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added: 17-03-2008

The futures market was pointing to a lower opening when trading resumes here today after Wall Street's big fall off the back of the rescue of investment bank, Bear Stearns.

JPMorgan Chase To Acquire Bear Stearns

added: 17-03-2008

JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced it is acquiring The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.. The Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction.

Euro Area Labour Costs Rose by 2.7%

added: 16-03-2008

Total hourly labour costs in the euro area (EA13) rose by 2.7% in nominal terms in the year up to the fourth quarter of 2007, compared with 2.5% for the previous quarter. In the EU27, the annual rise was 3.5% up to the fourth quarter of 2007, compared with 3.7% for the previous quarter.

Younger, Heavy Online News Consumers Are Not Newspaper Readers

added: 16-03-2008

comScore, Inc. released the results of a study of the differences in online behavior among heavy, medium, light and non-newspaper readers (segments defined below). The results showed that non-newspaper readers are likely to be younger, and they are actually heavier than average online news consumers. Meanwhile, heavy newspaper readers are more likely than average to engage with traditional print news brands online.

Euro Area Annual Inflation Up to 3.3% in February 2008

added: 15-03-2008

Euro area annual inflation was 3.3% in February 2008, up from 3.2% in January. A year earlier the rate was 1.8%. Monthly inflation was 0.3% in February 2008.

Consumer Confidence Down

added: 15-03-2008

While the Fed promised to open the taps and markets responded, in Australia consumers have already voted and are now the gloomiest they have been in 15 years. The latest Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Confidence for March told a story of a short sharp slide in confidence over the three months from January.

Consumers Increasingly Embrace Mobile Phone Commerce with Banking and Buying On-the-Go

added: 15-03-2008

A new Harris Interactive study finds that mobile phone users are increasingly comfortable making banking and purchase transactions while on-the-go – a virtual taboo until now. The survey finds 16 percent of mobile phone subscribers already use mobile banking services, with 60 percent of these people using the services at least once a week.

Why Gold Has Become a New Asset Class?

added: 14-03-2008

Gold touched $1,000 an ounce today in anticipation of the Fed slashing rates, further lowering the U.S. dollar's value. Millions of Americans are wondering why gold prices have tripled since 2001.

Global Markets Go Down

added: 14-03-2008

Stockmarkets fell, the US dollar did likewise and interest rates on US Government securities were mixed as more problems emerged in markets around the world.

OPEC Pumps 32.33 million b/d in February, up 80,000 b/d

added: 14-03-2008

The 13 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 32.33 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in February, an 80,000 b/d increase on January levels, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials just released.

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