Sony and Apple to compete over streaming videos and Music

September 2, 2010

Sony Corp. will start a video- and music-streaming service in five European countries this fall to challenge Apple Inc.’s iTunes store. Qriocity, pronounced “curiosity,” will start in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K., the Tokyo-based company said yesterday. The service will be available via Sony’s Bravia TVs, the PlayStation 3 game console, Blu-ray DVD [...]

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Why Iraq war took so long?

September 2, 2010

Just came across wonderful article: Why did America spend so long in Iraq? Here is an extract from the article which tells about the atrocities US committed not only on Iraqi people but also on their own soldiers who died fighting a war which had no perfect reason and is largely considered to be a [...]

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Possibility of another recession in US is 25%

September 2, 2010

The U.S. economy is so bad that the chance of avoiding a double dip back into recession may actually be pretty good. The sectors of the economy that traditionally drive it into recession are already so depressed it’s difficult to see them getting a lot worse, said Ethan Harris, head of developed markets economics research [...]

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Top 10 companies of 2010 by Growth Rate

September 1, 2010

  Jere Thompson, CEO Ambit Energy Dallas No. 1 2009 Revenue: $325 million Three-Year Growth: 20,369.42% Thompson’s company Ambit Energy, an electricity and natural gas provider, has grown quickly because he keeps a keen eye on overhead and makes shrewd decisions. Thompson initially set up shop in an old warehouse building because he wanted to [...]

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Euro Zone Manufacturing growth slows

September 1, 2010

Eurozone manufacturing recovery slowed in August. Strong growth continued in Germany and France, but downturn in Greece deepened Final Eurozone Manufacturing PMI at six-month low of 55.1 in August, as growth of output and new orders moderated. Germany, France and Austria recorded fastest rates of output growth. Job creation continued, but still centred on Germany, [...]

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Australia grows at fastest pace in 3 Years

September 1, 2010

Australia’s economy grew at the fastest pace in three years last quarter, stoked by China’s demand for iron ore, boosting the currency on speculation interest-rate increases will resume early next year. Gross domestic product advanced 1.2 percent from the first quarter, when it rose a revised 0.7 percent, the Bureau of Statistics said in Sydney [...]

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Best Performing Mutual Funds (Equities) in India

September 1, 2010

Scheme Name Category Last NAV (Rs/unit) Returns in 1-Year DSP-BR Micro Cap Fund – RP (G) Equity Diversified 16.454 67.10% SBI Magnum FMCG Fund Equity – FMCG 29.060 64.70% Reliance Pharma Fund (G) Equity – Pharma 51.677 62.10% PSU Bank BeES Equity Index 430.525 59.90% Franklin Pharma Fund (G) Equity – Pharma 57.270 59.60% Reliance [...]

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