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added: 10-03-2008

Well, judging by the fall on Friday on Wall Street, Australia will take the brunt of today's selling as trading resumes in Asia. Australian market finished nervy and with the worst weekly loss since 1987 on Friday and after the 146 point drop in the Dow, the futures market is signalling a 90 point fall at the opening here .

MIB Life Index Reports North American Life Insurance Activity Level in January

added: 10-03-2008

North American application activity for individually underwritten life insurance remained flat (+0.4%) in January year-over-year, according to the MIB Life Index(SM). Applications were off -4.2% when compared against December 2007 activity. January's month-over-month activity has lagged that of the previous December in six of the last seven years.

U.S. Natural Gas Prices Near $10, Oil Prices Set Records

added: 10-03-2008

This week U.S. natural gas prices neared $10 per MMBtu - more than quadruple the 1999 price of $2.38 - as oil prices hovered just over $100 per barrel.

Overall Worker Optimism Stabilizes as Personal Confidence Rebounds in February

added: 10-03-2008

The Spherion(R) Employee Confidence Index, a monthly gauge of overall worker confidence, remained virtually unchanged in February, falling only 0.2 point to 48.4. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN), slightly decreased as workers' concern in the macroeconomic situation heightened.

All Residential Real Estate is Not Equal: Apartment Sector Thrives Amidst Single-Family Downturn

added: 10-03-2008

Not all residential real estate is equal, according to the National Multi Housing Council's (NMHC) latest Market Trends report. In stark contrast to the single-family residential sector, which is suffering from its worst downturn since the Great Depression and a 10-month backlog of supply, conditions in the apartment sector remains strong.

Business Booming for Women-owned Companies

added: 10-03-2008

Despite talk of a looming recession, women-owned businesses report that they expect significant growth this year, according to a recent survey by Paralelles Media Group.

Consumer Sentiment Continues Downward Trend

added: 10-03-2008

Confronted with falling housing values, rising foreclosures and oil prices spiking above $100 a barrel, the mood of the U.S. consumer darkened considerably this month, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index.

Record US Consumer Technology Sales

added: 10-03-2008

NPD Group reports that US consumer technology sales, which it defines as "IT, imaging, audio, video, and consumables" reached a record $129 billion in 2007.

Internet is First Stop for News

added: 09-03-2008

The Web is the primary source of news and information, according to 48% of respondents to a February Zogby International Poll commissioned by iFOCOS.

February IPO Market Summary and Outlook for March

added: 09-03-2008

Opening prices of the February IPOs were quite different than usual. Unlike other January and February IPOs since 2000, this month’s issues did not produce opening prices that were far above the offering prices. For all nine February 2008 IPOs, the average premium was only 13.3%, well below the averages for January and February IPOs in all prior years back to 2000.

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