Nick Gardner writes on Adelaide Now : Identity theft has reached epidemic proportions in Australia, more than one in five people falling victim to credit-card fraudsters or computer hackers. The Identity Crimes Report, commissioned by Veda Advantage and conducted by Galaxy Research, found more than 1.5 million people had their credit cards skimmed, and 1.2 million had their bank accounts illegally accessed. Many more had their post intercepted containing their pin numbers or other c

During his recent visit to the US, Rajesh Jain had a chat with Kevin Werbach, Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor. The topic was “ What’s New with Net Neutrality and India’s Mobile Markets? ” In the first part, Rajesh asks Kevin five questions on net neutrality and in the second part, the roles are reversed and Kevin asks Rajesh about the Indian mobile market. Very informative and interesting. An excerpt follows: Werbach: . . . Now I’m very interested in learning from yo

TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average fell 1.4 percent and the broader Topix fell 1.6 percent on Thursday. The following stocks were on the move: **BANKS SINK ON GROWING WORRIES ABOUT NEW LOAN POLICY** Banking shares slid after the Nikkei business daily reported a proposed debt relief plan for small and midsize businesses would have the government essentially shouldering interest payments to financial institutions on behalf of borrowers while loan repayments are put on hold

My latest trip to Ecuador left me feeling like the California gold rush had arrived in Cotacachi Ecuador at least. There are numerous new projects underway… at least 200 houses and condos that I could count. This message looks at gold, but also delves into stores of value and why I prefer good value real estate in Ecuador, or wherever, over gold as an investment. Timber bricks and mortar can be more valuable than gold. These are the beams of a new premium house being built in Cotaca

Get out the violins! This is almost laughable. Carol Platt Liebau asks “what did they expect?” Indeed, what did they expect? I guess they don’t spend much time reading conservative websites and blogs. If they had they wouldn’t have been fooled into thinking Barack Obama was a moderate. Charles Gasparino writes in the New York Post that Wall Street Executives privately complain about the president and his ruinous policies. I wonder what it cost them to get him elected. It almost serves