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India's mobile giants battle it out in the villages
22 Jan 2006
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today.reuters.co.uk
By Shailendra Bhatnagar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Mobile phone companies are taking cheap handsets and life-time prepaid services to India's hundreds of millions of low-income earners in a bid to expand market share and maintain their break-neck rates of growth. Mobile ownership surged in December -- with a record 4.5 million new users -- after carriers targeted India's poorer citizens with the launch of services that guarantee a number for life for just over $20. In the past, a prepaid number wo ... |
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Meet the king of the divvy
22 Jan 2006
source:
thisismoney.co.uk
Richard Dyson, Mail on Sunday22 January 2006 AFTER the rapid rise and painful crash of technology stocks almost six years ago, companies that pay old-fashioned dividends have bounced back into fashion. In this special report on investing for income, Financial Mail talks to an ordinary investor whose unswerving faith in 'the divvy' has been hugely rewarding. We also explain why this might be a good strategy for you. INSTINCT: Bruce Dalton believes a company that pays a dividend must ... |
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Out-of-character fund offerings are seldom stars
22 Jan 2006
source:
marketwatch.com
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- If your favorite restaurant tomorrow starts offering a new dish, you might be tempted to try it. Whether you order the new menu item would depend on several factors, ranging from your taste for the specific dish to its cost and more. MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE IN INVESTING Dividend-paying stocks buffer slowing economy IN MUTUAL FUNDS Out-of- ... |
