The UAE has gained recognition for its improving IT industry by climbing 12 places up to 33rd in the ICT Development Index – the highest increase of any country. Measuring the Information Society – the fifth annual edition ...
With the first faint rays piercing the economic gloom after five years there is anecdotal evidence that things are beginning to warm up for lighting design. The British Chambers of Commerce released an optimistic Quarterly Economic Survey ...
Seventy-seven percent of U.S. adults who don't have health insurance and haven't signed up for any say they are aware of the fine, a U.S. survey indicates. The survey findings are based on Gallup Daily tracking of uninsured Americans' ...
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Twenty-four percent of U.S. women age 30 and younger say they became a parent before age 21, compared with 10 percent of men, a survey indicates. The Gallup Poll of 5,100 U.S. adults were asked a number of questions about their ...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in November from a downwardly revised level of 54 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. This ...
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Following three months of accelerating demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflected a somewhat slower pace of growth in October. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the ...
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Chinese consumer confidence rose in the third quarter from a year ago after the country's macro-economic situation recovered, according to Nielsen's latest survey. Their confidence added 4 points to 110 points in the three months ended on ...
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As part of a recently-launched health and wellness initiative, Arrow Transportation has ordered 55 Bose Ride System truck seats, with the intention of installing the seat in all 300 of its trucks if an extensive trial proves successful. ...
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Polycom has released survey results which show that video-conferencing is on the rise, and the Middle East's main use of it is powered by flexibility. In conjunction with Redshift Research, the survey of 1,205 business decision makers ...
The Deal, TheStreet's (TST) institutional business, announced the winners of the sixth annual Most Admired Corporate Dealmaker (MACD) Awards, which recognize the best corporate dealmaking teams at acquisitive, large-cap U.S. companies in ...
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A U.S. survey found drivers who access the Internet via phone while driving nearly doubled in five years -- up from 13 percent in 2009 to 24 percent in 2013. The annual State Farm Distracted Driving survey also found a significant ...
A survey of more than 4,000 truck drivers in the US has provided further evidence that the new US hours-of-service rules are costing the industry financially, and could even be negatively impacting road safety. The Owner-Operator ...
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Over the past few years, Japan has seen an upsurge in energy conservation awareness. In the wake of the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, the government has even proposed plans for a “low-carbon society”. LED products have since ...
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Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in October 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-11-12 14:49:06 In October 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,149.1 billion yuan, up by 13.3 percent year-on-year ...
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According to this year’s Warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) Operations Survey, reducing operating costs continues to be the top priority for professionals in charge of warehouse and distribution center (DC) operations—yet ...
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