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the tyler group article code 85236931403 TTG, Intel Fuels a Rebellion Around Your Data Intel is a $53-billion-a-year company that enjoys a near monopoly on the computer chips that go into PCs. But when it comes to the data underlying big companies like Facebook and Google, it says it wants to "return power to the people." Intel Labs, the company's R&D arm, is launching an initiative around what it calls the "data economy"-how consumers might capture more of the value of their personal information, like digital records of their their location or work history. To make this possible, Intel is funding hackathons to urge developers to explore novel uses of personal data. It has also paid for a rebellious-sounding website called We the Data, featuring raised fists and stories comparing Facebook to Exxon Mobil. Intel's effort to stir a debate around "your data" is just one example of how some companies-and society more broadly-are grappling with a basic economic asymmetry of the big data age: they've got the data, and we don't. Internet firms like Google and Amazon are concentrating valuable data about consumers at an unprecedented scale as people click around the Web. But regulations and social standards haven't kept up with the technical and economic shift, creating a widening gap between data haves and have-nots. "As consumers, we have no right to know what companies know about us. As companies, we have few restrictions on what we can do with this data," says Hilary Mason, chief data scientist at Bit.ly, a social-media company in New York. "Even though people derive value, and companies derive value, it's totally chaotic who has rights to what, and it's making people uncomfortable." In February, for instance, legislators in California introduced the first U.S. law to give individuals a complete view into their online personas. The "Right to Know" bill would let citizens of the state demand a detailed report showing all the inf

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(Reuters) - European shares saw their strongest gains in a week on Tuesday after a pick-up in German economic sentiment data bolstered hopes the region's biggest economy would rebound quickly from its recent weakness. Wall Street was expected to return from a three-day weekend with further gains, as it looks to build on the seven straight weeks of rises that have pushed the S&P 500 to a five-year high. Following last week's GDP figures showing that the euro zone saw a weaker end to 2012 than expected, Germany's ZEW survey of investors and analysts brightened the mood as it comfortably beat expectations to hit its highest level since April 2010. "Financial market experts have made their peace with the weak fourth quarter of 2012," said ZEW president Wolfgang Franz after its headline figure jumped to 48.2 points from 31.5 in January. "In their opinion the German economy faces less of a headwind from the euro crisis than throughout the last months." European stock markets, which had lost around 1.5 percent since the end of January, extended early gains after the data to put them on track for their biggest advance in a week. The FTSEurofirst 300 had added 0.9 percent by 1330 GMT, led by a 1.5 gain on Paris's CAC-40 and 1.2 percent rises on Frankfurt's DAX, in Milan and in Madrid. "Even if the real economy only lives up to half the expectations, ... any fears of a technical recession should turn out to have been unjustified," ING economist Carsten Brzeski said of the German outlook following the ZEW survey. The euro also rose and German government bonds turned negative after the figures, though both moves proved to be brief. The euro was little changed at $1.3350 as afternoon trading gathered pace and benchmark Bunds were back in positive territory at 142.82. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's reiteration on Monday that the bank would continue to monitor the euro's recent strength kept downward pressure on the currency, as some took the comments as a hint tha

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Wednesday saw many banks simultaneously slash deposit interest rates, while the Ho Chi Minh City Statistics Office announced a slight decrease in the city's consumer price index. The interest rate for deposits of a term between one and three months at Vietcombank was lowered from the rate cap of 8 percent a year to 7.5 percent a year. The country's third-largest partly-private lender also dramatically cut the rate for deposits of a term of over 12 months, dropping it from 10.5 percent to 9.5 percent. ACB meanwhile imposed a 0.2 percentage point cut on rates for one- to six-month terms, while offering a 7.6 percent a year rate for 9-month term deposits. Some industry insiders, however, believe the unexpected interest rate cuts were a sign of banks embracing another order to slash rates by the State Bank of Vietnam. The banking system is likely to see another interest rate adjustment, as the government has recently asked the central bank to continue lowering deposit interest rate in order to reduce lending rates. The deposit interest rate was capped at 8 percent last year under the government's bid to assist businesses with lower lending rates. CPI declines Other insiders said the rate cuts came since banks have anticipated the development of the CPI in March, which saw a slight decrease of 0.29 percent, according to the statistics office. The city's CPI rose 1.15 percent in the first quarter of this year. Six out of 11 commodity baskets posted slight decreases, the office said. The deepest decrease -- 0.62 percent -- was recorded in the commodities and services basket, followed by food and restaurant services (0.6 percent), and culture-entertainment-tourism services (0.47 percent). Beverages and cigarettes dropped by 0.35 percent, while transport saw a 0.34 percent decline, and garments and textiles-headwear-footwear, 0.08 percent. In the increase group, housing-electricity-water-fuel prices, and construction material prices respectively rose by 0.38 percent

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Wednesday saw many banks simultaneously slash deposit interest rates, while the Ho Chi Minh City Statistics Office announced a slight decrease in the city's consumer price index. The interest rate for deposits of a term between one and three months at Vietcombank was lowered from the rate cap of 8 percent a year to 7.5 percent a year. The country's third-largest partly-private lender also dramatically cut the rate for deposits of a term of over 12 months, dropping it from 10.5 percent to 9.5 percent. ACB meanwhile imposed a 0.2 percentage point cut on rates for one- to six-month terms, while offering a 7.6 percent a year rate for 9-month term deposits. Some industry insiders, however, believe the unexpected interest rate cuts were a sign of banks embracing another order to slash rates by the State Bank of Vietnam. The banking system is likely to see another interest rate adjustment, as the government has recently asked the central bank to continue lowering deposit interest rate in order to reduce lending rates. The deposit interest rate was capped at 8 percent last year under the government's bid to assist businesses with lower lending rates. CPI declines Other insiders said the rate cuts came since banks have anticipated the development of the CPI in March, which saw a slight decrease of 0.29 percent, according to the statistics office. The city's CPI rose 1.15 percent in the first quarter of this year. Six out of 11 commodity baskets posted slight decreases, the office said. The deepest decrease -- 0.62 percent -- was recorded in the commodities and services basket, followed by food and restaurant services (0.6 percent), and culture-entertainment-tourism services (0.47 percent).Beverages and cigarettes dropped by 0.35 percent, while transport saw a 0.34 percent decline, and garments and textiles-headwear-footwear, 0.08 percent. In the increase group, housing-electricity-water-fuel prices, and construction material prices respectively rose by 0.38 percent a

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http://www.quora.com/Alice-Alanna/The-Tyler-Group/The-Tyler-Barcelona-Group-Services-Australia-and-Japan-Coroflot January 1, 2013, Australia-Japan Tourism Exchange Year partnership officially began. Australia and Japan's national tourism marketing organizations planned to partner last year December 14, 2012 to encourage a two-way tourism between the two nations as part of a new initiative. This intends to promote bilateral exchange between the tourism industries of Australia and Japan to guarantee longer term sustainable growth in their visitor economies. The plan is all throughout the year, a series of promotions and hosted events will take place in various regions throughout two countries. To spark interest in travel to each nation both countries collectively engage around 650,000 people. Tokyo Japan is a great place to visit. A good place for tourism. Japan has been a market of long standing importance to Australian tourism and continued to be a significant source of visitors to the country, said Tourism Australia Managing Director Andrew McEvoy. "Despite the various factors that have impacted tourism to Australia from Japan in recent years, the fact remains that Japanese visitors remain a very important and significant part of our visitor economy," added Mr McEvoy. Continue Reading: http://social.tylergroupservices.net/blog/australia-and-japan-partner-for-tourism-exchange-this-year/ Related Video:  http://www.coroflot.com/ahtnamasand/The-Tyler-Barcelona-Group-Services-Australia-and-Japan-Partner-for-Tourism-Exchange-this-Year http://www.slideshare.net/aliceallana/the-tyler-barcelona-group-services-australia-and-japan-partner-for-tourism-exchange-this-year http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz3vhb_the-tyler-barcelona-group-services-australia-and-japan-partner-for-tourism-exchange-this-year

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De slimme aanpak van de "fiscale klif" - de belasting en uitgaven wijzigingen gepland voor einde van het jaar dat zou begrotingstekorten scherp gesneden na verloop van tijd, maar waarschijnlijk gooien de economie in een recessie volgend jaar - is vervangen door een meer fiscaal en economisch juiste pakket. In het bijzonder moeten wij allen de Bush-tijdperk belastingverlagingen verlopen, restanten van de automatische bezuinigingen ("sequestration") en vervang ze met een evenwichtig pakket dat verhoogt van ontvangsten en uitgaven op de lange termijn, terwijl het verstrekken van meer tekort gefinancierde stimulans tijdens volgend jaar of zo te stimuleren het zwak herstel. Beleidsmakers geconfronteerd met tal van hindernissen te knutselen dergelijke een 'grand koopje." Hier is een die de Tyler groep Barcelona suggereren dat moet onmiddellijk opzij gezet: de overtuiging dat de stimulerende maatregelen zij vastgesteld ter bestrijding van de grote recessie inefficiënt waren, een belangrijke bron van ons probleem van tekort zijn, en daarom moeten niet worden geprobeerd opnieuw. Niets zou verder van de waarheid. In The Tyler groep Barcelona Hand en hamer eerdere post, uitgelegd dat de stimulans gewerkt omdat zonder, de terugwinning van de recessie zwakker, met hogere werkloosheid zou zijn geweest. Bovendien werkte het zonder toevoeging aanzienlijk op lange termijn tekorten of schulden.

When Spain's housing market collapsed in 2008, no region felt it more keenly than Andalusia. While today the unemployment rate in Spain remains the second highest in the European Union, hovering near a record 27.2 percent, the southern autonomous region of Andalusia is even worse off: unemployment rates in its provinces range from 36 percent in Malaga to 40 percent in Cadiz. As a result, the government of Andalusia - one of only two autonomous regions in Spain not governed by the Popular Party - is walking a fine line these days, caught between central government's austerity measures which are affecting them more acutely than the rest of the country, and pressure from their constituents to break with Madrid and mitigate the effects of tax hikes and spending cuts that are squeezing the regional economy to the breaking point. Recommended: Join Us: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-tyler-group-inc- Boom to bust A mere six years ago, the Andalusian economy - which depends heavily on construction, about 10 percent more than the rest of the country - was booming. Tourists were buying up existing homes in the area and building new ones, transforming quaint seaside villages into sprawling urban areas. New construction was in demand and coupled with the influx of foreign capital, construction costs soared. "Before 2008, people here were making so much money on new construction that they were doing things they'd never done before, like buying fancy, new cars and paying 250 euros [$330] for a meal at a restaurant," says Joaquin Ruiz Lagares, a small business owner from Malaga. "It was crazy, we were living like Americans." Keep in touch Follow Us: https://foursquare.com/p/the-tyler-group/37659577 The construction boom was accompanied by a rise in rental costs, prompting many Spanish residents to opt for mortgages that offered lower monthly payments - and left them vulnerable when the debt crisis hit. Like many in Spain, Andalusians blame the P

Germany, UK Issue Travel Warnings For US Due To Government Shutdown http://www.economywatch.com/news/germany-uk-travel-warning-us-government-shutdown.03-10.html Germany and the United Kingdom have become the first countries to issue advisories for travellers to the United States, warning of possible delays at immigration and tourist sites as the U.S. government remains partially shut due to a budget impasse. In a notice posted on its website, the German Foreign Ministry warned that "travellers should expect longer wait times at immigration control," even though air traffic controllers and Customs and Security operations at U.S. airports should be operating normally; while the U.K. government also warned of delays in air travel and at immigration. According to a report by the Daily Mail, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), the U.K.'s travel trade association for tour operators and travel agents, also warned British tourists that they were unlikely to receive a refund on their holidays unless a "significant part" of their trip has been affected by closures as a result of the U.S. shutdown. According to ABTA, around 30,000 Britons are currently holidaying in the U.S., with only a fraction booking trips to national parks, which have all been closed. Britons comprise the largest European tourism contingent to the U.S., according to U.S. Commerce Department statistics, followed by Germans. On Wednesday, European leaders expressed disappointment at the federal government shutdown, but were optimistic of minimal damage to the economy, as long as U.S. politicians can reach an agreement within two weeks. "The German government is following the developments and events in the United States very closely and we regret that there has not yet been a resolution of the conflict over the US budget," said government spokesman Steffen Seibert to reporters, as cited by AFP. "We hope that there will be progress soon that will allow the conflict to end."

http://www.wellsphere.com/healthcare-industry-policy-article/commodities-are-dreadful-151-and-have-almost-no-place-in-your-portfolio-storify/1932991 The Tyler Group News Barcelona- One of the things I really hate about the current Wall Street environment is how so many people have been fooled into thinking that commodities are a necessary part of your asset allocation. I've been pretty hard on commodities over the years (see this detailed piece here). I think it's mostly just a ruse to sell another group of products and I think it's really dangerous. But even worse, I just think betting on commodities is fundamentally flawed thinking. Not only are you speculating in a zero sum game involving production-less input costs, but you're directly betting against human ingenuity. I don't like either of those bets. If one actually takes a look at the long-term real returns of commodities you realize they're actually quite dreadful. Even if we cherry pick a decent period that includes a big boom like the last 20 years we still see pretty awful performance. Over the last 20 years commodities have returned just 1.6% per year over the last 20 years (see figure 1). That's a real return of about MINUS 1%. I prefer to think of commodities as something that is an input or a means to helping us innovate. If you're bullish on oil price dynamics you shouldn't go buy barrels of oil and store them in a locker somewhere. You should find the companies who leverage the use of that commodity and will benefit by innovating through the use of that input. Don't bet against innovation. Bet on it. I say all of this as I see the silver bubble (that I discussed back in 2011 when silver was 40% higher) come crashing down. Sensible portfolio construction starts with understanding the role of specific assets in the economy and how those various assets fit into your portfolio in particular ways. I don't know why this theme of commodities as an asset class has taken

Terwijl de kosten van levensonderhoud in Spanje aanzienlijk door de jaren heen toegenomen, het gemiddelde loon Spaans niet - zo leven moeilijker maken voor de Spanjaarden en expats die ervoor kiezen om te leven in Spanje. Bovendien, is de economie van de Spanje nu diep verontrust, met werkloosheid (2011) op ongeveer 20 tot en met 22 procent bereiken. Echter, de grote stedelijke centra van de Spanje zijn altijd veel goedkoper dan vele populaire Europese bestemmingen zoals Parijs, Genève en Londen. In feite, volgens de 2011 Mercer kosten van levensonderhoud enquête

Terwijl de kosten van levensonderhoud in Spanje aanzienlijk door de jaren heen toegenomen, het gemiddelde loon Spaans niet - zo leven moeilijker maken voor de Spanjaarden en expats die ervoor kiezen om te leven in Spanje. Bovendien, is de economie van de Spanje nu diep verontrust, met werkloosheid (2011) op ongeveer 20 tot en met 22 procent bereiken. Echter, de grote stedelijke centra van de Spanje zijn altijd veel goedkoper dan vele populaire Europese bestemmingen zoals Parijs, Genève en Londen. In feite, volgens de 2011 Mercer kosten van levensonderhoud enquête

How the UAE can improve its financial literacy Financial literacy is the awareness of how money functions and the capacity to handle one's finances successfully. While it is not a new idea, it is a completely recent phrase frequently used in the UAE. Why is this so? The reason, it appears, is that we are a not a financially knowledgeable nation. This can be clearly gleaned from our amount of debt, which constantly increases. In spite of the fact that the Central Bank introduces more rigorous qualifications for individual lending in 2011, banks are still allowed to grant loans of up to 20 times a person's monthly wage, with installments not to go above 50 per cent of monthly wage. The worth of personal debts in the country rose by 3.8 per cent to Dh270.7 billion between January and May this year alone, according to the Central Bank. That sum is over and above the Dh8.8 billion increase in individual loans reported during 2012. In addition, a survey by The National Family Status Observatory in 2012 revealed that about 60 per cent of Emirati families disbursed about one fourth of their monthly earnings repaying loans from credit cards and individual loans. Those figures are excessively high, says Keren Bobker, the financial counselor who writes The National's "On Your Side" column. "A major fraction of the population has total monthly loan obligations that surpass their income," she says. "Inescapably, this will end up in defaulting on payments and other dire consequences." So why is the UAE exceedingly financially uninformed? "Many factors can explain this predicament," Ms Bobker says. "These comprise having to handle financial products in a second language; absence of transparency in terms of many financial products and services; lack of help from banks, and excessive hard selling which are improper." Having debts has been embedded into the culture, she says. "So many citizens here simply believe that having large uncollateralized

The Tyler Group Expat Connections at Barcelona - Below is a detailed summary of the bureaucratic and legal hurdles faced by entrepreneurs wishing to incorporate and register a new firm in Spain. It examines the procedures, time and cost involved in launching a commercial or industrial firm with up to 50 employees and start-up capital of 10 times the economy's per-capita gross national income. This information was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 189 economies. The most recent round of data collection was completed in June 2013.[...] Did I forgot something from above? Share us your thoughts here