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SMB IT Spend Growth To Be 5.2 Percent in 2010, Says Techaisle

added: 20-08-2010

SMBs are expected to spend US$444 Billion globally on IT Products and Services in 2010 exhibiting a growth rate of 5.2 percent from 2009. Small and Medium businesses are widely considered to be a growth engine for IT vendors. However, the looming possibility of a double dip in the US and other economies seems to be putting the skids on this growth market.

Quarterly National Accounts - GDP Growth - Second Quarter 2010

added: 19-08-2010

Germany and the United Kingdom drive stronger GDP growth in the European Union but, growth slows in Japan and the United States.

Executives’ Faith in Economy Wavers as Doubts about Growth Prospects, Labor Costs Rise

added: 19-08-2010

Amid fears of a double-dip recession and slow macroeconomic recovery, senior executives are once again feeling cautious about the future business environment, according to the latest Business Barometer survey released by The Corporate Executive Board. Measuring the economic assumptions of more than 400 executives across six functional business roles, the quarterly survey revealed that companies will likely need to be vigilant in responding to cost pressures and challenging labor conditions, yet need to make investments in R&D and other areas to stay competitive in the year ahead.

Worldwide Mobile Device Sales Grew 13.8 Percent in Second Quarter of 2010

added: 16-08-2010

Worldwide mobile device sales to end users totaled 325.6 million units in the second quarter of 2010, a 13.8 percent increase from the same period in 2009, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales to end users accounted for 19 percent of worldwide mobile device sales, an increase of 50.5 percent from the second quarter of 2009.

Global Industrial Manufacturing Sector M&A Activity Shows Strong Momentum in Q2 2010, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers

added: 12-08-2010

The merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity in the global industrial manufacturing (IM) industry showed marked improvement from the first quarter of 2010, with an increase in both deal volume and value in the second quarter of 2010, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report, Assembling value: Second-quarter 2010 global industrial manufacturing mergers and acquisitions analysis.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Hit 4th Record in a Row!

added: 12-08-2010

Mortgage rates moved lower this week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate hitting another record low of 4.57 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.48 discount and origination points.

United Kingdom, France, Indonesia Among Cheapest for Mobile Broadband

added: 11-08-2010

In a cross-country comparison of mobile data pricing, ABI Research found The United Kingdom, France and Indonesia to have among the lowest prices for mobile broadband plans. In Indonesia, a 4 GB data package for the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) costs as low as $17 monthly. Indonesia and other such developing countries are driving mobile Internet usage through the use of low-cost prepaid mobile broadband and Internet plans, driven by the popularity of BlackBerry and other such smart phones.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Continue to Drop

added: 05-08-2010

Mortgage rates moved even lower this week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate hitting a record low of 4.66 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.

Annual Inflation in OECD Area Falls to 1.5% in June 2010

added: 03-08-2010

Annual inflation in the OECD area fell to 1.5 % in the year to June 2010 compared with 2.0% in May amid a slowdown in energy price rises. Annual energy inflation slowed to 4.7% in June compared with 11.0% in May.

Modest Growth Expected for Pacific Economies in 2011, Says ADB

added: 02-08-2010

Stronger than expected economic growth in resource rich Timor-Leste has resulted in an upgrade of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) forecast of economic growth in the Pacific region, according to the latest edition of ADB's Pacific Economic Monitor.

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