Also the central bank governor of Cyprus, Orphanides said in a newspaper column that dropping plans for forcing losses on private sector holders of Greek debt would “help restore trust” in the eurozone and reduce the borrowing costs of other governments in the currency union.

“Reversing the Greek private sector involvement decision would also raise the financing costs on the Greek government, but by restoring trust in the euro zone it would reduce the financing costs of other euro zone governments,” Orphanides wrote in the Financial Times.

A spokesman for CMNE said it would include Citigroup’s credit card and consumer loan businesses in the country.

“This fits perfectly in the CMNE group’s strategy. It is clearly based on our pursuit of expansion, notably in northern France and in Belgium, which we consider as our second domestic market,” Eric Charpentier, director general of Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe said in the statement.

The merged company will be set up after the closure of the transaction, expected in the second quarter of 2012.

It is very important for 40-plus men to wear flattering colors as their hair and skin color have changed with passing time. But that does not mean that they should wear clothes that are not just for them. Men over 40 should pay attention to what fits correctly and stick with classics without being boring. This also means that men should avoid wearing low cut and tight fitting jeans they might have worn in his 20s and 30s, even if they have a six-pack and a great butt. However, flattering, stylish jeans, and t-shirts (just differently) could be their best bets.

Moreover, men should avoid wearing striped suits with striped shirts and a striped tie with a striped shirt (always wear a wide tie). Some good tie color options could be ties of one color but with different shades of blue or brown or red and yellow ties of certain shades. It is also suggested that you avoid wearing bright colored suits outside spring and summer. Furthermore, you should avoid wearing running shoes as casual footwear and clashing colors. Three-button suits should always be avoided and two-button suits should be preferred.

Try out this fashion advice for men over 40 and experience the world appreciating your style sense.

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In a joint statement on Thursday, France and Germany said that European leaders would discuss a global solution to the crisis on Sunday but no decisions would be adopted before a second meeting to be held by Wednesday at the latest.

From news.yahoo.com:

The major sticking point is over how to scale up the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), a 440 billion euro ($600 billion) fund so far used to bail out Portugal and Ireland.

France and Germany disagree over the best way to bolster the facility, with Paris fearing its triple-A credit rating could come under threat if the wrong method is chosen.

Failure to agree on leveraging the EFSF will further damage confidence in the euro zone’s ability to tackle its debt crisis after nearly two years of trying to get on top of a problem that started in Greece and now threatens Italy, Spain and even France.

Underlining the threat the euro zone crisis poses to the broader global economy, U.S. President Barack Obama held a video conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, reiterating that he hopes a solution will be in place in time for a summit of G20 leaders in France on November 3-4.

“The figure has been discussed with member states. It is now acceptable for everybody,” an EU source involved in the discussions said.

The Job Speak Index of Naukri.com rose 4 per cent in June, compared to May.

From in.finance.yahoo.com:

According to leading job portal Naukri.com, both the IT and ITES sectors” indices climbed 12 per cent last month in comparison to May. “Key functional areas like software services and sales registered an upward movement in hiring activity in June,” it said in a statement.

Further, recruitment activity improved in the pharma, biotech and insurance sectors.

“The talent market is driven by demand and supply,” Info Edge India Managing Director and CEO Hitesh Oberoi said.

“… Economic slowdown may not necessarily affect the pace of hiring,” he added. Info Edge owns Naukri.com.

However, the telecom sector reported a 17 per cent drop in hiring activities in June, the maximum dip for the segment in the last one year.

Naukri.com’s Job Speak Index is an indicator of monthly demand for jobs online and provides an insight into the hiring trends across sectors.

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman. – George Soros

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. – Dwight Eisenhower

If you did not look after today’s business then you might as well forget about tomorrow. – Isaac Mophatlane

The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas of enthusiasm. – Thomas J. Watson

Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games. – Babe Ruth

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations. – Steve Jobs

You’ve got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It’s called perseverance. – Lee Iacocca

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst for riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. – Laurence Sterne

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were. – David Rockefeller

Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing. – Magic Johnson

Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. – James Thurber

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. – Carlos Castaneda

The Internet climb ahead of newspapers for advertising revenue for the first time, according to PricewaterhouseCooper’s annual report for the Interactive Advertising Bureau.

The annual report revealed that advertisers spent $26 billion in 2010 on online marketing.

From Gigaom.com:

Search continued to be the most popular buy — bringing in more than $12 billion in revenue and accounting for 46 percent of all sales, down slightly from 47 percent in 2009. As a category it grew only 12 percent, less than the overall growth in spending, which may have Google worried. Meanwhile, display-related advertising — including digital video advertising, ad banners/display ads, sponsorships and rich media –- totaled nearly $10 billion this year, an increase of 24 percent over 2009. The category now accounts for more than 38 percent of all revenue, up from 35 percent in 2009. Much of that year over year growth is likely because of money getting spent again after the recession and perhaps an increase in video ads.

But the largest growth came from sponsorships, which includes advertorials, site takeovers and other forms of sponsored content, which experienced the largest growth in 2010, surging 88 percent since last year. Sure, it was coming from a smaller base (up from $383 to $718 million), but the growth is still worth noting. The category represents about 3 percent of total media buys, up from 2 percent last year.

The growth of 2010 represents a 15 percent increase over last year’s anemic.

The economists have developed a website that predicts individual stock trends by making use of automatic text analysis methods to evaluate thousands of daily tweets.

From in.finance.yahoo.com:

The share price of a stock reflects investor and analyst opinions about its prospects and indicates whether positive or negative developments are on the horizon.

The micoblogging platform Twitter has become an important medium for the exchange of such viewpoints.

Thousands of stock-related messages are broadcasted every day via Twitter.

Twittering investors mark tweets according to company stock symbols.

In a study, TUM economists showed that the sentiment from Twitter messages develops similar to the stock market and even leads by a day.

They analyzed 250,000 Twitter messages written in a six-month period and related to S and P 500 listed companies.

The result: If an investor had oriented his share purchases according to the Twitter sentiment in the first half of 2010, he would have achieved an average rate of return of up to 15 percent.

“If a Twitter user often gives good stock recommendations, he will, as a rule, have more followers and will be ‘retweeted’ (i.e., quoted) more often by other users. Hereby, tweets with good recommendations are affirmed and receive greater weight in the overall analysis,” said TUM economist Timm Sprenger.

Current forecasts are available for all S and P 500 listed stocks on www.TweetTrader.net

A civilian case filed against Tri-Valley University of Pleasanton, California is being very seriously taken by the United States.

The university, and its founder, Susan Su, are accused of an elaborate scheme for defrauding the students, mostly from India.

From in.news.yahoo.com:

The U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency has filed a motion in U.S. district court to forfeit the property identified as owned by Ms. Su.

She allegedly purchased the real estate by using the tuition and fees of the students. An investigation is ongoing, and a public affairs officer refused to comment further on the case, other than to email the original court filing.

A hotline to help students has been set up, and the agency says, there have been several responses. Affected students may need to try multiple times before getting through.

ANI spoke with Dr. Virender Paul of the Indian Embassy in Washington. Dr. Paul, the press attache, told ANI that the only students visiting the embassy were students on normal stops in Washington as part of their studies in the United States.

An agency of the Department of Homeland Security, the ICE, is taking the lead on further investigation into Tri-Valley University.