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"Just Becausers" is the name market-research firm Mintel gives the growing—but often neglected—group of professional women, age 45 and up, who are the most likely to snap up a bangle on a whim.

Jewelry Style Waits for No Man: Buy It for Yourself Heidi Mitchell 2011

The company accelerated its M&A activity over the past year after it bought Australia's Mitchell Communication Group for £229.1 million, the group's largest deal in 11 years, as well as a stake in Russian market-research agency COMCON.

Aegis, Ipsos in Talks on Synovate Deal Margot Patrick 2011

The company accelerated its M&A activity over the past year after it bought Australia's Mitchell Communication Group for £229.1 million, the group's largest deal in 11 years, as well as a stake in Russian market-research agency COMCON.

Aegis, Ipsos in Talks on Synovate Deal Margot Patrick 2011

Photos: Revving Up at the Detroit Auto Show "Toyota is no longer the default anymore for a lot of car buyers," says analyst Rebecca Lindland of market-research firm IHS Automotive.

VW Revamps Passat for U.S. Push Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011

Tim Spencer, 36 years old, was among those who felt confident enough to hunt for a new job recently, even though he already had a position at a market-research company.

Job Openings Fall in Tough Market Sara Murray 2011

Tom Halfhill , an analyst at the market-research firm Linley Group, said Tabula needs to show it can adapt its designs for newer processes that create 32-nanometer and 28-nanometer circuitry.

Chip Firm Gains Sizable Infusion Don Clark 2011

The global Web-security market, including filtering, was valued at $1.8 billion in 2010, according to Phil Hochmuth of market-research firm IDC.

U.S. Products Help Block Mideast Web Paul Sonne 2011

"It's a very particular kind of place that breeds a special type of manager," said Roger Kay , who heads market-research firm Endpoint Technologies Associates.

Intel Courted H-P Executive Don Clark 2011

Nathan Brookwood , an analyst at the market-research firm Insight 64, said the two companies are likely to be able to point to different kinds of computing jobs where their chips are the fastest.

AMD Tries to Close Gap in Chip Power Usage With Intel Don Clark 2011

There are currently 23 cancer immunotherapies in pipeline development, according to market-research firm Decision Resources.

Enlisting the Body to Fight Cancer Thomas Gryta 2011