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Tablet computers can replace laptops; experiment was a success (poll)

19 January, 2012

Samsung’s 10-inch Galaxy Tab tablet with a case containing a wireless keyboard was my main computer during the North American International Auto Show this year. In six weeks of testing, I have found that the tablet performs as well as a laptop for the vast majority of computing tasks. CLEVELAND, Ohio — Take a good, [...]

Operators running gold and silver investment schemes promise ponzi plans of 300% reutrns in two years

12 January, 2012

Recently, a Rajasthan-based company Abhinav Gold International splashed a halfpage advertisement in major regional Gujarati newspapers, promising investors the moon if you make a one-time investment of Rs 6,000, you get Rs 1.72 lakh in two years. Abhinav Gold claimed to be a subsidiary of the Birla group and said it had been dealing in [...]

Next sales dip casts gloom over High Street

4 January, 2012

School uniform for the office but Lord Wolfson is top of class Next kicked off the post-Christmas retail reporting season today with a “disappointing” set of sales figures which suggest the high street endured a torrid period that is likely to push some stores out of business. The clothes giant is regarded as one of [...]

U.S. factory output declined sharply in November

16 December, 2011

WASHINGTON—U.S. manufacturing output fell in November for the first time in seven months. The decline was largely because factories made fewer autos. But production of home electronics, appliances and business equipment also dropped. Economists took the industrial production report from the Federal Reserve with a little caution. While most agreed it was not good news, [...]

Food is a big factor why the consumer price index is up: Sunday’s Numbers

6 December, 2011

3.5 percent: Increase in the consumer price index from October 2010 to this past October. 6.2 percent: Increase in the cost of food purchased for home. -3.1 percent: Decline in cost of gasoline 4.2 percent: Increase in the cost of apparels. 3.2 percent: Increase cost of medical care services -0.3 percent: Decrease in cost of [...]

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