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...Tata Finance sacked its managing director and five other senior managers over alleged financial irregularities. In January, Tata Steel's plans to build a mill in the eastern state of Orissa went tragically awry when police fired on protesters who were accusing the state government acting as a broker in the development of making profits on the sale of their land. Twelve were killed. But to shed 40,000 employees at Jamshedpur, Tata Steel offered to pay their current salaries until retirement age along with free health care for life, and allowed them to keep their company houses for three...
...ever seen. The U.S. will always have to deal with China, but it has learned that doing so is never easy: China bristles too much with old resentments at the hands of the West. India is no pushover either (try suggesting in New Delhi that outsiders might usefully broker a deal with Pakistan about Kashmir, the disputed territory over which the two countries have fought three wars), but democrats are easier to talk to than communist apparatchiks. Making friends with India is a good way for the U.S. to hedge its Asia...
Putting your home on the market used to mean calling up your neighborhood broker and sticking a sign on the lawn. These days the savviest sellers log on to a growing network of real estate sites for help estimating their home's value and maximizing its appeal. Here are five ways to make the best use of the Web to get more for your home...
...Given that 90% of sellers use a broker, you'll probably end up with one too. Homethinking.com is a new site that lets you see what homes agents in your area are selling and what they've recently sold. It also posts ratings from past clients, though the site is too new to include a comprehensive database of such evaluations. It's still raw, but it's free and easy to use. After getting a quick overview covering some of your area's agents, visit Realtor.com, the site for the National Association of Realtors, to search for a local broker...
Nine out of 10 sellers still use a real estate agent, and Homethinking.com launched in December, is a new broker-rating service to help sellers find the right one. Drawing on millions of home-sales reports and a new collection of client comments, the site tells you how agents have fared in the past. If you're seeking out a Web-savvy brokerage, Ziprealty.com has 360° photo tours of interiors and a price-tracking tool to identify sellers who have recently reduced their asking price. The site also features crime stats and school info so you can scout a neighborhood...