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Home Prices and Sales Tumbled in October 2008

added: 06-01-2009

According to the October 2008 RPX™ Monthly Housing Market Report released by Radar Logic Incorporated, home prices and sales volumes decreased more in October 2008 than in any other October since the beginning of Radar Logic's data, January 2000.

Venture Capital Investment in Greentech and Renewable Energy Exceeds $2.5B in Q4 2008 and Reaches $7.7B for the Year

added: 06-01-2009

Greentech Media Inc., the industry-leading online media company covering green technology news and analysis, released the most recent quarterly data showing that venture capital investment in green technologies exceeded $2.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, a modest decrease from the previous quarter's total of $2.9 billion.

Euro Adoption Proceeds Smoothly in Slovakia

added: 06-01-2009

The changeover to the euro in Slovakia is taking place smoothly. By the end of Saturday 3 January some 27% of payments in shops were made in euro and virtually all customers were getting their change in the currency now shared by nearly 329 million Europeans including some 5.4 milion Slovaks. No major problems were observed in banks or in retail sector.

Grubb & Ellis Predicts a Challenging 2009 for Commercial Real Estate

added: 06-01-2009

Grubb & Ellis Company released its 2009 Global Real Estate Forecast, which indicates that 2009 will be a challenging year for commercial real estate with the economy starting the year 13 months into what may become the longest recession since the 1930s.

Layoffs, Company Closures, Outsourcing, Cost Cutting, and Returning Retirees Dampen IT Salaries

added: 06-01-2009

Janco Associates has just released its January 2009 IT Salary Survey and the prospects look grim for IT professionals. A perfect storm driven by the recent worldwide economic downturn, company closures, layoffs, cost cutting, outsourcing, and retirees who have had to return to the job market because of the lost value of their investment portfolios have created a surplus of IT talent.

Global Economic Crisis Weighs Heavily on Venture-Backed Exits in 2008

added: 06-01-2009

Venture-backed company exits continued to lag in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the Exit Poll report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). There were no venture-backed IPOs in the quarter, and the tally of M&A exits as of the last day of the quarter came to a modest 37 transactions for the period.

Hedge Funds Increase Scrutiny On Managing Counterparty Risk

added: 06-01-2009

A new white paper published by Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, and Aite Group LLC has found that managing counterparty risk is a much more critical component of a hedge fund's overall business operations today than it has been in previous years.

Seven Predictions for 2009

added: 05-01-2009

As we step tentatively into the new year, prospects look pretty grim. With unemployment predicted to top 9%, industry bailouts looming, a massive retrenchment in the stock market and a generally accepted view that things aren’t likely to get better any time soon, it will be all too easy to slide into a state of cynicism, or even despair.

Unite Steps Up Aid Call for UK's Beleaguered Car Industry Amid Fears for 70,000 Jobs

added: 05-01-2009

Unite, the UK's biggest union, reiterated its calls to the Government to waste no more time in putting together a package to save Britain's car industry. The union is urging the Government to move quickly to ensure that at least 70,000 car workers and their families are not made to pay the price for City greed and recklessness.

December Manufacturing ISM Report On Business: PMI at 32.4%

added: 05-01-2009

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in December for the fifth consecutive month, and the overall economy contracted for the third consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®.

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