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US: Employment Cost Index - First Quarter 2008

added: 23-06-2008

Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent from December 2007 to March 2008, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

China's Automobile Electronics Market Growing Quickly

added: 22-06-2008

China's automobile industry developed rapidly in 2007. Auto production kept increasing, reaching nearly 9 million, up 22.6% over 2006.

U.S. Economic Expansion Opportunities Despite Slowing Economy

added: 21-06-2008

ASTEROP's new data shows how consumer-facing U.S. businesses of all sizes have viable expansion opportunities despite a slow economy. It also shows some surprising consumer consumption trends across the country - including an increase in consumption of alcoholic beverages at 18 percent across the U.S., and an increase in fresh fruit and vegetable consumption at 10 percent across the U.S.

ICT Could Reduce Global Emissions By 15 Per Cent By 2020

added: 20-06-2008

Telenor is one of the sponsors of a comprehensive international report that shows that information and communications technology (ICT) could contribute to reduce global emissions of CO2 by as much as 15 per cent by 2020.

US Housing Market: Operation Malicious Mortgage

added: 20-06-2008

The Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today a national takedown of mortgage fraud schemes, the culmination of substantial coordinated efforts during the last three and a half months to identify, arrest and prosecute mortgage fraud violators through the United States. Operation Malicious Mortgage highlights the strong enforcement response undertaken by the Department of Justice and its law enforcement partners to combat the threat mortgage fraud poses to the U.S. housing industry and worldwide credit markets.

Mandelson: EU and Russia Need to Find ‘New Footing’ in Economic Relationship

added: 20-06-2008

EU and Russia need to shake off ‘zero-sum thinking’ and false perceptions of each other in order to capitalise on common interests. Speaking at a high-level conference in Moscow on “Russia in the 21st Century”, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will argue that the EU and Russia need to build an enduring trust in order to manage growing regional and global interdependence. He suggests that the two sides need "new mechanisms" to encourage economic forces, and that a high level economic dialogue similar to that of the EU and China should be considered.

US Cars, Airlines Continue Cutting

added: 20-06-2008

US airlines and the car industry are bellwethers for the changes being wrought by the surging cost of oil.

Surging Food and Energy Prices are the Common Factor Behind Rising Inflation Worldwide

added: 20-06-2008

Food & energy are the main drivers of the rise in inflation right now, although price pressures are broader in parts of Asia and Australia.

The Conference Board U.S. Leading Economic Index Increased Slightly in May 2008

added: 20-06-2008

The Conference Board announced that the U.S. leading index increased 0.1 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.2 percent in May.

Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers

added: 19-06-2008

MEPs adopted a report on "Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers" which underlines the potential added value of the Charter as an information tool collecting, consolidating the energy rights of consumers as already adopted in the existing EU legislation. MEPs call on Member States to invest as a priority in energy efficiency measures for low-income households, thereby addressing in a strategic manner both the problem of fuel poverty and the "20% by 2020" energy efficiency.

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