Running is one of the best ways to stay fit and healthy. It will help to burn all the extra fat that gets accumulated in the body and at the same time will make the muscles flexible. Running in the winter is tougher than in other times but you can join in some winter running clubs and it will be good fun.

The second largest UK company British Petroleum posted a record profit of over 10 billion for the september 2008 quarter due to the record high crude oil prices. The profits are over 140% higher than the year ago figures. This is coming at a time when almost all the major players in all other industries are reporting flat growth or degrowth.

Just at the beginning of 2008, there were too many billionaires in India and China and Russia who were nowhere few years back. And the whole world, including the Forbes Magazine were praising a lot of them for their business acumen and great management skills.
Within nine months time, most of these Billionaires have been reduced to Millionaires, thanks to the stock market crash which has taken the stock values of most of the top rated companies by anything between 40% to 90%.

The dominance of US in the international arena be it on science and technology, finance, software, pharmaceuticals, energy security, military etc. may not be under question, even with the current financial debacle costing trillions of dollars for the economy.
What people fail to understand is that for all the luxury enjoyed by the Americans and through them by the rest of the world due to the inflated property prices and mad consumer spending, may after all start again, may be after two or three quarters , because, human beings seldom stop their addictions, even at any cost.

US automobile industry is in deep trouble and with major crash in the high end car and SUV requirements the profitability has been badly hit and most of them have been reporting losses in the recent quarters. The industry has sought a big financial aid from the government through their association and the government is also providing a helping hand to some extent. But whether they will be able to weather the storm brewing currently is a billion dollar question.

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The metal prices have been crashing in the last two months, with Aluminium, Copper, Iron and Steel, zinc, Tin all recording losses ranging from 10% to 30%. The drop is expected to accentuate further in coming months due to reduced demand from China ( post Olympics) and also due to the impact of credit crisis. The high energy and food prices are also expected to impact the demand for metals from industries and automobiles.

The margins of every business is going down with every passing day due to various factors. First the demand is going down in every sector, be it durables, consumables or services. Second the cost of financing is shooting up drastically with the funds shortage across the banking system. Add to this the problem of competition which is undercutting the rates just for minimum volume sake, you have the clear scenario for a big disaster.
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The Chinese astronauts who performed the spacewalk successfully few days back, returned back to earth successfully yesterday. This has marked the successful completion of the first human mission to space by China and it puts China among handful of countries having the techonological capability to do so. This is expected to be used for more useful purposes by China in years to come, in enhancing the standard of living of their citizens.