadband connectivity, according to Mobile Broadband: Beyond the Cell Phone. This adoption level will enable carriers and manufacturers to establish new revenue streams and create a stickier customer base.
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Education: Online Degrees Now Widely Accepted by Consumers and Employers
added: 10-01-2009

Consumer acceptance of online education is now at an all-time high. Convenience, flexibility, and eliminating costly commutes to a campus have broadened the appeal of getting an online degree for busy adults. Over the past five years enrollments in online courses and online degrees have been growing over ten times faster than traditional higher education.
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Small Car Market Faces Potentially Large Problems, Reports Mintel
added: 10-01-2009

As Detroit struggles with a disappointing year-end, market research firm Mintel has uncovered another problem for automakers: consumer dissatisfaction with small cars. In a new consumer study, Mintel found that only half of small car-buying respondents (51%) say they feel "extremely happy" with their small car purchases. This pales when considering that 80% of all respondents report feeling just as happy with their vehicle purchases.
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Volume of Retail Trade up by 0.6% in Euro Area in November 2008
added: 09-01-2009

In November 2008, compared with October 2008, the volume of retail trade grew by 0.6% in the euro area (EA15) and by 0.3% in the EU27. In October retail trade fell by 1.0% and 0.5% respectively. In November 2008, compared with November 2007, the retail sales index decreased by 1.5% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU27.
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Economic Sentiment Falls to Record-Low Levels in Both the EU and the Euro Area in December 2008
added: 09-01-2009

In December, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) declined considerably in the EU and the euro area, continuing the sharp fall in sentiment already observed in the October and November surveys. It fell by 7.0 points in the EU and by 7.8 points in the euro area, to 63.5 and 67.1 respectively. This puts the ESI for both the EU and the euro area at its lowest since the current series was launched in January 1985.
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Despite Economic Conditions, Many Workers Still Consider Leaving Current Positions
added: 09-01-2009

Despite unemployment trends and a sinking economy, 23 percent of U.S. workers expect to leave their existing positions, according to a recent retention study.
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More Workers Are Preserving Retirement Assets
added: 09-01-2009

An increasing percentage of retirement plan participants are preserving their retirement assets in tax-qualified accounts, but a significant number are using at least some of these assets to pay off debts, start a business, or buy a home, according to a study released today by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
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Fitch Sees Resilience in Some European Consumer and Retail Sectors
added: 09-01-2009

Fitch Ratings says in a new report that the outlook for the European consumer and retail sectors is not uniformly negative, notwithstanding a pronounced consumer downturn in 2008 which will likely last through 2009.
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Gas Crisis: MEPs Worried About Impact on Public
added: 09-01-2009

Representatives of the Russian and Ukrainian gas companies Gazprom and Naftogaz discussed solutions to the ongoing energy crisis at the European Parliament on Thursday. Speaking before the EP Foreign Affairs Committee, Oleh Dubyna, head of Naftogaz, denied that his company was siphoning off gas intended for the European market. For his part, the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, who could not take attend the committee meeting, had talks with the President of Parliament.
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