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Anup Nair is a post graduate in Business Administration with over 5 years of experience in the business process outsourcing industry. He is also a post graduate in Public Administration from Australia with over 3 years of experience in matters related to public policy analysis and training in a University environment
About:

Anup Nair

Website
http://www.micmn.com
Profile
Anup Nair is a post graduate in Business Administration with over 5 years of experience in the business process outsourcing industry. He is also a post graduate in Public Administration from Australia with over 3 years of experience in matters related to public policy analysis and training in a University environment

Americans Now Have Choice of iPhone Carriers

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The recent news of Apple ending its iPhone exclusivity pact with AT&T has been welcomed by a large number of dissatisfied AT&T customers. The iPhone 4 is set to debut on Verizon’s telecom network shortly. One wonders why this didn’t happen sooner. Unlike America, the iPhone 4 is available across multiple networks all over Europe. The advantage of having a single technological standard (GSM) for mobile telephony has given European mobile phone customers the option of choosing their networks at will. On the other hand, American wireless providers have developed their own networks on diverse platforms (GSM, CDMA and VOIP) making it difficult for customers to jump from one network to the other. → Read More

Small Business Bill: Will It Get Past The Republicans’ Obstructionism?

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After the bank reform bill and the unemployment extension bill passed earlier this month, will Democrats be able to pass another economy related bill in this July session of the Congress? With the Congressional recess in August fast approaching, the Democrats are looking to pass a small business bill HR 5297, aimed → Read More

Obama’s Bank Reform, Foreclosure and Helping HomeOwners

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As President Barack Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on Wednesday, the stage is now set to unleash a slew of regulations aimed at bank reforms.

The bank reform act also brings with it good news for those who are faced with increasing uncertainty regarding → Read More

More Banks Set to Fail: The Banking Industry Blues

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Even as the economy shows signs of slowing down, the banking industry remains ever so in a critical condition. If current numbers are any indication, the banking industry is set to experience more number of bank closures this year than the previous year.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) reported 96 closures → Read More

Home Builder Confidence in the U.S. Housing Market Sinks

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In what may be further signs that the economic recovery is slowing, figures released on Monday show that the confidence of home builders has hit its lowest in more than a year.

The U.S. National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said on Monday that its confidence index slipped to 14 in July, → Read More

President Obama: Stimulus Funding Created or Saved 3.6 Millions Jobs

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In its latest quarterly report released by the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), the fourth since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 was made into a law, it seems that President Obama’s stimulus plan’s goal of saving or creating 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010 → Read More

BP Oil Spill- Oil Spill Reaches Lake Pontchartrain

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In what is suspected to be a failure of barges lined up to control oil spill on Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain (pronounced PAHN-chuh-trayn), an oil sheen is threatening to infiltrate the 600 square kilometer lake which is located directly to the north of New Orleans. Strong winds from the Hurricane Alex over the → Read More

Unemployment Extensions Bill: Congress’s Misguided Priorities Hurts Americans

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At a time when unemployment is nearly 10% with about 15 million unemployed and job creation has been very weak, the policymakers in the Congress are possibly chasing misguided policy priorities that could see a slowly recovering economy slip into a recession. By not extending unemployment benefits and indulging in fiscal austerity → Read More