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GE, Hitachi Forge Global Alliance in Nuclear Industry

added: 06-06-2007

GE and Hitachi, Ltd. have completed the first half of their agreement to form a global alliance of their nuclear businesses, creating one of the world’s most comprehensive nuclear power plant and services operations that will compete for new reactor projects around the world.

200 Million Customers Chose DSL

added: 06-06-2007

The global number of DSL customers has reached over 200 million, with more than 20 percent living in China, the DSL Forum announced at the Broadband World Forum Asia in Beijing.

Broadband Subscribers: 567 million Worldwide by 2011

added: 06-06-2007

The number of broadband subscribers will reach 567 million worldwide by 2011, up from the current 285 million, according to In-Stat's "Broadband Gets Big: Global Broadband Subs Hit 285 Million" report. New subscribers totaled 65 million in the 12 months prior to May 2007.

OECD Examines the Role of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms in Corporate Governance

added: 06-06-2007

OECD countries have agreed that the corporate governance practices of private equity firms and hedge funds are best addressed within the framework of the existing OECD Principles of Corporate Governance.

OECD Calls on Governments to Clamp Down on Counterfeiting

added: 05-06-2007

Governments should work more closely with companies and strengthen enforcement to fight the rising global trade in counterfeit and pirated goods, according to a new OECD report.

Fitch: Hedge Funds Transform Credit Markets

added: 05-06-2007

Fitch Ratings said that the influence of hedge funds' on key segments of the credit markets continues to grow at a dramatic pace, transforming both the cash and CDS markets. Credit-oriented hedge fund assets are reported to have reached over US$300 billion in 2005, a six-fold increase from five years ago according to the IMF.

Auto Dealers Are Getting the Biz Online

added: 05-06-2007

The local Internet scene is heating up for automotive dealers and sellers, according to a recent report from Borrell Associates. Local online advertising by automakers, dealers and individual sellers will escalate to $4.2 billion in 2011, up from $2.3 billion in 2006.

Pan-European Online Activity

added: 04-06-2007

comScore released the first comprehensive review of European Internet activity. The comScore World Metrix study reveals that on an average day in April 2007, there were 122 million Europeans age 15 or older online, versus 114 million in the U.S. The average European accessed the Internet from either a home or a work computer an average of 16.5 days in the month and spent a total of 24 hours viewing 2,662 Web pages.

GDP in the OECD Area Rose by 0.6% in the First Quarter of 2007

added: 03-06-2007

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, down from 0.8% in the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates.

Annual Inflation in the OECD Area Down to 2.2% in April 2007

added: 01-06-2007

In the OECD area, consumer prices rose by 2.2% in the year to April 2007, compared with 2.4% in the year to March 2007. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.5% in April 2007 after 0.6% between February and March 2007.

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