agreed. India really needs to devise reforms to curb corruption in the civil/public sector, there by increasing political will for larger economic strides toward deregulation of certain public markets.

Quoted: Failure to reform a bloated civil service is putting the country's huge economic achievements at risk

I'll be interning this summer with Dr. Yunus and the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh!!

Quoted: Provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh without any collateral. At Grameen Bank, credit is a cost effective weapon to fight ...

not cool, not cool at all.

Quoted: Clothing retailer Gap Inc. said Sunday that it will convene all of its Indian suppliers to "forcefully reiterate" its prohibition on child labor after a British newspaper found children as young as 10 making Gap clothes at a sweatshop in New Delhi.

Doesn't Apple have a lawful monopoly? I mean, realistically, technically, and economically, who is its competitor? I don't think the lawsuit is going to hold up in court...the evidence isn't compelling, and the argument is BS (in my opinion).

Quoted: Complaints over Apple Inc.’s use restrictions and recent software update for the iPhone have erupted in two lawsuits alleging Apple and its carrier partner, AT&T Inc., engaged in illegal monopolistic behavior.

Quoted: India's main stock index continues its astonishing rise, crossing the 18,000 mark to reach a new high.

oh man...there goes my dream of a summer internship in London : ( At the rate the US dollar is devaluing, I will not only be broke with an unpaid internship, but according to this article, be very hungry!

Quoted: London's restaurants have become the most expensive in the world, outdoing Tokyo and Paris—and blowing past New York and L.A.

this is a really great idea! funny, i ran across this site when a Blackberry ad popped across my screen, with the founder in the ad.

Quoted: Make a loan to an entrepreneur in the developing world for as little as $25. Kiva is the world's first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe...We let you loan to the working poor.
Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates from the business you've sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back.

Quoted: The central bank is supposed to make sure the economy grows fast enough to create jobs and make everybody richer, but not so fast that it produces inflation, which makes everybody poorer. "Readings on core inflation have improved modestly this year," the Federal Open Market Committee said in justifying its 50-basis-point interest-rate cut last month, while conceding that "some inflation risks remain."

amazing what 0.5 percentage point can do! i wonder how well this will work...

Quoted: The Dow gained 2.5 percent after the Fed’s forceful move, which was intended to limit the damage from the disorder in the housing and credit markets.