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Mobile TV will have 140 million subscribers by 2011, according to Screen Digest's "Mobile TV: Business Models and Opportunities."

Brunei, Singapore and Hong Kong, China, rank among the top five economies in developing Asia and the Pacific in terms of real per capita income, says a new study undertaken on purchasing power parities in the region.

In October 2007 the majority of euro area average MFI interest rates on new deposits were higher than in the previous month, while no overall pattern was observed for average MFI interest rates on new loans.

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up in November (94,000), and the unemployment rate held at 4.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Job growth continued in professional and technical services, health care, and food services. Employment continued to decline in manufacturing and also fell in several housing-related industries, including construction, credit intermediation, and real estate. Average hourly
earnings rose by 8 cents over the month.

Despite reports of a well-publicized and well-funded anti-ethanol misinformation campaign, an overwhelming majority of consumers still believe the U.S. is too dependent on foreign sources of oil.

The number of U.S. workers expressing confidence in the economy and in their personal employment situation continued its decline in November, according to a recent survey from Spherion Corporation of 3,014 working adults.

AT&T has announced that although the majority of small businesses secure its computer systems, one-fourth (24 percent) are unconcerned about computer and online data security, and one in 10 (10 percent) has taken no action to secure their data.

According to Robert F. Vickery, a Principal in DSG's Retirement Practice, "As we predicted in last year's study, variable annuities with
guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (GMWBs), particularly those with lifetime income options, have continued with their amazing growth and
innovation."

For a number of years no one paid much attention to Canadian B2C e-commerce. There simply wasn’t much of a market there.

Although the holiday season has arrived, U.S. consumers are not feeling very merry, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index. The survey, which measured the attitudes of 1,009 Americans earlier this week, found that consumer sentiment remained low, but stable, following a significant drop in November. While Americans' expectations for future prospects and their confidence in jobs improved slightly, their evaluations about current conditions and investments continued to decline. As a result of these mixed sentiments, the RBC CASH Index for December 2007 stands at 65.9, compared to 64.0 in November.