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Posted on Friday, 1st January 2010 by admin

Economists.

Leading economists chance their arms with forecasts for the new year. Lucy Battersby and Ruth Williams analyse their predictions.

THE momentum of the great sharemarket rally that investors enjoyed last year will slow in 2010, if economists are reading their crystal balls correctly.

In 2008, the S&P/ASX 200 Index ended the year 31.29 per cent lower, crashing as the world’s banking system froze and governments scrambled to stabilise financial markets.

But betweenMarch and December last year the index embarked on a remarkable 54.6 per cent rally, driven by rising demand for commodities in Asia. I

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Posted on Friday, 1st January 2010 by admin

NEW YORK — YRC Worldwide, one of the nation’s largest trucking companies and the employer of 550 in Maybrook, said Thursday that it has cleared a critical hurdle in its effort to avoid filing for bankruptcy protection by completing a debt-for-equity exchange with its bondholders.

Chairman and CEO Bill Zollars called the successful exchange of notes “a major turning point” for the company, allowing it to “move forward from a more solid financial foundation.”

The company, which operates trucks under the Yellow, Roadway and New Penn brands, said $470 million of its outstanding debt was tendered by holders, which it will exchange with 37 million common shares and about 4.3 million convertible shares. T

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Posted on Thursday, 31st December 2009 by admin

If wishes were horses, then India Inc will ride the hope that in 2010 the government keeps intact sops announced last year to cushion the impact of the global economic downturn.
The auto industry, consumer durables sector and retail and FMCG segments are keeping their fingers crossed wishing that tax concessions they received last year stay through the new year in order to beat the growth rates reached before slowdown hit the economy.
“Interest rates should remain low, commodity prices should remain where it is today and the stimulus packages should continue,” Society for Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Pawan Goenka said.
He said the above factors are important if India Inc has to keep the growth momentum in the next year.
“Our fear is that if the government reverses the sop provided this year in the form of reduced excise duty, the growth of the industry will slow down,” said LG Electronics India Head of Sales Amitabh Tiwari said.
Last year, the government had announced a four per cent CENVAT duty reduction to give a boost to the Indian industry, which was facing the impact of global economic slowdown.
For the FMCG sector, which drives a major portion of the revenue from the rural markets, the expectation from the government is that it ensures villages become a part of India’s growth story.
“I expect the government to deepen its focus on the rural economy with greater fiscal incentives, rural employment…These steps would surely go a long way in giving the rural economy and rural demand a greater boost,” Dabur India Ltd CEO Sunil Duggal said.
As for the retailers, they want industry status coming their way in 2010.
“Currently, the tax policies are fluid with lot of discrepancies in taxes levied by local authorities. Read more…

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Posted on Thursday, 31st December 2009 by admin

I was going to do another strategy piece this morning, in keeping with the time for planning theme I’d thought I was doing for this week. But no. We can do business strategy next year. Instead, for this last work day of this long and less-than-stellar year, let’s please enjoy, now, this excellent new research about the psychology of putting off enjoyment.

I’ve said it several times on this blog, usually in the context of work-life balance: time is the scarcest resource. This research looks into that tendency we all have to save the miles, or the gift certificates, or the vacation days, or the best wine, in “a widespread form of procrastination” that’s about putting off the good times, not the bad. “The strang

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Tags: Time, Time Scarcest
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Posted on Tuesday, 29th December 2009 by admin

Following up on my post here yesterday about this being a good time for planning, I want to share this framework for looking at different kinds of business growth, in terms of capital costs and resources.

Take your possible growth efforts and classify them into the general categories shown in my drawing here to the right.

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Tags: Business Growth, Growth
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Posted on Tuesday, 29th December 2009 by admin

The increasing population accompanied with availing of loans for constructions have led to many high rises in Phoenix. Builders have gifted many new properties to phoenix. But in their competition to build more buildings, they often avail loans that they are unable to return in time. Such occurrences have led to Phoenix Foreclosures by banks and government agencies. Now, many foreclosures with addresses and photos can be found on some good websites.

In case an owner of a house experiences shortage of funds to make returns then one can seek government foreclosure assistance. Under this scheme a person can receive grants of money to help him save his property from foreclosures.

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Posted on Tuesday, 29th December 2009 by admin

As a normal human, of course we have an idol whether she is a singer, dancer, actress or many else. And if we are a fan of that idol, we always don’t want to miss her concert or show especially if the concert or the show is held in a place which is near with our location or city. I remember when I failed to watch the Taylor Swift concert because I did not get any Taylor Swift tickets for me and my friends.

Actually, I did a little mistake because I order the ticket 1 day before the concert begins and obviously, Taylor Swift concert always full with people so I did not get the ticket. From that time I realized that ordering ticket and standing in the queue is too exhausting and the result will not always relieving. W

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Posted on Sunday, 27th December 2009 by admin

Shares in biotechnology company Pharmaxis dropped 6 per cent this morning after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knocked back a new drug application for its asthma diagnosis product, Aridol.

In a letter sent to Pharmaxis by the FDA, the government regulator said it had observed deficiencies at three subcontracting manufacturing facilities.

Pharmaxis chief executive Alan Robertson said the letter and comments from the FDA provided a clear outline of the regulator’s requirements.

He said Pharmaxis would work with the FDA to meet the matters raised in their response.

In midday trade, Pharmaxis shares were 16 cents lower, or 5.5 per cent, at $2.73.

Aridol is a lung function test designed to help doctors diagnose and manage asthma by detecting active airway inflammation through measuring airway hyper-responsiveness.

Patients inhale Aridol via a hand-held device, allowing doctors to determine the severity of a patient’s inflammation and prescribe the right amount of medication to bring it under control.

Aridol is approved for sale in Australia, major European countries and Korea.

egreenblat@theage.com.au

The Age

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Posted on Sunday, 27th December 2009 by admin

In the recent years, the functions of the internet are getting broad and broader. First time it was invented, internet was only used to search information. But now internet can be a media for many people to make money. Just like the real world we are living in, we could find everything we need on the internet. We can shop our daily needs online which is sometimes cheaper and faster than to go outside and shopping on the real mall.

The first time when online shopping was introduced to the world, there were so many people doubt the legitimate. People were afraid that their product they had paid would not come to their house.

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Posted on Saturday, 26th December 2009 by admin

I’m really winding down now, taking a few days off, and hoping you’ll do the same. Wishing for peace. Goodwill towards all. Warm, happy, safe, loving holidays to you. And thank you. Here’s another (third this week) beautiful picture of Yosemite in winter.

(Photo credit: Jeff Banke, Shutterstock)

Tagged as: photo, Yosemite

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