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...growth industry in India. A study by PWC and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry earlier this year put annual growth in "filmed entertainment" over the past three years at 17%. The industry is now worth $2.4 billion a year. Though that is less than a tenth of Hollywood's take, India's industry should double in the next five years, while its American counterpart will be lucky to grow 15% or so in that period. The business side of Bollywood, once a byword for dodgy tax deals and shady financing, has gone legit in the past...
...never heard of a website called Kijiji, you're not alone. Named for the Swahili word for "village," this new classified service owned by eBay draws just 2.5 million unique visitors in the U.S. each month - less than a tenth of the visitors to Craigslist. Nonetheless, this seemingly inconsequential site with an oddball name is at the heart of a legal scuffle between eBay and Craigslist, in which the companies are suing each other for unfairly undermining their business. A quick glance at the global online listings market reveals why classifieds-king Craigslist is worried. While Kijiji is just...
Americans wincing over paying four dollars a gallon at the gas pump ought to meet John Gwat. The taxi driver in Cameroon's capital is paying six dollars a gallon, but in a country where the average monthly wage is about $180 - approximately one-tenth of the average American income. And like American consumers, there's precious little that Gwat and other taxi drivers here can do about the gas prices at the gas pumps. "At the end of the month about a quarter of the cars are just parked on the streets, because no one has the money...
...conference marking the tenth anniversary of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan topped the event with more reason to celebrate...
...arena, his face marred by dust, sweat and blood—and that’s just on the Right. Two-fifths of Republicans are voting for him this November because they can’t stand the other guy, according to a recent Hotline poll. And one tenth of them are voting for the Democrat...