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Private
investment from developed countries into 30 emerging markets, including
China, India, Mexico and Brazil, would decline to $469 billion in 2007
from $502 billion in 2006 and a record level of $509 billion in 2005,
according to The Institute of International Finance, whose members include
360 companies from 60 countries (reports AP).
Here
is a quick summary of today's key economic indicators: CPI up 2.5% in
2006, the best showing since 2003; New Home Constructions in December rose
4.5%; Initial jobless claims last week fell 8,000.
85% of women ages 25-44 read printed
direct mail marketing pieces, while some 53% of all women surveyed who
have access to e-mail, read e-mail advertisements, according to Customer
Focus Direct Mail study by Vertis Communications.
Continue reading... "32% More Women Read Snail Mail Than E-Mail Advertising: Direct Mail Study" »
Just 27% of the richest Americans, with household net
worth of $25 million or more, owned hedge funds in 2006, down from 38% in
2005, according to a new Spectrem Group report, “What’s in Your
Portfolio?” That represents a decline of 29% in one year.
In
2006, some 92% of job seekers finding new positions won equivalent or better salaries, benefits and/or
titles, the highest annual percentage since 1997, latest evidence of increased demand for
skilled workers, according to Challenger Job Market Index survey.
Each
Apple iPhone will generate nearly a 50% gross margin for Apple and partner
AT&T Wireless, giving the companies plenty of room for future price
cuts in the competitive market where 835 models of music phones expected
this year, according to a preliminary estimate by iSuppli Corp.
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Developing countries could free up trillions of dollars by developing markets based on mortgages, credit cards and loans, according to an outline of a speech at BNP Paribas conference by Michael Milken, the junk bond billionaire turned philanthropist, reports Bloomberg. |
Global
foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows surged 34% in 2006 to reach US$1.2
trillion, still short of the record $1.4 trillion in 2000, according
to UNCTAD´s first estimate for the year. FDI
flows to developed countries jumped 48% in 2006 to hit $800 billion.
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