An anti-offshore outsourcing bill has been put forward by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. In essence, it would put excise tax on companies that send American domestic customer service calls to centers in other destinations overseas. Although this sounds good in terms of scoring political points amid harsh economic times in the U.S., in reality it […]
Do Not Sell Your Nest For A Joy Ride
This news article appeared recently in many leading Indian publications. Lifestyle Holidays, a mumbai based tour operator is offering vacations in exchange for your blue-chip stocks. Here’s the link to the report titled: ‘Sell stocks, travel abroad…’- http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sell-stocks-travel-abroad/353984/ On the part of the operator it seems to be a new way to bring in business […]
DO: Use Social Networks for Business
New York, 10th August 2008 There is a lot of debate in the press these days, both digitally and in print, about Social Networking. The debate is about its usefulness and what it actually does for people. Frequently there is another mention that people are getting fed up already with Facebook, or LinkedIN. So as […]
Trader’s Hidden Spree Exposed French Bank to €50bn Losses
Jérôme Kerviel, the French trader accused of perpetrating the biggest fraud in banking history, will be questioned intensively again today by French police as the scale of his ten-day spree on the financial markets emerged at the weekend. Kerviel, a 31-year-old loner, gave himself up to the financial police on Saturday and, senior officials said, […]
Trader’s Hidden Spree Exposed French Bank to €50bn Losses
Jérôme Kerviel, the French trader accused of perpetrating the biggest fraud in banking history, will be questioned intensively again today by French police as the scale of his ten-day spree on the financial markets emerged at the weekend. Kerviel, a 31-year-old loner, gave himself up to the financial police on Saturday and, senior officials said, […]