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OECD Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.6% in October 2010

added: 17-12-2010

In October 2010, the OECD area unemployment rate was 8.6%, up 0.1 percentage point from September. The OECD-wide rate has been stable at 8.5%-8.6% since June 2010, but new November 2010 data confirms diverging trends at the national level. The unemployment rate for the United States was up 0.2 percentage point at 9.8%, while the rate for Canada was down by 0.3 percentage point to 7.6%.

PandaLabs Predicts Security Trends for 2011

added: 16-12-2010

PandaLabs, the antimalware laboratory of Panda Security, the Cloud Security Company, has forecasted several radical innovations in cyber-crime for 2011. Hacktivism and cyber-war; more profit-oriented malware; social media; social engineering and malicious codes with the ability to adapt to avoid detection will be the main threats in the coming year. There will also be an increase in the threats to Mac users, new efforts to attack 64-bit systems and zero-day exploits.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators Point to Stable Pace of Expansion

added: 16-12-2010

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs), designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity, suggest a stabilisation in the pace of expansion across the OECD.

Trend Micro 2011 Threat Predictions: Mobile Devices and Diversity of Operating Systems Will Expand Cybercriminal Reach

added: 15-12-2010

With the growing diversity of operating systems among companies, as well as the growing use of mobile devices, cybercriminals should have a very profitable 2011. Their tactic will be to put a new spin on social engineering by way of "malware campaigns," by bombarding recipients with email that drop downloaders containing malware. All this will largely be made possible because of the Internet. Already, Trend Micro threat researchers have found that more than 80 percent of the top malware use the web to arrive on users' systems.

Aon Hewitt Survey Shows 2011 Compensation Budgets Stabilizing

added: 15-12-2010

A new survey from Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corporation, reveals that compensation budgets are likely to remain intact for 2011. Additionally, few companies anticipate having to take drastic actions such as pay freezes to reduce costs.

Tax Reforms to Improve Economic Performance

added: 09-12-2010

Many governments are facing historic high levels of deficit and debt. Public spending has risen and they are taking in less money as tax revenues fall - more than 10% in some countries.

Deloitte: Commercial Real Estate Generating Momentum for Long-Term Recovery

added: 08-12-2010

Following sharp declines and painful deleveraging in the wake of financial and economic turmoil, commercial real estate (CRE) is showing signs that the deterioration of industry transactions and fundamentals has started to plateau, and early stages of recovery may be imminent, according to Deloitte's "Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Top 10 Issues in 2011 - Generating Momentum for Recovery."

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Hit 4-Month High

added: 03-12-2010

Mortgage rates moved up notably this week, with the average rate on the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 4.71 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.36 discount and origination points.

Cities Central to Climate Change Response

added: 02-12-2010

Cities and metropolitan regional governments should play a more prominent role in defining the wider response to climate change, according to a new report from the OECD.

OECD Annual Inflation Rate up to 1.9% in October 2010

added: 01-12-2010

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 1.9% in the year to October 2010, up from 1.7% in September. The uptick was partly driven by strong rises in Japan, where annual inflation was positive for the first time in twenty months, and Canada, where consumer prices rose at their fastest rate since October 2008.

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