Dogged by a Slowdown, Obama Touts Car Revival The New York Times | DETROIT — President Obama came here on Friday to tout an economic success story, but instead got a lesson in how hard it is going to be to turn around the perception and the reality that the recovery is sputtering. | Mr. Obama was fired-up at Chrysler and General Motors plants, where he hawk...
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth The New York Times | NICE — In years past, Africa was always the outsiders’ cornucopia, the font of gold and diamonds, slaves and minerals, cotton and rubber and, more latterly, oil. | These days, the continent’s riches draw a new cast of prospectors and predators, but the question is the same: who b...
ICICI Bank Profit Up 17 Percent on Better Loans The New York Times | Filed at 7:18 a.m. ET | MUMBAI, India (AP) -- ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank, said quarterly profit rose 17 percent as it cut costs and eliminated bad loans amid revived credit demand in India's growing economy. | Net profit in the...
Cabinet approves funds for emergency road construction Peace FM Online Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Deputy Minister of Information, on Friday announced that, cabinet has approved funds for the emergency construction of roads, destroyed by heavy rains in the Western Region. | He was speaking at a Public Youth Forum, organ...
Stanford: Good Social Currency CrunchUp; SF Downtown: Social Networking Fail The Examiner | Desktop toys and mass movement-in-an-instant via effective social networking - but otherwise? Marcelo Gerpe If you like this ... Coach Campbell on Steve Jobs, Apple and 'Which startup to back?' Tim O'Reilly as peacemonger via the Internet operating...
Seaside Heights cashing in on 'Jersey Shore' Philadelphia Daily News | By JASON NARK | Philadelphia Daily News | 856-779-3231 THERE'S an important lesson to be learned at the "Shoot the Guido" game on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. | For just $5, you can cradle an air-powered AK-47 in your arms and blast 30 ...
Twitter offers help in finding accounts to follow Inquirer | WASHINGTON – Twitter wants to help you build your network. | The micro-blogging service began rolling out a new feature Friday called "Suggestions for You" which directs users to other Twitter accounts they may find interesting. | "With more than a...
Working overseas – just how dangerous can it be? The Guardian | All over the world, from Afghanistan to Antarctica, people take jobs in dangerous and inhospitable environments. Why do they do it, asks Mark King – and do they enjoy it? Phil Moneypenny in front of the Halley station on the Brunt Ice Shelf in An...
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World Bank to help fund poverty-reduction plan Inquirer | THE WORLD Bank has committed to help fund the poverty-reduction programs of the Aquino administration. | Jim Adams, vice president of the World Bank for East Asia and the Pacific...
Britain keen to strengthen economic ties with India Newstrack India | Mumbai, July 28 (ANI): George Osborne, British Chancellor of Exchequer, rang the opening bell at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Wednesday, as he seeks to forge stronger econo...
PayPal making belated foray in Japan, without eBay Herald Tribune | TOKYO - PayPal, the online payment unit of Internet commerce firm eBay Inc., is planning to break into the Japanese market - the first time it has entered a region without eBay's...
Isa war sparks into life as societies up their rates The Guardian | New products launched by Barnsley and Saffron offer fixed rates of 3% | Two building societies have this week launched fixed-rate cash Isas paying a top rate of 3%. | The pick of the two is arguably Barnsley building society's Online Fixed Rate Isa...
Twitter offers help in finding accounts to follow The Times Of India WASHINGTON: Twitter wants to help you build your network. The micro-blogging service began rolling out a new feature Friday called "Suggestions for You" which directs users to other Twitter accounts they may find interesting. | "With more than a hund...
European Bank Stress Tests Worked: Sort Of The New York Times | FRANKFURT — A week after the authorities released results of stress tests on the largest European banks, market data is starting to provide an indication of whether the exercise had the desired effect on confidence. The answer: sort of. | Ban...
Dogged by a Slowdown, Obama Touts Car Revival The New York Times | DETROIT — President Obama came here on Friday to tout an economic success story, but instead got a lesson in how hard it is going to be to turn around the perception and the reality that the recovery is sputtering. | Mr. Obama was fired-up at...
