Author: Biz India

If the United States can’t get its fiscal house in order, what claim can Obama make to world economic leadership?

By Robert Stacy McCain www.theothermccain.com Hagerstown, Maryland, May 18, 2012 — They don’t teach economics at Harvard Law School. That’s the only explanation I’ve been able to offer for President Obama’s consistently wrongheaded policies for the past three-plus years. Of course, we’ve never seen any of Obama’s transcripts, so we can only speculate what courses he took at Occidental College, Columbia University or Harvard Law. Being therefore compelled to judge his familiarity with economics based entirely on his record and public rhetoric, we are reminded of Ronald Reagan’s famous quip: “The trouble with our liberal friends is not that...

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New Software System Aims to Increase Employee Productivity, and Provide Enhanced Customer Experience

By Caron M. Sjoberg – Ideaworks PENSACOLA, FL. – May 17, 2012 In the early days of the Web, while many people were enthralled with its entertainment capabilities and were creating new ways to “distract” people, Ross Overstreet was interested in ways to make people more productive.  Instead of developing games, he focused on building software to help people solve problems, automate tasks and increase efficiency. In 1996, the telecommunication industry was deregulated, bringing about many rule changes and new opportunities. Six years later, Overstreet created Overgroup out of what some may deem necessity.  He found that telecom companies...

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Bollywood Superstar Akshay Kumar Signs $10 Million Deal As Brand Ambassador of Honda Motorcycles and Scooters

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has been signed as the new face to front mega-popular motoring brand Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India. Star of such huge hits as Housefull 2 and new action blockbuster Rowdy Rathore, Akshay Kumar will be the new brand ambassador for HMSI in a five-year deal, which will net him a reported 50 crore Indian rupees. One crore being 10 million rupees, and with the exchange rate ranging around US$1.00 = Rs. 50.00, this deal would amount to $10 million. But the rupee has lost value lately to around Rs. 54 to one US dollar, so...

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Facebook hit with $15 billion class action user tracking lawsuit

By Emil Protalinski  – ZD Net | May 18, 2012 Summary: Facebook is once again being sued for tracking its users even after they logout of the service. The latest class action lawsuit demands $15 billion from Facebook for violating federal wiretap laws. Facebook is being sued for $15 billion for tracking users, even after they have logged out of the social network, and violating federal wiretap laws. If that sounds familiar, that’s because it is: Facebook faces nationwide class action tracking cookie lawsuit. Today’s lawsuit, filed in Federal Court in San Jose, California, combines 21 separate cases across...

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Which Banks Are at Risk of Failure? Which Markets Are Set to Tank? What Should You Do About It Right Away?

By Mike Larson – Weiss Research Friday, May 18, 2012 at 7:30am If there’s anything we’ve all learned over the past few years, it’s that knowledge is power when it comes to investing in, borrowing money from, or socking money away in banks and other financial institutions. Some deserve your money. Many others don’t. And if you don’t know the difference, you could lose fortunes! Case in point: In the first phase of the massive credit crisis, the U.S. housing and mortgage markets imploded. Institutions like Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Washington Mutual, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, IndyMac Wachovia, and...

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