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High Reliability of Major Home Appliances May Reduce Need for Extended Warranties

added: 02-11-2007

Although most major home appliances exhibit strong reliability, a considerable percentage of consumers still purchase extended warranties - which, in many cases, may not be utilized, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Major Home Appliance Study(SM).

Eight in 10 Americans Switch Off to Conserve Energy

added: 02-11-2007

When it comes to buying and living green, do Americans put their money where their mouth is? A new survey by Synovate and Marketing Daily sought to unveil what Americans are doing to conserve energy and how much they consider energy efficiency when shopping for products.

U.S. and European Mobile Ad Revenues Expected to Reach $5.08 Billion by 2012

added: 02-11-2007

Local Mobile Search, an advisory service of Opus Research, released research forecasting that U.S. and Western European mobile advertising revenues will reach a combined $5.08 billion by 2012, up from an estimated $106.8 million at year end 2007.

Mobile Anti-Malware Vendors Target Mobile Operators in Bid to Boost Sales

added: 01-11-2007

The mobile malware threat is becoming stronger every day due to the increased sophistication of mobile phones. Yet, mobile anti-malware vendors have not seen a high return on investment, because of lack of awareness in the market.

China Will Become the Largest Electronic Authentication Service Market

added: 01-11-2007

Along with the sustainable growth of netizens and on-line transactions, China's electronic authentication service industry will see rapid growth in the next 3-5 years and it will be contributing more to the information economy. According to CCID Consulting, in the next 5 years, China's electronic authentication service market will grow from 1.64 billion Yuan in 2006 to 6.49 billion Yuan in 2011 and the annual growth rate would be above 28%.

Consumers Nationwide Get Access to Powerful Identity Theft Safeguard on November 1

added: 01-11-2007

Starting November 1, consumers in all 50 states will be able to freeze access to their credit files at all three major credit bureaus to prevent identity thieves from opening fraudulent accounts in their names. By that date, all three major credit bureaus will offer "security freeze" protection to all consumers living in the eleven states that have not passed laws requiring it and the five states that currently limit this protection to identity theft victims.

Euro Area Unemployment Down to 7.3% in September 2007

added: 31-10-2007

The euro area (EA13) seasonally-adjusted unemployment ratestood at 7.3% in September 2007, compared to 7.4% in August. It was 8.1% in September 2006. The EU27 unemployment rate was 7.0% in September 2007, compared with 7.1% in August. It was 8.0% in September 2006.

Further Moderate Drop in Economic Sentiment in Both the EU and the Euro Area in October 2007

added: 31-10-2007

In October, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) weakened further in both the EU and the euro area. Following last month's sizeable drops, the ESI decreased more moderately by 1.1 points in the EU and by 1 point in the euro area, to 109.5 and 105.9 respectively. However, the indicator still remains well above its long-term average in both areas.

Euro Area Economic And Financial Developments By Institutional Sector: Second Quarter 2007

added: 31-10-2007

In the second quarter of 2007, the annual growth rate of net disposable income in the euro area equalled 5.0%, compared with 5.6% in the first quarter of 2007. The annual growth of consumption was 3.0% in the second quarter, which was lower than in the first quarter (3.4%).

Household Saving Rate at 14.3% in the Euro Area and 11.1% in the EU27

added: 31-10-2007

In the second quarter of 2007, the seasonally adjusted gross saving rate of households was 14.3% in the euro area (EA13). For non-financial corporations, the investment rate was, in the second quarter of 2007, 22.9% in the euro area and 22.8% in the EU27.

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