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added: 15-09-2007

The number of consumer VoIP subscribers in the United States is estimated to reach 23.3 million by 2011, up from 11.8 million in the second quarter of 2007, according to TeleGeography's "US VoIP Research Service."

European Commission is World's Largest Public Investor in Nanotechnology

added: 14-09-2007

With €1.4 billion allocated to 550 projects in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnology, the EU's 6th Research Framework Programme accounts for one-third of total public funding for nanotechnology and is the world's largest single funding agency worldwide for this exciting field.

Credit Card Concerns Persist Online

added: 13-09-2007

Only 6.4% of Internet users say they are not at all concerned about using their credit cards online, according to the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future.

Private Investment Vital to Improve Public Infrastructure

added: 13-09-2007

As recent events such as the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, show, public infrastructure around the world urgently requires investment to make necessary safety repairs and maintenance. The private sector could provide a major part of the solution for governments struggling to fund these projects, according to Investing in Global Infrastructure 2007: An Emerging Asset Class, a report released by leading professional services provider Ernst & Young.

Steady U.S. Hiring Plans for Fourth Quarter 2007

added: 12-09-2007

U.S. employers plan to maintain a stable, yet cautious approach toward hiring in the final quarter of 2007, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc.

Global Employment Outlook Survey Reveals Strong Hiring Plans Ahead for Japan, Germany, India, Sweden and Australia

added: 11-09-2007

According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, fourth-quarter hiring expectations are mostly positive, but with varying degrees of optimism across the 27 countries and territories surveyed. Employers in seven countries are reporting their most optimistic hiring plans since the survey began in these countries: Japan, Germany, India, Sweden, Australia, Costa Rica and Peru.

OPEC Exports Predicted to Fall

added: 11-09-2007

Soaring rates of domestic oil consumption will reduce crude exports from OPEC, Russia and Mexico by 2.5 million barrels per day by the end of this decade, predicts a new CIBC World Markets study. Currently these countries account for roughly 60 per cent of global production.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate Remains Stable at 5.4% in July 2007

added: 10-09-2007

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 5.4% in July 2007, the same as the previous month and 0.6 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

Total OPEC Output Dips 40,000 b/d to 30.46 mb/d in August

added: 10-09-2007

OPEC crude production fell by 40,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August, to 30.46 million b/d from 30.5 million b/d in July, mainly because of lower exports from Iraq, a Platts survey showed September 7.

Canadian Internet Has a Ways to Go

added: 10-09-2007

If you like to drink redeye with Digby chicken followed by a Nanaimo bar, you are probably north of the US-Canada border. But online things get even stranger up there ...

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