Ex-bankers should open gold and silver coin shops

" Retail investors have been a bit quicker to jump ship than many experts on Wall Street who will now gradually see the logic of investment in precious metals during a period of reflation. So there is going to be big money in owning a coin shop where retail clients can buy...

Amazon's IMDb.com to Allow Free Film, TV Viewing

A very smart, and very timely, business move for Amazon and the Internet Movie Database. No word yet on when this will take effect."Amazon.com said on Monday that its subsidiary, Internet Movie Database, would...

Best Buy(s) Napster for $121 Million

American retail giant Best Buy has acquired the (fl)ailing web music service Napster for a cool $121 million.I'm still trying to figure out if this is a good thing for either company. To some extent, it will save...

Alfalfa Sprouts Contaminated with Salmonella Typhimiriumis

More cases of Salmonella outbreaks, this time in Oregon and Washington states. The culprit this time around: Alfalfa Sprouts. It is believed that the infected sprouts were contaminated by farm animals grazing the...

Gap cuts costs to help lift their profits

You know times are hard when one of the biggest retaliers in America are having to cut costs to keep their profits up. " The retailer, which has more than 3,100 stores worldwide, also owns the Old Navy and...

Tesco planning venture in India

World's retail majors are waiting to capture the Indian market which is at the cusp of a big retail explosion. Wal Mart has already entered in India. German giant Metro has a base here for sometime. British retail...

California Green Law News - July 08

{ As reported by Californians Against Waste } . PVC packaging phase out - "The California Ocean Protection Council, an organization created by Governor Schwarzenegger, called for the banning of vinyl chloride...

iPhone 3G: Sold out in 21 states

"Shoppers hunting for iPhone 3Gs can still find them — if they’re willing to get up early and, in some cases, drive long distances. As of 6:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, all three models (8GB black, 16 GB black or white) of the hot-selling device were sold out in 21 states,...

Will Mega Food Parks work in India ?

"The food processing industry is one of the largest in the country and is ranked fifth. Facts and figures show that India is the third largest producer of food, largest milk producer and largest livestock holder in the world. India, the world’s second largest fruit and...

Her Maj is a burger Queen

THE QUEEN owns a McDonalds!As the Royal accounts are opened to public scrutiny the press are having a field day with the Royal family and their extraordinary personal wealth whilst still dipping into the public...

Battersea to produce power again

Real Estate Opportunities, a London based property company announce a major green redevelopment of the 1939 built Art Deco Battersea Power Station. Numerous failed redevelopment plans from successive site owners...

Canadian Gas Price Fixing Scam in Que.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can be certain Quebec is not the only province in Canada, or even in North America where Gas Price Fixing Scams are going on.  The USA gas prices jumped so much...

HP Unveils New Touch-Screen Desktops

This looks pretty cool." YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- Following the wave of awe and acclaim over the iPhone's distinctive touch-screen, PCs are joining the latest "hands-on" revolution in tech, led by Hewlett-Packard. The question is whether the innovation will catch on as well...

Cost Of Being Canadian Calculated as 24% Higher

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadians have always paid through the nose for goods from the US one only has to look at US Magazines and Greeting card prices where both Canada and US prices show a...

AC/DC are Back in Black (and Wal-Mart)

AC/DC is rumoured to sign a deal that will make their next album a Wal-Mart exclusive.Hmmm...this isn't very rock n' roll of them now is it. Unless of course it's tongue in cheek, but somehow I feel they're more...
 

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