Monday, July 14, 2008

Selected business extracts

1. The launch of Apple’s much –written about new iPhone turned into an IT meltdown as customers were unable to get their phones working in-store.
2. Tata Steel is looking at acquiring an iron ore mine in Western Australia. The region has huge reserves of iron ores. Western Australia is a global supplier of minerals and petroleum products. .
3. Credit card debts may lead to plastic meltdown. Credit counselors and financial analysts in the US and the UK are seeing evidence that credit card debts are increasing. The debt-soaked consumers in these countries are struggling to pay the minimum monthly repayments. Across the world, some wherebetween US$2-3 trillion is owed on credit cards. In America, more than a trillion dollars is held on credit cards!

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