The Death Knell of Success in Business

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" The film “The Artist” describes the waning career of a megastar of the era of silent movies when he refuses to make the transition into the epoch of “talkies” (films with sound.) He mocks the...

Taiwan curbs foreign bride firms

" Only non profit-making organisations are now allowed to do so, according to Taiwan's government. Many Taiwanese men travel to China and south-east Asian countries, especially Vietnam and Indonesia, to find...

Nokia follows the footsteps of Apple

Nokia has opened Ovi, it's online App store, to some 50 million phone users worldwide on Tuesday. It seems as if Nokia followed the footsteps of Apple whose App store is still a huge success. "Nokia said it opened...

10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009

'social media today is a pure mess.' ""Social media" was the term du jour in 2008. Consumers, companies, and marketers were all talking about it. We have social media gurus, social media startups, social media...

Solving the Foreclosure Crisis – How can we fix the process?

"As discussed previously, the pooling and servicing agreement requires the servicer to forward payment to the securitized trust regardless of whether the borrower is making the mortgage payment.  This must continue until the loan is removed from the trust, and that can...

US car firms begging for $25bn bailout : Dollar Drought to continue

The US auto industry giants are crying for bailout, and the sum they are asking for is $25 billion.Ths slowing demand and lack of availability of finance is making the sitution worse.The job market drouht is going...

Energy firms 'profit from poor'

Consumer Focus states that UK energy suppliers are making their biggest profits from poorer customers, who must used prepaid metering in order to get gas and electricity to their homes.   When I first moved to London, I was one of these customers: the deposit for...

Global crisis hits over 1,300 south China firms, Export houses shut in India

The after effects of the economic meltdown are affecting China and India severely.  Export oriented companies have been hit hardest in both countries. In southern China, factories that have relied on exporting to the United States and other rich nations have begun...

Wall street, hunting for scalps, 17 Lehman moneyman "to go on trial"

Sub-prime Wallstreet moneyscam New Yorks prosecutor has the choice, who goes first to prison of the moneymen. If he waits too long, America's financial credibility has gone. Individual law cases, class action...

Animal Rights Group Conducted "Paedophile" Smear Campaign, Court Hears

A MAN giving evidence against five animal rights activists has claimed he was the victim of a false "paedophile" smear campaign and a hoax bomb.  In the witness box in court today was Vincent Howard of a company named Bioscar, said to be linked to Hungtingdon...

India's Outsourcing firms hit by US financial crisis

The sunshine industry of Indian econmy the BPO firms will be hit by the current global economic turmoil over the next few months and now Industry association National Association of Software and Service...

South Carolina Senator DeMint Dead Set Against Wall Street Bail Out

Senator DeMint Doesn't want to Reward poor Cooperate Behavior by Socializing Wall Street."Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) announced his opposition to the $700 billion plan proposed by the Bush...

it's like when justin left...

"today, as the turmoil continues in the financial sector, we learn about another end--the end of morgan stanley and goldman sachs as independent investment banks. late last night as the writing on the wall became glow in the dark, the firms voluntarily agreed to become bank...

Internet group sues US govt for electronic eavesdropping

George Bush has been spying emails and other electronic data to check on the war on terror. But now an american non profit organisation Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush and other senior members of his...

US budget deficit seen at $438bn

According to the latest Capitol Hill estimates, the US government will run a near-record deficit of $407 billion this year. However the actual figure is likely to be much larger than this, because it is not taking into account the recent bailout of the nation's two biggest...

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