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NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Driven by a wide range of upbeat grassroots economic news, the Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) jumped 2.2 points to 46.1 in December, breaking out of its previous range and indicating the economy could be picking up momentum at the start of 2011. Dow Jones Newswires "Money Talks" columnist Alen Mattich said: "Improved sentiment about the U.S. economy is pointing to a solid, even if unspectacular, recovery in growth, including an upswing in...

Cape Cod Media Group has launched its first iPad app, showcasing the high-caliber, award-winning photography of the Cape Cod Times. Hyannis, MA (Vocus/PRWEB) December 28, 2010 Cape Cod Media Group has launched its first iPad app, showcasing the high-caliber, award-winning photography of the Cape Cod Times. CapeCodOnline.com/PIX features a daily gallery of a dozen to two dozen photos, showing a panorama of life on Cape Cod. Users of the iPad app can save photos to their device for use as...

NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones today announced the appointment of Peter Gallagher to Dow Jones Investment Banker's dedicated editorial team. Mr. Gallagher joins the New York team as a columnist focusing on the retail, food & beverage, media, and consumer industries. Dow Jones Investment Banker is a focused news, opinion, research and data visualization product that helps bankers gain a competitive edge in generating deal ideas and connecting with clients. "With a deep...

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Following three months of dramatic ups and downs, the Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) landed at 43.9 in November, even with October's figure. "The ESI signals that the economy is in a holding pattern," Dow Jones Newswires "Money Talks" Columnist Alen Mattich said. "If it had risen sharply, confirming October's strong rise, then it would have been a very positive sign. Instead we are seeing an economy still poised between modest growth...

New Email Newsletter puts Hudson Valley Businesses in The Limelight and Gives Locals an Opportunity to Save--And Win an Apple iPad! Middletown, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) November 16, 2010 Hudson Valley Media Group announces the December 2nd launch of Limelight, a new email newsletter featuring great deals from businesses all over the Hudson valley. This engaging weekly email newsletter showcases your neighborhood businesses, and gives customers special offerings on weekly deals and coupons. Until...

HONG KONG, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones Investment Banker, a focused news, opinion, research and data visualization product that helps bankers gain a competitive edge in generating ideas and connecting with clients, became available in Asia Pacific today. The product is available for Web delivery at DJIBanker.com, for integration into proprietary client portals and on the FactSet platform. "Spurred by the region's growing economies and booming public markets, Asia's investment...

HONG KONG, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones today announced the appointment of Shirlene Tsui to Dow Jones Investment Banker's dedicated editorial team. Dow Jones Investment Banker offers in-depth opinion and analysis on global industries and the topics essential to bankers and analysts, including M&A, capital raising, regulatory changes, and venture capital and private equity financing. Shirlene Tsui joins the Hong Kong team as a Columnist focusing on financial services. "We are...

HONG KONG, Nov. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones & Company opened its first colocation center in the Asia Pacific region to speed the delivery of its structured data originating from the region. The center, located in Dow Jones's Hong Kong office, will reduce the latency of the Elementized News Feed's economic indicators and corporate news, allowing traders to act on and react to market moving news faster. "This colocation center further illustrates Dow Jones's commitment to the...

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) jumped 3.2 points to 43.9 in October, an unusually strong gain. In back-testing through 1990, election year Octobers averaged a 0.3 point rise. The ESI is now at its highest point since December 2007. October's gain, however, was preceded by a 2.5 point drop in September. The ESI's turbulence implies that the economy is teetering between a slow climb up and a relapse. "The Dow Jones ESI rebounded in...

LONDON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A year after its introduction, the majority (78 percent) of compliance and payments industry executives believe the new SWIFT cover payments message MT202 COV is proving effective in reducing banks' exposure to money laundering or terrorist financing activities. Banks are adapting, as half have updated their IT infrastructure to be able to send and receive MT202 COV messages. However, concerns have significantly increased about duplicate alerts, false...