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2009-01-02 19:44:02| The Economic Times
In a year when recession and terrorism swept in clouds of fear, Indians found solace in altruism, idealism, nationalism and hope triggered by a celebration of collective achievement - which found its manifestation in cricket.
2008-12-30 15:00:00| PR Newswire: Entertainment Industry
2008-12-30 13:50:14| Guardian Unlimited Business - more business news
House prices plummeted by 12.2% in the 12 months to November, and by almost 1.9% month on month, official data showed today. According to the Land Registry, the average property in England and Wales cost 161,883 in November, a fall of more than 22,000 compared with the same month in 2007.Every region in England and Wales saw property prices fall in double figures across the year to November, with the greatest drops occurring in the East Midlands and the east of England, where house prices fell by more than 14%. Prices in London fell by 10.2%, and the average property in the capital now comes with a price tag of 317,101.The falls reported by the Land Registry broadly echo those published by lenders. Nationwide said prices had dropped by 13.9% in the year leading to November, while Halifax reported a drop over the year of 14.9%.Prospects for the housing market look decidedly grim for the coming year, with pundits across the board predicting prices will continue to slide in 2009, thanks in part to growing unemployment and increasingly tough lending criteria making it difficult for would-be buyers to secure funding.The property information website Hometrack said yesterday that it predicted prices to continue to fall by as much as 12% in 2009, while Miles Shipside, commercial director of the property search website Rightmove.co.uk predicts falls of 10% next year.Providing further evidence that the market has all but ground to a halt, the time it takes to sell a property has lengthened from an average 8.3 weeks to an average 12 weeks in December, according to Hometrack, while vendors are only managing to achieve 88.6% of their asking prices. A year ago, vendors were managing to sell for 93.5% of their asking price.Meanwhile, research suggests that people are growing increasingly concerned about meeting the cost of keeping a roof over their heads. According to research from the Conservative party, 44% of people are worried that they will not be able to pay their mortgage the coming year. Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps said: "Householders up and down the country and in every kind of housing are now concerned, as never before, about their ability to maintain a roof over their heads over the next 12 months."PropertyHouse pricesMortgagesFirst-time buyersCredit crunchguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
2008-12-30 12:40:53| Gizmodo
In a classic more=betterer move, LG is planning to top their current 240Hz sets (and Sony's wonderfully advertised 200Hz Bravias) with an otherwise mysterious 480Hz LCD television. The display is claimed to have a 4ms response time, and uses a "scanning backlight" technology to leverage the company's 240Hz Trumotion technology into an effective 480 images per second. Important details like screen size, resolution, and whether or not anyone actually wants a 480Hz display (many claim that the frame interpolation effects used in such sets are distracting) will be announced at CES in January. [LG Phillips]
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2008-12-27 21:40:13| Telegraph Business
As we enter 2009 what economic policies should the Conservatives propose?