Global Electronic Equipment Market to Reach $1.47 trillion in 2007: iSuppli
The
global revenue for all types of
electronic equipment will increase by 6.7% to reach $1.47
trillion in 2007, maintaining the 6.6% growth in 2006 for global revenues
of $1.37 trillion, driven by expansion
in data processing, consumer electronics and wired communications segments,
according to iSuppli.
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Foreign
investors are staking $20 billion on making Macau into the
gambling capital of Asia. Macau is already the biggest single gambling
market in the world. In 2006, Macau's casinos raked in an estimated $6.8
billion, overtaking the Las Vegas Strip's estimated $6.5 billion,
according to Rob Hart, a Hong Kong-based gaming and property markets
strategist for Morgan Stanley. (Bloomberg 
Some
79% of online consumers in U.S. find the idea of ads on their mobile
phones annoying and only 3% say they trust text ads on mobile phones,
according to a recent Forrester Research report on the state of the
mobile-marketing industry titled "Is the U.S. Ready for Mobile
Marketing?".
Here
is a quick summary of the key U.S. economic indicators released today: ISM
Manufacturing Index jumped; Construction spending edged down; U.S. chain
store sales increased 0.3% last wee; Mortgage applications rose 3.6% in
December; and ADP employment report shows decline in private sector
employment.
