Nifty regains 5,000 mark

Data showing a surge in growth in the core sector boosted domestic bourses with the 50-unit S&P CNX Nifty settling above the psychological 5,000 level. The BSE 30-share Sensex rose 159.91 points or 0.96%, off close to 55 points from the day's high and up close to 50 points from the day's low. Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank led the rally which was a part of a rally in most Asian stocks. IT, banking and healthcare stocks rose. But realty stocks reversed early gains. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:25:00

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Q&A With Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney by digby When my fellow Californian Joan Walsh threw out Carolyn Maloney's name as a possible successor to Hillary Clinton I had, coincidentally, just finished Maloney's book and I wrote a post saying I thought she would be an excellent choice for senator. Her book was a bit of a tonic to me ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:00:00

MY REPLY TO A COMMENT ON: AS CHILD LIES IN COMA, MOM DEMANDS ANSWERS

Sometimes in this blog business you receive a comment that is just so idiotic, that you have to take the time to not only point out their stupidity, ... that the report the mother made against the foster parents involved “just some scratches and a bump.”  My reasoning for this conclusion, is how would they know what was in the report if they were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:14:42

Working Vacation in Australia?

Working Vacation in Australia? Posted by Denise on January 15th, 2009 Photo Credit: Richard.Fisher If you’re planning to apply to the best job in the world, you might ... . Reuters reports that, while Americans and Britons are those who easily get insulted, almost 25 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:56:17

FHA chatter; News from MERS, Wells, Flagstar; Home price index not as bad as feared

  As my grandfather used to say, “If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”* Apparently the folks at Sunwest Bank , out of Tustin, CA, felt the same way. Clients received a letter saying, “I regret to inform you that as of October 2, 2009, Sunwest Bank will be suspending its mortgage banking operations. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:04:07

Can Pakistan Survive ?

Author : Zorawar Daulet SinghSource : Eternal India , January 2009 Issue This essay begins with quotations from essentially non-Indian sources to buttress the arguments that follow and assert that these arguments do not reflect a preconceived notion about Pakistan but depict a stark reality that many perceptive Pakistanis also see today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:44:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/5/2009

Read through the official European reactions to Israel’s ground offensive into Gaza: Zapatero, the Vatican, the Italian government — all are pressuring Israel for a ceasefire. The surprise is Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, who states that it would be pointless to condemn Israel without addressing what Hamas is doing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:54:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/2/2009

In tonight’s news: Israel is poised to send ground troops into Gaza.A Muslim family was removed from a plane before takeoff, and is being compensated by the airline for the error. CAIR is in high dudgeon about the incident.Thousands of shoes were dumped on a Miami expressway — is that a message for President-eject Bush? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 04:42:00

Interviews with Church Designers

Browsing the various CSS galleries is one way to gauge which industries place value on good design. I was surprised these past couple years to see a big surge in lavishly designed church websites. As a non-churchgoer, I wasn’t sure I understood why so many churches suddenly wanted a cutting-edge image for themselves [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:32:50

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/4/2009

The overwhelming evidence of global warming continues to accumulate — as does the level of ice and snow in Greenland’s central ice cap, which increases at a rate of about two inches a year.Shhh! Don’t tell Al Gore…Thanks to Abu Elvis, Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, heroyalwhyness, JD, Lexington, LN, RRW, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:27:00

Identity Theft Labs Shares Some Advice On How YOU Can Protect Yourself

Although it is not strictly business related, identity theft is no stranger in the world ... from dumpster diving, shoulder surfing, credit card skimming, stealing - purses - wallets - laptops - data ... of wireless communication under the motherboard of credit card readers made in China and distributed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:05:07

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/3/2009

The situation with the Russian gas pipeline through Ukraine is interesting. The new pipeline through the Baltic — which will allow Russia to cut off supplies to Eastern Europe without disturbing the flow of energy to its reliable Western European customers — is not ready yet, so the cutoff of gas to Ukraine is having effects further west [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 04:50:00

DrumBeat: December 31, 2008

The Peak Oil Crisis: Civil Unrest Before grappling with 2009, it might be useful to remind ourselves that there is a dark side to what lies ahead ... College had released a report talking about preparing for civil unrest in the U.S. When you read the report, it turns out to be yet another warning about generals preparing for the last war. It devotes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 13:58:02

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009

The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00

Senate, Once August Body - Mired in Muck!

Watch this and you will understand, perhaps, if you are objective why terrorists dig tunnels under homes,attachments:HamasCivillians.wmv (1992KB) also,India understands. So does a Cuban born Spanish author. (See 1 below.)How about this for proportionality - every IDF soldier killed is equivalent to 50 plus of ours. (See 2 and 2a below.) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:29:00

Obama’s Jobs Plan Doesn’t Seem to Add Up

“There is no there there,” is what famed writer Gertrude Stein aforesaid when she returned to her childhood home in the 1930s ... with employment. The jobs report is based on payrolls and reflects the number of paychecks issued each ... are not the same. An single through two jobs would be counted two times in the payroll report, but only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:50:34

NY-Senate: Much Ado About Nothing (Yet)

NY-Senate: Much Ado About Nothing (Yet) Caroline Kennedy listens to a reporter's question during a news conference at City Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Kennedy is campaigning for the open Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Don Heupel) An Associated Press report this morning citing two anonymous sources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:00:00

Pertinent Obituary, Dimon Says Worst Not Over, Oil Producers Struggle, The Next Bubble and More!

One company to summarize all of the last 10 years… now on its deathbed Credit crisis survivor predicts “worst… not yet behind us” Oil ... and now the epitome of the credit crisis: Nortel had $2.4 billion of cash in hand yesterday ... for most of 2009. In terms of our sector, we expect consumer loans and credit cards to continue [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:40:53

Loans - Debt Management for Personal Loans

by Peter Hagen Personal loans can offer individuals a way to have the funds for an array of uses ... habits any. The result is they charge their credit cards up to the limit and now have those payments ... from customers with the Better Business Bureau. Once you have chosen one, call to discuss your situation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:54:49

Happy New Year Facebook - your employees think you’re lying about advertising. And they may have a point

A gremlin inside Facebook - or more likely a disgruntled employee - briefly hacked Facebook in the last few hours ... and business, then why do I get shown ads for Credit Rating Reports, as I did today? On thing’ ... get you a 2:1″ and Bad credit? Get a credit card with 39.9% APR!’. Classy.” The thing is, social [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:59:10

Will All Be Well, And End Well, In Estonia?

by Edward Hugh: Barcelona Well, there doesn't seem to much room for doubt at this point does there, the Baltic Economies are in the van of the European economic slowdown for 2009, just as they were leading the charge up in 2007, and all that debate about whether we were going to get a hard landing or a soft one seems now so out of date and and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:04:03

HOLLYWOOD's HOTTEST BUNS: the fine behind of Beyonce; her backside is beyond the realm of bubble perfect; she has a stupid butt!

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (pronounced /biːˈɑn.seɪ/, born September 4, 1981), commonly known as Beyoncé, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:59:00

Will All Be Well, And End Well, In Estonia?

Well, there doesn’t seem to much room for doubt at this point does there, the Baltic Economies are in the van of the European economic slowdown for 2009, just as they were leading the charge up in 2007, and all that debate about whether we were going to get a hard landing or a soft one seems now so out of date and and old hat as we watch how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:59:56

Are You Sure You Want to Start Your Own Business?

I have learned a lot from the people I’ve taught my QuickBooks and Business Financial Basics classes for small business owners and bookkeepers ... before starting their own business, and I admire them for taking the initiative. I provide ... year (annual tip report) Employment Taxes and Insurance Social Security Taxes – 6.2% match [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:58:33

The Safari Club – An Alternate Super Intelligence Agency

Chagatai KhanAlexandre de Marenches The Safari Club- An Alternate Super Intelligence Agency. In September 1 1976, a group of countries got together and established a newly formed secret cabal of intelligence agencies called the Safari Club. It included France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Iran. The club was a brain child of Alexandre de Marenches, head of the French external intelligence service SDECE. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:20:57

Refinances Booming? Not As Much As You Think

Discount all the reports you read about Americans lining up to refinance their mortgages and take advantage of the lowest rates ever ... , most often because their credit isn’t good enough or they don’t have sufficient home equity ... These are people who have good credit, who have had been in their homes a long time, people who already [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:46:03

5 Key Microbusiness Trends for 2009

Microbusinesses — firms with fewer than 5 employees — face a difficult environment coming into 2009 and it will be ... to endure these difficult times, thanks to a lean operating style and creative business models ... business growth-cycle day. ♦ Lots more of ‘em — Perhaps the biggest microbusiness trend of 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:04:41

David Cameron: Sometimes I want to shake the Prime Minister

David Cameron used an interview with the Today programme to say that he sometimes wanted to shake the Prime Minister because he believes he is ... crunch: Over Christmas I met business after business who cannot get credit from their banks.- That is why ... wasting money on the VAT cut and should be guaranteeing bank lending to small businesses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:11:09

A Worst-Case Commodity Scenario

The task of today's Daily Reckoning is to ponder what could cause the All Ords and the ASX/200 to make a new low in the first quarter of 2009 ... supply causes widespread consumer price inflation and at least some inflation in commodity prices ... , it doesn't appear the supply of credit to the real economy is going to increase any time soon-at least [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:42:34

Your Choice: Doom & Gloom or Strategic Marketing

Well, the reports are out. The National Small Business Association is reporting (based on its 2008 Year-End Economic Report) that things are looking pretty bleak for small business owners this year. And those surveyed ... in 2009. Not good And according to a recent Gallup poll, almost half of small business owners say [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:09:27

New Year's Day Economic Potpourri

Heading into the new year, the news is finally slowing down. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days ... and it's not a small cut, either.Currently Microsoft employs about 90,000 people across the world ... January 15th. That's almost 17 percent of Microsoft's total work force, not exactly a small number.The [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 00:46:00

Are we underestimating the seriousness of the economic crisis?

Before we think about future, we should know what economic experts said before Lehman bothers collapse and share market crash in 2008. I don’t know what will happen in 2009 but I completely fed up with the people’s underestimation of current economic slow down. Only time will tell whether I am underestimating /overestimating the economic crisis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:45:00

Got TARP? How About Tax Haven Subs?

As we arrive (almost) at the inauguration of the new administration, we are still facing an enormous financial system problem, headed by banks that got too big and gorged on the profits from speculating in risky derivatives at a cost ultimately to be borne by the taxpayers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:53:31

Emergency Private Pension Plan

The simplest kind of stimulus governments the world over could provide is to cut withholding taxes. Let people keep more of their money from each pay check. People ... that in order to meet employment objectives (you need factory work for the millions moving off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:26:58

Latest News in Goverment Grants and Debt Relief - Jan 13, 2009

The Fraser Institute: Economy Best Served by Reducing Government … - Marke… 12 Jan 2009 at 3:53am VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire - Jan ... is to reduce government spending and permanently decrease personal income and business taxes, says Niels … ... Indiana Business 8 Jan 2009 at 4:19am It?s that time again: Many of us have made New Year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 10:37:56

FRIDAY JANUARY 16, 2009

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Date: 2009-01-16 14:29:00

MICROCAPITAL.ORG STORY: Grameen Trust of Bangladesh Partners with Alibaba Group to Create Grameen China, With Initial Focus on Bringing Microfinance to Sichuan Province

Grameen Trust of Bangladesh, an NGO established by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in 1989, has teamed up with Alibaba Group, China’s largest online business-to-business trading site which hosts over 42 million users from more than 240 countries, to create Grameen China .   Alibaba, which had an IPO of USD 1.7 billion on the HKSE in 2007, has kicked-off the initiative with a USD 5 million charitable donation. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 04:47:07

The Great American Ponzi Scheme

Give us Madoff! Give us Madoff!  “Oil rises to $39 on Bernanke comments…”  “Asian stocks rise after Bernanke remarks…” When they turned out the ... . And then, the report gets down to business. The world economy is dangerously ill, says Dr. Bernanke, or words ... say to bring about the turnaround? We find the report on the front page of the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:00:26

Owner of Black Angus Steakhouse files for bankruptcy

the bottom line for this personal bankruptcy: $2.7 million in assets and $345.3 million in debts ... : It turns out a “keeper” is a lot more ominous than a lien. A cop goes to the business and takes ... of Equalization brochure on tax collection procedures: If you have an active business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:15:42

Owning A Home Was Not A Luxury - It Was A Must

The San Francisco Chronicle reports from California. “From her snug one-bedroom condominium near San Francisco State University, Lea Azucena has watched family members struggle against foreclosure. But Azucena is not worried about losing her home, even though she recently lost her job [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 17:38:02

$75 Billion Needlessly Lost in Hasty Lehman Bankruptcy Filing?

There is a piece I regard as truly odd in the Wall Street Journal tonight. Either much of what I have read about investment bank bankruptcies is wrong, or something peculiar is at what used to be the house of Lehman. A Wall Street Journal article, "Lehman's Chaotic Bankruptcy Filing Destroyed Billions in Value," [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 06:11:28

Soft loans for grads to go into business

Soft loans for grads to go into business Filed under: Labour Movement By Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau Chief KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Malaysian university graduates this year may be offered loans without the need for guarantors or collateral. Easy credit? No, just the government’s way of preparing for an expected shrinkage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:22:21

Franken to Coleman: Where's The Beef?

request to prevent certification of the recount until claims regarding alleged double-counted ballots are resolved. Nor will it require any further efforts from the counties in pursuit of such ballots. The Court decided simply that Coleman hadn't presented enough evidence, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 07:19:00

Online Advertising And Internet Marketing: MasterNewMedia Greatest Hits From 2008

Social media marketing, ad management and optimization, diagnosing AdSense revenue drops, the brand ambassador model, ... -marketing-best-of-masternewmedia-2008-id27438621-size485.jpg Photo credit: Giuseppe Ramos If you want ... efficient market strategies, you can find most of what you need to know right inside this small [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 12:58:00

Nissan cuts Japan production amid reports of loss

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it is slashing domestic production by 64, ... and analysts predicted Sony Corp. would also report an operating loss this fiscal year. Sony did not comment. Operating profit is seen as a direct indicator of core business performance while net profit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:42:01

Padavan Wins BOE Vote, Gennaro Challenge Continues

would simply drop dead. If it does happen, I hope it's on my watch ... list), in addition to the big and small charities we already knew about. So, Happy New Year to civil ... PERCENT' Crain's New York Business: 'Foreclosure suit filed against developers' N.Y. Daily News [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 16:59:40

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/15/2009

Forget global warming. Hello, global cooling! If the experts are right, we’re in for a new Ice Age.But it’s still the fault of George W. Bush, of course.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Fausta, Insubria, JD, KGS, Tuan Jim, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:37:00

Paychex Warns About Small Businesses

The WSJ reports that small businesses, the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, are being squeezed out as the recession inexorably marches on. The dramatic pullback in consumer spending is only the latest blow threatening to push ... , the lifeblood of a small business. Even healthy companies are being choked by the lack of credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:49:57

Now They’re Talking

Now They’re Talking Jennifer Rubin - 01.05.2009 - 9:45 AM The Wall Street Journal reports: ... credits for lower wage earners and non-income tax payers: As for the business tax package, a key ... on their money until after Congress passes the measure. A separate element would offer a one-year tax credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 14:45:09

Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 16, 2009

Drug and Alcohol Rehab - ahabloging.com 01/16/2009 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Drug abuse and alcohol abuse becomes more increasing from year to year, ... plums and and gingerbread. An article in the Boston Business Journal points out that The Federal Reserve’s latest beige book report (an analysis The Smell Of Panic In The Air For The Economy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:18:17

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