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China: Industrial Profit Shot up From January to November 2008

added: 29-12-2008

From January to November, the industrial enterprises above designated size (all state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises with an annual sales over 5 million yuan, same as follows) reached 2,406.6 billion yuan, rose by 4.9 percent over the same period of the previous year.

The Conference Board Finds Changes Underway in CEO Compensation

added: 29-12-2008

While the recent catastrophic events in the U.S. financial markets will most certainly dramatically affect CEO compensation reported in 2009, The Conference Board Top Executive Compensation report shows that changes are already underway.

Xinhua Finance/MNI China Business Survey: Price Drop Signals Deflation

added: 29-12-2008

New orders have dropped sharply and prices have plunged to the point where deflation may become the Chinese leadership's next battle, the results of the latest Xinhua Finance/MNI China Business Sentiment Survey indicate.

The Leading Index for Germany Declined 2.6 Percent in October 2008

added: 29-12-2008

The Conference Board announced that the leading index for Germany declined 2.6 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.4 percent in October.

Canadians Are Warming Up to Online Shopping

added: 28-12-2008

In 2007, Canadian retailers sold C$13.8 billion ($12.9 billion) of consumer products and travel bookings online. But by 2012 eMarketer projects that Canadian business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce sales will reach C$22.8 billion ($22.2 billion).

"Green" Investing Remains Priority Despite Economic Conditions, According to SunTrust Survey of Wealthy Business Owners

added: 28-12-2008

Even while citing a down economy and concerns about the earth's ecosystem, business owners continue to be optimistic about giving to environmental causes, according to a survey released by SunTrust Bank Private Wealth Management.

Nearly Two-Thirds of German Broadband Customers Would Switch Providers

added: 28-12-2008

Although seventy percent of German Broadband subscribers report being satisfied with their current provider, nearly two-thirds would defect if offered a 20% price reduction, according to a report just published by analyst firm Strategy Analytics. Deutsche Telekom customers were among the least likely to be influenced by competitive price offerings.

Mobile Social Networking Climbs

added: 27-12-2008

Although the base of mobile social network users in the US is currently small, it is growing quickly. The percentage of mobile phone users who said they accessed social networks from their handset jumped 182% from September 2007 to October 2008, according to a study conducted by The Kelsey Group and ConStat.

Mobile Connections Reach 4 Billion Worldwide

added: 27-12-2008

3G Americas, a wireless industry trade association representing the GSM family of technologies including LTE, announces that a historic milestone was achieved for the wireless industry in December 2008 with 4 billion connections to mobile devices worldwide. This estimate by Informa Telecoms & Media represents 60% of the entire global population today. In some countries, millions of people are now experiencing connectivity to the world for the first time through wireless and changing their economic, social and political fortunes forever.

Restaurant Industry Expected to Post Modest Sales Growth in 2009 as it Copes with the Weakest Economy in Decades

added: 27-12-2008

Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach $566 billion in 2009, with the industry employing 13 million individuals in 945,000 restaurant-and-foodservice outlets nationwide, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast.

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