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A study released Wednesday by Harris Interactive shows that (adult) Americans have spent an average of 13 hours per week connected to the Internet. Made in October 2009, soon after the financial crisis and the presidential election the U.S., the telephone poll of 2029 adults and found that about 24% of them are online for 24 hours a week or more, while [...]

Some public images that have taken a huge beating in the financial crisis are that of bankers and traders. Wall Street is all set to go for a grand image makeover and resurrect the image in the eyes of the people. According to Bloomberg it has roped in former aides of former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to head the initiative which will involve [...]

The global economic crisis is making young people between 15 to 29 years old, see their future more and more uncertain, and it is not necessarily what they had in mind before the sinking economy. What is in common knowledge that the recession in some way, destroyed the world they thought they knew. Historians, economists, sociologists and psychologists [...]

United States has seen a recent rise, rather a surprising one, in the housing sector. Construction starts and permits escalated despite the morbid financial crisis, an indicator of future activity in the hosing market. Privately owned or new homes construction has started and reached a 22.2 percent mark. After a prolonged period of decline with [...]

Iraq, economy, banking, budget, and financial markets – in spite of the risks that are entailed, Barack Obama has chosen to launch a political offensive on multiple fronts. After six years of war and more than 4,200 American soldiers dead, the new head of the White House closed the chapter of the most dangerous adventure in Iraq. But, as anticipated, [...]

Satyam’s financial scam to the tune of 7000 crores has rocked corporate and financial world. That too this scandal comes at a time when business world is facing worse times. What is more shocking is that Satyam’s CEO Mr. Raju managed to keep the matter under wraps for many years despite recent warnings from World Bank and auditors till the matter [...]

Everyone voted for change in US couple of weeks ago. But another change has stormed in many lives. The storm has been gathering for quite some time and now it is here. First it was inflation, then food and fuel crisis and now global economic slowdown. From Japan to US everyone is affected. Many people are losing their jobs and are preparing budget [...]

The world is feeling the cold wind and is bracing to face long cold winter. This is one of the worst financial crises in modern times. This is the worst time for any financial and banking services. In these cold times Wachovia Bank (a division of US treasury) has come up with ‘Money to Burn’ billboard campaign, promising best of services to help [...]

The financial crisis that brought down economic confidence has spread to e-commerce. The worst time to feel the pinch is during the upcoming holidays when shoppers are expected not to buy as much as they used to. B2C (business-to-customer, as opposed to B2B or business-to-business) sites will have to revolutionize pricing and promotional perks such [...]