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Confidence Rises Among Global Automotive CEOs About 2011 Revenue Growth, According to PwC's 14th Annual Global CEO Survey

added: 21-02-2011

Automotive CEOs surveyed by PwC in the fourth quarter of 2010, are confident that growth is on the rise in 2011. This represents a full 90 percent of automotive CEOs indicating that they are somewhat confident or very confident in achieving revenue growth in the next 12 months, which is nearly as high as their opinion before the global financial downturn in 2008, according to PwC's 14th Annual Global CEO Survey: automotive industry summary.

OECD GDP growth slows to 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2010

added: 18-02-2011

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area grew by 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2010, down from the 0.6% growth recorded in the previous quarter.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Settle Down

added: 18-02-2011

Mortgage rates eased back following a big move up last week, with the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to 5.16 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.42 discount and origination points.

OECD Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.5% in December 2010

added: 16-02-2011

In December 2010 the OECD area unemployment rate was 8.5%, down 0.1 percentage point from November. The OECD rate (now including Chile, Estonia, Israel and Slovenia, the four countries that joined OECD in 2010) has been stable at around 8.5% since February 2010, despite diverging trends at the national level. New data show that the unemployment rate for the United States fell by 0.4 percentage point (the second consecutive decline) to 9.0% in January 2011, while the rate for Canada rose by 0.2 percentage point to 7.8%.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators Point to Continued Expansion

added: 15-02-2011

Composite leading indicators (CLIs) for December 2010, designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, continue to point to expansion in most major OECD countries.

Gartner Identifies 10 Consumer Mobile Applications to Watch in 2012

added: 14-02-2011

Gartner, Inc. has identified what it believes will be the most important mobile applications in 2012. Focusing on high-end devices with an average selling price (ASP) of more than $300 dollars, analysts have identified the top 10 cutting-edge technologies and trends for 2012.

Love May Not Be in the Air, As Most Global Consumers Describe Valentine's Day as Too Commercialized

added: 12-02-2011

As Valentine's Day approaches, global consumers have very different views on the meaning behind the holiday. Most global consumers (52%) describe Valentine's Day as "too commercialized," according to new research with Survey Sampling International's (SSI) global online panels. Only in the U.S. and China did more consumers describe Valentine's Day as a "holiday for couples."

Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Device Sales to End Users Reached 1.6 Billion Units in 2010

added: 11-02-2011

Worldwide mobile device sales to end users totaled 1.6 billion units in 2010, a 31.8 percent increase from 2009, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales to end users were up 72.1 percent from 2009 and accounted for 19 percent of total mobile communications device sales in 2010.

Total Deal Volume in the Global Metals Sector Rises 7% in 2010, According to PwC

added: 10-02-2011

Merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume in the global metals sector showed improvement in 2010, rising to 101 deals, up 7 percent from 2009, according to the PwC US report, "Forging ahead: Fourth-quarter 2010 global metals industry mergers and acquisitions analysis". However, deal value declined slightly, dropping 2 percent to $86.6 billion in 2010 from $88.1 billion in 2009.

IT Employment Posts Gains in January; Approaches 4 Million Jobs

added: 10-02-2011

Following a strong 2010, IT employment continued its pattern of month-over-month growth by adding more than 6,000 jobs in January.

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