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US Market Highlights 22-26.10.2007

added: 23-10-2007

Data this past week showed the domestic economy is slow, but not slowing. The data are very choppy, unusually so. In fact, the last time the data showed this much of a choppy pattern was way back in the early 1980's, a period with a very low dollar but an economy in recession.

America's Efforts to Add More Corn-Based Ethanol to the Nation's Gas Tanks will Fuel Little More than Inflation

added: 23-10-2007

America's policy of adding more ethanol to the nation's gas tanks in an effort to increase energy self-sufficiency will do little but drive food prices skywards, finds a new report from CIBC World Markets.

New Hedge Fund Classifications Would Promote Transparency and Boost Investor Confidence

added: 23-10-2007

The convergence between hedge fund and equity market returns, combined with inconsistencies in hedge fund classification, could cause widespread confusion on how such funds should be used to diversify investment portfolios and result in unrealistic return expectations for investors, according to a study conducted by The Bank of New York Mellon and independent research firm Oxford Metrica.

US Institutional Investors Wary About US Profit Growth

added: 23-10-2007

AXA Rosenberg, an AXA Investment Managers company specializing in quantitative active global equity asset management, announced that a majority of institutional investors and consultants associated with more than $850 billion in investable assets believe the US economy faces significant headwinds as it moves towards 2008, and growth will trail Asia (ex-Japan), Japan, and Europe.

True Character of the American Entrepreneur

added: 23-10-2007

Are you tough enough to be one of the 22 million Americans who run a small business? Can you or your employees afford to go without health care coverage? Will you work six or seven days a week and give up your holidays? Will you consistently work more than 8 hours a day? Can you do what it takes to keep a customer happy? Are your business and your mind wired for a new digital age? These are some of the characteristic features of many American entrepreneurs identified by the Discover® Small Business WatchSM in a year’s worth of polling the nation’s small business owners who have five or fewer employees.

U.S. Venture Capital Investment Reaches Highest Level Since Q1 2001

added: 22-10-2007

Venture capitalists continued to put more money to work with entrepreneurial companies, as overall U.S. venture capital investment climbed 8% in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the same period last year to reach $8.07 billion, according to the Quarterly Venture Capital Report released by Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young LLP.

US Regional and State Employment and Unemployment in September 2007

added: 22-10-2007

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in September. Overall, 23 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 18 states registered decreases, and 9 states had no changes, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

US Top 50 Web Rankings for September 2007

added: 21-10-2007

comScore, Inc. released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at top online properties for September 2007 from its comScore Media Metrix service. Political sites gained as political controversies grabbed headlines and the 2008 presidential campaigns kicked into high gear. Sports sites grew amid football season excitement, and several retail categories appear in the ranking of top gaining categories. The religion category saw significant gains for the second consecutive month.

US Internet Households Watch TV Broadcasts Online

added: 20-10-2007

Americans have not abandoned their televisions, but some are moving their viewing to a different screen. About 16% of US Internet households watch TV broadcasts online, according to The Conference Board and TNS. Respondents said that TV on the Internet had replaced news programs as their most widely viewed online content.

The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Increased 0.3 Percent in September 2007

added: 19-10-2007

The Conference Board announced that the U.S. leading index increased 0.3 percent, the coincident index increased 0.2 percent and the lagging index increased 0.5 percent in September.

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