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Platts Survey: OPEC Pumped 29.22 Million Barrels of Crude Oil Per Day in July 2010

Production Rose 100,000 b/d from June; OPEC-11 Pumped 26.82 mil. b/d The 12-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) crude oil production output averaged 29.22 million barrels per day (b/d) in July, up 100,000 b/d from an estimated 29.12 million b/d in June, according to a just-released Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry [...]

The Conference Board Spain Business Cycle Indicators

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Spain increased 0.2 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) decreased 0.1 percent in April. The Conference Board LEI for Spain increased in April for the first time in four months. Positive contributions from job placings and order books survey more than offset negative contributions [...]

Brazil 1Q 2010 GDP Shows Strongest Economic Growth and Investment in 15 Years

Finance Minister says 9% quarter-on-quarter GDP growth is well balanced The Brazilian federal government announced today that its first quarter of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010 grew 2.7 percent compared to the last quarter of 2009. According to data released today by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), national production of [...]

MBA Employment Outlook on the Mend But Still Challenging, GMAC Survey Finds

The job market for new business school graduates remains difficult, but there are clear signs that employers are becoming increasingly confident about the economy – and more eager to hire – according to newly released data from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). The percentage of employers in European Union planning to hire newly minted [...]