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North
American and European Cleantech venture capital investment in Q3 2006
totaled $1.081 billion, according
to Cleantech Venture Network. More than $934 million was invested in North
American cleantech companies in Q3 2006, 14% of the overall $6.5 billion
invested, making cleantech the third largest venture capital category for
the quarter.
Total
VC investments in nanotech start-ups will reach $650 million in 2006, according
to Lux Research. However, with the long expected time from investment
to exit of six years, exits are thin on the ground in Nanotech, according
to a new report from Lux Research.
Continue reading... "Nanotech Venture Capital to Exceed $650 Million in 2006 - Lux Research" »
Continue reading... "November U.S. Auto Sales Fell 0.7% to Lowest Level in a Year" »
U.S.
corporate bankruptcies are expected to increase by 17% in 2007, after
falling an estimated 20% in 2006, according
to Global Insight. The majority of these increases are expected to occur
in the metals, mining, and energy sectors, as well as in real estate.
Continue reading... "U.S. Corporate Bankruptcies to Rise 17% in 2007 - Global Insight" »
Semiconductor
equipment sales are expected to jump 24% versus last year to reach $40.64
billion in 2006, according
to the SEMI Capital Equipment Consensus Forecast, released by SEMI at the
annual SEMICON Japan exposition.
The
total global mobile entertainment market (including gambling, adult
content, mobile games, mobile music, mobile TV and infotainment) is
estimated to grow to $77 billion by 2011, from the current level of $17
billion and a projected $47 billion in 2009, as broadcast mobile TV and
mass market casual games really take off, according
to Juniper Research.
Continue reading... "Mobile Entertainment Market to Reach $77 billion by 2011 - Juniper Research" »
Continue reading... "$15 billion in Mobile Adult Entertainment; Europe & Asia Lead" »
The
health of the US tech sector improved in Q3 2006 and posted its best
performance in five and a half years, based
on the readings from the Forrester/ITAA US Tech Sector Index. The index
rose 3.2 points compared with Q2 2006, and 6.7 points from Q3 2005.
By
the end of 2006, advertising delivered via mobile phones will have a
turnover of $1.9 billion worldwide, according
to a new study from ABI Research. Compared to the $60 to $70 billion spent
annually on broadcast television advertising in the United States alone,
it is insignificant.
Continue reading... "ABI Research: Mobile Advertising - Small Today, Huge Tomorrow" »
PayPal alum Reid Hoffman's
LinkedIn, a
three-year-old online business networking company, is at a tipping point,
writes Business 2.0 in a detailed profile of the service - you're either
LinkedIn or left out.
Continue reading... "MySpace-for-grown-ups: LinkedIn Could Become a Multibillion-dollar Biz" »
7 of the top-10 semiconductor suppliers in
2006 will achieve revenue growth in excess of the overall industry
projected growth of 9%, according to iSuppli. AMD and Hynix Semiconductor
hit the big time in 2006, while Intel’s revenue decline will leave the
company with its lowest share of the market since before 2000, at 12.1%.
Continue reading... "iSuppli: Top-25 Semiconductor Companies in 2006; AMD Up 90%, Intel Slips 12%" »
The
average american worker last year made about $37,000, just 1.7% gain over
the previous year, while the average CEO made $14.4 million in pay, up 51%
from 2004, according
to Advertising Age's annual salary review. More
than half the compensation of executives came from exercising options
granted in earlier years. The average exec on the list snared options to
buy 288,234 shares, exercisable in coming years; if stocks keep climbing,
that could mean millions more in pay down the road.
Continue reading... "Ad Age Salary Survey: Average CEO $14.4 million; Average Worker $37,000" »
Lipitor,
the world's biggest-selling drug at $12.2 billion last year, is one of six
Pfizer products losing patent protection by 2011. Pfizer's (PFE)
shares fell as much as 15%, wiping nearly $30 billion off the company's
market value, after the world's biggest drugmaker ended development of its
cholesterol pill torcetrapib designed to replace Lipitor when its patent
expires.
The World Economic Forum has
announced 47
visionary companies selected as Technology Pioneers 2007.
The Technology Pioneers 2007 were nominated by the world’s
leading venture capital and technology companies. The final selection from
225 nominees was made by a panel of leading technology experts appointed
by the World Economic Forum.
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