Articles: Dr Farooq said, if voted to power,will provide more teeth to the State Accountability Commission
Region: India
Srinagar, December 21- Dr. Farooq Abdullah former Chief Minster and Patron National Conference said, if voted to power, his party will provide more teeth to the J&K State Accountability Commission to investigate the cases of corruption and whosoever found involved right from a mere peon to the Chief Minister, would be booked and punished. Addressing a series of election meetings and road shows at Mulphak, Danihama, Batpora Khawaja Bagh, Telbal in Hazratbal assembly constituen... more
Views: 905"Peace process a historical necessity for India, Pakistan" : Mufti Sayeed
Region: India
Jammu, December 20 - Stressing on the need of initiating more confidence building measures to establish lasting peace in this region, the former Chief Minister and patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Saturday said that Mumbai attack is an inhuman act but such heinous incident should not be allowed to derail the peace process. "Peace process is a historical necessity for India and Pakistan", he said and suggested that India and Pakistan have to jointly face th... more
Views: 1015Vote in support of BJP candidates & teach congress a bitter lesson: Advani
Region: India
Jammu, December 20 - Senior most BJP leader and leader of the opposition LK on Saturday said the Amarnath land transfer issue united people of Jammu and they showed it to the entire world if you remain united you can achieve your goals. While addressing an election rally in parade ground in Jammu,Advani first pay his glowing tributes to the people of Jammu and lauded their role during the two month long Amarnath land agitation. Lauding role of people of Jammu during th... more
Views: 770J&K ELECTION 2008-Campaigning on for seventh & final phase of J&K Assembly
Region: India
Jammu/Srinagar,December 20 –Election campaigning is on for the 7th and final phase of Assembly polls to be held on the 24th of this month in Jammu and Kashmir. After the successful conduct of sixth phase of polling in sixteen assembly segments, the focus has now shifted the 21 assembly segments going to polls in the final phase. According to officals reports, polling will take place in 11 assembly segments of Jammu District, 2 constituencies of Sa... more
Views: 1565Consumer’s Interest High at Community Banks
Region: United States
It took $4 gasoline to get folks to think about their driving habits. Similarly, it looks like a meltdown of the megabanks and other financial institutions is prompting consumers to think about where they are putting their money, who they can trust and what results they should expect. And much of their hard earned cash is flowing into deposits at community banks: According to the FDIC, banks with less than $10 billion in assets, community banks, have ... more
Views: 1157Schapiro Could be First Woman to Chair SEC
Region: United StatesPresident-Elect Barack Obama on Thursday, 18 December 2008 nominated Mary Schapiro to head Securities and Exchange Commission of United State of America. If the senate confirmed this appointment, the 53 year old career financial regulator could well be the first women to supervise the Wall Street and economy. This change could be triggered by the recent 50-billion-dollars fraud alleged against Bernard Madoff episodes. That was why there is a need to make changes which will be a effective app... more
Views: 1149Wall Street upbeat ahead of Federal Reserve's rate decision
Region: United StatesOn 16 December 2008, Dow Jones Industrial Index, DJI although encountering countless bad news and people talking about recessions is not contemplating to fall as it rose 102.99 points or 1,2 percent. Despite analyst everywhere calling for caution trading and beware of correction after the recent run-ups, investors are buying. My take on the market is that it is really time to buy as the market usually react way before things happen. Before recessions, stocks are seen really battered down wh... more
Views: 1242October Housing Market Down, But Select Counties Show Promise According to IAS360 House Price Index
Region: United States
Integrated Asset Services, LLC (IAS, www.iasreo.com), a leader in default management and residential collateral valuation, today released its IAS360™ House Price Index for October 2008. The monthly report, which includes the most current and granular data available in the industry, showed a 1.7% decline in house prices on a national level in October, with an annual decline of 12.9% versus a 13.3% decline in September. Also, the data shows signs of improvement in Arizona and F... more
Views: 1247What is pushing Cosco Corporation's stock price upwards
Region: SingaporeCosco Corporation Limited, a China company listed in Singapore mainboard, Straits Times Index, STI had pulled a very remarkable rebound since it low at about 60 plus cents not too long ago and it does seems from the look of the buying momentum that Cosco is going towards $2 soon. I have previously gave a review on Cosco sometime back in October 2008 and the topic then was "Will Cosco Corporation Ltd recover?". So what may be the underlying reason for Cosco to have recovered so much to close... more
Views: 2153FTSE 100 remained strong despite Dow Jones opening down
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)FTSE 100 from the London Stock Exchange, the key European market index. Dow Jones after a strong day on Monday, had seen some negativity on Tuesday, 9 December 2008 as Federal Express and Texas Instrument cutting their profit forecast for the coming year 2009. FTSE 100 is currently nearing the time of closing at the time of this post and it is now strongly within the green zone with a gain of 102.75 or 2.39 percent. FTSE 100 had performed really well as Hang Seng Index and Shanghai Composit... more
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