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Between Feb. 9 and Feb. 23, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,100 points. If it kept plunging at that rate, we'd hit zero before you knew it.

Of course, that won't happen. No matter how ugly the markets get, the pain we saw over these past few months can't continue for long.

But here's the bad news: Even though zero is out of the question, that doesn't mean stocks won't plummet from here. In fact, they could fall much, much further.

And history agrees.

What goes up ...
The history of long-term market downturns is pretty abysmal. When times are bad, markets don't just get drunk with fear -- they start downing vodka shots of terror

Nokia Markeet PricE

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Rs: 8900 LG-KP320 Rs: 30200 Samsung-M7500-Armani

Rs: 5900 Sony-Ericsson-K330 Rs: 21500 Sony-Ericsson-G700
Rs: 7400 Nokia-5000 Rs : 15500 Sony-Ericsson-F305
Rs: 3200 Nokia-1202 Rs: 10700 Nokia-3610-Fold

Rs: 32000 Nokia-5800-XpressMusic Rs: 14500 Sony-Ericsson-G502

Other Most Popular Mobiles:

Rs: 15750 Sony-Ericsson-W580i Rs: 15750 Sony-Ericsson-K660i
Rs: 15700 Nokia-7370 Rs: 15600 Nokia-3250
Rs: 15500 Sony-Ericsson-F305 Rs: 15400 Nokia-6270
Rs: 15200 Sony-Ericsson-C702i Rs: 15100 Sony-Ericsson-Z610i
Rs: 15000 Samsung-E900 Rs: 14900 Motorola-ROKR-E6
Rs: 14900 Nokia-3600-slide Rs: 14800 Nokia-6120
Rs: 14800 Nokia-6280 Rs: 14700 Samsung-U600
Rs: 14500 Sony-Ericsson-K770i Rs: 14500 Nokia-5320-XpressMusic
Rs: 14500 Sony-Ericsson-W302 Rs: 14500 Sony-Ericsson-G502
Rs: 14400 Nokia-N72 Rs: 14300 Nokia-5310
Rs: 14000 Nokia-6555 Rs: 13950 Samsung-L700
Rs: 13900 Samsung-M3510-Beat Rs: 13500 Nokia-6300
Rs: 13500 Sony-Ericsson-k790i Rs: 13500 Sony-Ericsson-Z710
Rs: 13400 Sony-Ericsson-S500i Rs: 13200 Sony-Ericsson-W710i
Rs: 13100 Nokia-E50 Rs: 12600 Nokia-6233
Rs: 12500 Nokia-E62 Rs: 12200 Nokia-6630
Rs: 12200 Sony-Ericsson-K550i Rs: 12200 Samsung-D820
Rs: 12100 Samsung-D600

Iraq Stock Exchange

The Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) is delighted to inform shareholders that dematerialization will start on February-22,2009 for share records registration of the following five listed companies:
1. Ashur International Bank
2. Al-Mansour Bank
3. Al-Mansour Hotel
4. Commercial Bank Of Iraq
5. Ishtar Hotel

These companies have signed agreements with the Iraqi Depository Center (IDC). The companies will begin to transfer shareholder Data from their shareholder registry to the Depository system at the IDC. Other listed companies will be transferred in the near future.

ISX requests the shareholders of the five companies, mentioned above, to ask their brokerage companies to initiate the required steps of formal registration in IDC depository system on March-07.2009

The registration will require the following forms and credentials:
1. Completing an Investor Account application form.
2. The brokerage account opening Form.
3- If you are already a share holder in one, or more of the above five listed companies, you need to fill the Deposit shares form and attached the following documents:
a. Companies shares ownership certificate.
b. A copy of Iraqi Nationality certificate (for Iraqi shareholders).
c. A copy of passport (for non-Iraqi shareholders).
d. A copy of civil Identity card.

Money laundering

In the US law it is the practice of engaging in finance/financial transactions in order to conceal the identity, source, and/or destination of illegally gained money, and is a main operation of the underground economy.
In the UK law the definition is wider.

The act is defined as taking any action with property of any form which is either wholly or in part the proceeds of a crime that will disguise the fact that that property is the proceeds of a crime or obscure the beneficial ownership of said property.
In the past, the term "money laundering" was applied only to financial transactions related to organized crime. Today its definition is often expanded by government and international regulators such as the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to encompass any financial transaction which generates an asset or a value as the result of an illegal act, which may involve actions such as tax evasion or false accounting.
As a result, the illegal activity of money laundering is now recognized as potentially practiced by individuals, small and large businesses, corrupt officials, members of criminal organization organized crime such as drug dealers or the Mafia, and even corrupt states, through a complex business network of shell companies and trusts based in Offshore Financial Centre tax havens. "Smurfing" is an example of a money laundering technique.
The increasing complexity of financial crime and the increasing recognized value of so-called "financial intelligence information gathering intelligence" (FININT) in combating transnational crime and terrorism has led to an increased prominence of money laundering in political, economic, and legal debate

Dollar-Rupee volatility

The bad news is that Dollar-Rupee volatility has increased.

The good news is that our forecasts can put you ahead of the market and ahead of the competition.

Look at the chart on the left. Dollar-Rupee volatility has increased from 5 paise per day in 2004 to about 20 paise per day today. It is set to increase further, to 35-45 paise per day over the next 12 months.How do you protect your business from Forex volatility? Our Clients swear by our forecasts. They help keep you on the right side of the market.
We have an enviable track record (look at the chart on the right hand top) to back up our claim. Our services include long-term forecasts, daily updates as well as hedging advise to Indian corporates. We currently manage about $200 mln of Corporate Forex exposures

E-Markeeting

The Internet has brought many unique benefits to marketing, one of which being lower costs for the distribution of information and media to a global audience. The interactive nature of Internet marketing, both in terms of providing instant response and eliciting responses, is a unique quality of the medium. Internet marketing is sometimes considered to have a broader scope because it refers to digital media such as the Internet, e-mail, and wireless media; however, Internet marketing also includes management of digital customer data and electronic customer relationship management (ECRM) systems.
Internet marketing ties together creative and technical aspects of the Internet, including design, development, advertising, and sales. Internet marketing does not simply entail building or promoting a website, nor does it mean placing a banner ad on another website. Effective Internet marketing requires a comprehensive strategy that synergizes a given company's business model and sales goals with its website function and appearance, focusing on its target market through proper choice of advertising type, media, and design.
Internet marketing also refers to the placement of media along different stages of the customer engagement cycle through search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), banner ads on specific websites, e-mail marketing, and Web 2.0 strategies. In 2008 The New York Times working with comScore published an initial estimate to quantify the user data collected by large Internet-based companies. Counting four types of interactions with company websites in addition to the hits from advertisements served from advertising networks, the authors found the potential for collecting data upward of 2,500 times on average per user per month

BOFTEC E-Commerce Center

Weihai Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation E-Commerce Center(Weihai Municipal BOFTEC E-Commerce Center) was established to promote the trade of the city of Weihai, in Shandong Province. Our city's history of trade dates back to the 1800's when Weihai served as a British Treaty Port. Today we have over 1.5 million people, modern transport and communication, and low tax, labor, utility and construction costs. We hope to transfer these benefits to you.
Natural resources and advanced infrastructure Our city has an abundance of natural resources that are sourced locally -- lowering costs for you. We've invested $600 million in infrastructure. Now the city has three sheltered Category-1 ports and three Category-3 ports, with six 10,000-ton and nine 5,000-ton shipping docks. An abundance of ports helps to avoid shipping delays.
A truly diverse selection of products If you choose to source in Weihai, we can open your business to a wide network of partners whose production totals $15 billion annually. Opportunities include machinery, shipbuilding, textiles, garments, fishing equipment, chemicals, hand tools, DIY products, toys, automobile parts, and arts and crafts. A major benefit of using our company is that we can provide quick and easy access to the supplier that best matches your needs -- with the help of our support staff that is fluent in English.