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RIL submits bid to buy LyondellBasell of US'); document.write('
RIL submits bid to buy LyondellBasell of USIf successful this will be the biggest acquisition by any Indian company overseas. LyondellBasell has a m-cap of $55 bn. RIL | World\'s largest refining companies'); document.write('
\'India to be third largest economy by 2050\''); document.write('
\'India to be third largest economy by 2050\'India will be the third largest economy in the world after China and US by 2050, a US-based think tank has said. World\'s top 20 countries to live | 10 challenges for India'); document.write('
Realty revival: Developers, NRIs to cash on schemes'); document.write('
Realty revival: Developers, NRIs to cash on schemesGovernment is working on making funding accessible to both buyers and developers. Experts believe momentum in the sector will not fizzle out. Know your Home Loan'); document.write('
Life & stress: How to come out of depression'); document.write('
Life & stress: How to come out of depressionDepression can become chronic or recurrent & can impair individual\'s ability. Personal initiative is the greatest determinant in recovery. More than one boss fine for you?'); document.write('
Gold at another high, Silver crosses 29-K level'); document.write('
Gold at another high, Silver crosses 29-K levelGold prices sky-rocketed to yet other historic peak in bullion mkt, sparked by frantic buying spree from stockists & traders. Ways to invest in gold | Tips to buy gold'); document.write('
Dealing with a decision you hate'); document.write('
Dealing with a decision you hate\'If you\'re not at the table, you\'re on the menu,\' and other wisdom about contending with a business decision you tried to prevent. Having more than one boss good for you?'); document.write('
Gold ETFs gave return of 42% during slump'); document.write('
Gold ETFs gave return of 42% during slumpThe shortfall in demand from yellow metal has been more than compensated by investment demand. Different ways to invest in gold | Few tips to buy gold'); document.write('
Smartphone growth to continue strong in 2010'); document.write('
Smartphone growth to continue strong in 2010Falling smartphone prices are set to boost market growth, next year, as Nokia and Google push their operating systems -- Symbian and Android. Smart phones'); document.write('
Canada introduces express business visas for Indians'); document.write('
Canada introduces express business visas for IndiansUnder the new system, applications from Indian citizens for business visas will be cleared within 24 hours. Forex Converter | NRI investments in India'); document.write('
Unisys to partner local IT cos to bid for UID project'); document.write('
Unisys to partner local IT cos to bid for UID projectUnisys, one of the biggest government solution providers in the US, is in talks with top tech firms including TCS, Wipro & Tech Mahindra. Top acquisitions in BPO space'); document.write('
SEBI examine investment avenues'); document.write('
Securities and Exchange Board of India is in the process of examining whether registered portfolio managers invest in instruments other than listed securities, an official of the agency said.'); document.write('
Check on the dollar deluge'); document.write('
Its raining dollars in India, such a dollar deluge can be quite harmful.'); document.write('
US stocks fall for 3rd day'); document.write('
Investors can\'t shake their fears that the economy isn\'t keeping up with the stock market. '); document.write('
Galleon sells stake in Edelweiss'); document.write('
US-based hedge fund Galleon has sold its entire holdings in leading investment banking and broking firm Edelweiss Capital through the open market route on Friday. '); document.write('
Gold buy to contain Rupee volatility'); document.write('
The recent mega gold purchase by the Reserve Bank was to smoothen the exchange rate volatility arising from the changes in the valuation of US dollar, the Lok Sabha was informed today.'); document.write('
Sensex jumps 236 pts on global cues'); document.write('
Domestic shares climbed 1.4% on Friday and helped stretch weekly run of gains to three in a row, after higher European markets lifted investor confidence from an early slide. '); document.write('
Now, rice reserve sale in local mkts'); document.write('
India, the world\'s second biggest rice grower, plans to sell the grain in local markets from reserves to douse fears of shortage caused by the worst monsoon in three decades, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said.'); document.write('
MoU with Dutch co to build 50K homes'); document.write('
The Karnataka government signed a MoU with Netherlands-based Cyan Holding Group, a pre-fabricated housing firm for construction of 50,000 houses for flood affected people in the state.'); document.write('
India-US partnership essential: PM'); document.write('
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said India is looking forward to building on the strategic dialogue with the US and seeking greater cooperation in areas such as trade and investment, services, energy, science and technology and defence.'); document.write('
India, China important players: US'); document.write('
The Obama administration has described India and China as \"very important\" global players and said it is engaged in intensive dialogue with the two countries, amid New Delhi\'s unease over the reference to Indo-Pak ties in a Sino-US joint statement. '); document.write('
Govt set to reimpose ECB rate cap'); document.write('
Policymakers have decided to terminate the easy overseas borrowing policy for companies unveiled due to credit crisis last year.'); document.write('
Govt plans Rs 10 note in polymer '); document.write('
Government will introduce one billion (100 crore) polymer notes of Rs 10 in a bid to increase their lifetime.'); document.write('
IT: China learning Eng to beat India?'); document.write('
UK: India is falling behind China in its attempts to increase the use of English, risking squandering a key economic advantage, a new report says. '); document.write('
\'Jaguar\' the fastest supercomputer?'); document.write('
Reports indicate that an upgrade to a Cray XT5 high-performance computing system deployed by the US Department of Energy has made the \"Jaguar\" supercomputer the world\'s fastest. '); document.write('
Enterprise software market to grow'); document.write('
The enterprise software market in India is expected to grow by a sharp 10.1% this calendar, which will improve further to 11.8% in 2010, a recent report by technology research firm Gartner says. '); document.write('
e-shopping: Indians spent $2,066'); document.write('
The Indian internet user spent $2,066 on an average during the last 12 months buying goods and services on the Net, according to a six-nation study done by payment solutions player Visa.'); document.write('
Google phone strategy takes off'); document.write('
Two years after the Web search leader announced its plan to barge into the market, a dozen phones are using Google\'s Android mobile operating software, including Motorola Inc\'s heavily promoted Droid phone.'); document.write('
Electric carmaker Tesla prepares IPO'); document.write('
US electric sports car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. '); document.write('
Honda tops in efficiency on roads'); document.write('
Japan\'s Honda Motor Co Ltd has again produced the most fuel efficient and least polluting vehicles on American roads, the US government projections for 2009 showed on Friday. '); document.write('
Obama job approval rating drops 50%'); document.write('
President Barack Obama\'s job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup.'); document.write('
Hershey mulls $17 bn bid for Cadbury'); document.write('
US chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc.'); document.write('
Commit $10 mn for Paulson\'s fund'); document.write('
Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson\'s new gold portfolio will have to commit at least $10 million and leave the money locked up for at least one year, according to a prospectus. '); document.write('
Crisis fallout still in \'first half\': WEF'); document.write('
The world is in trouble, because government debts are out of control, banking is at risk, consumer debt is very high, and unemployment of course is high. '); document.write('
China mine blast: 31 dead, 82 trapped'); document.write('
The CCTV said 528 miners were working inside at the time of explosion.'); document.write('
Pak using terror as state policy: PM'); document.write('
PM has harged Pakistan with using terror as an instrument of state policy. '); document.write('
Handwriting hints local angle in 26/11'); document.write('
Writings on 26/11 targets maps seized from Faheem Ansari are his own. '); document.write('
Centre gives in on cane pricing issue'); document.write('
Govt struck down provision diluting the state advised price for sugarcane.'); document.write('
LS adjourned over sugarcane price'); document.write('
LS was adjourned after opposition members disrupted proceedings.'); document.write('
Airport security to be revamped'); document.write('
Airport security can no longer rely just on conventional screening methods. '); document.write('
Companies\' share buybacks may hit a wall'); document.write('
Majority of the ongoing share buybacks announced by listed companies in the recent past are unlikely to find any takers. Investing in multiple funds? | Mid-term picks '); document.write('
Earnings upgrades to drive up market: HSBC'); document.write('
Mkts are expected to move higher over next 12 mths, as surprises in cos\' growth could trigger earnings upgrades, said HSBC. Investing in multiple funds? | Mid-term picks '); document.write('
Nifty looks for support at 4900 level'); document.write('
The inability of the Nifty to open above 5060 on Thursday resulted in a broad-based selloff, highlighted by declining open interest in November futures along with a 25% jump in volumes. '); document.write('
Companies\' share buybacks may hit a wall'); document.write('
Mkt price of those cos is much higher than the maximum repurchase price. Top 5 picks | Mid-term picks | Nifty: Looking at 4900 level | \'Mkts seen range-bound\''); document.write('
Promoter entities sell 2.73 cr shares in TCS'); document.write('
Promoter group entities sold over 2.73 cr shares, representing a 2.03 per cent stake. Gainers: BSE ( A, B ), NSE | Losers: BSE ( A, B ), NSE I Stocks 52 Week: High, Low'); document.write('
Wait for correction before stepping into the mkt: Capital Portfolio Advisors'); document.write('
While there are stocks, which are buyable at the current levels but my sense is buying needs to be fine tuned and I do see some kind of weakness that is trapped into the markets, so I would wait for some more correction before stepping into the markets. '); document.write('
Realty focussed PE fund raising skids 61% to $17 bn till May'); document.write('
Fund raising by real estate sector focussed private equity funds have declined 61 per cent to USD 17 billion till May this year, as investors turned cautious while making new investment commitments. '); document.write('
Prabhudas Lilladher has a reduce rating on Infosys'); document.write('
Prabhudas Lilladher has a ‘reduce’ rating on Infosys Technologies as it feels that the outlook for the company and the software industry is quite weak in the near-term. '); document.write('
Fin Crisis: Too late and too little done in US'); document.write('
A crisis of $240 trillion cannot be stemmed with bailout packages of $1 to $10 trillion. 2008: Year of global financial crisis | Survive credit crisis | Ghosts of 1929'); document.write('
Weak rupee takes its toll on cos with huge foreign debt'); document.write('
The falling rupee will severely affect the small companies, whereas the big ones will be impacted moderately. Get rid of Debt | Adopt correct investment strategies'); document.write('
Wait for more signals before turning positive'); document.write('
At the recent low of 12514 points, the Sensex has tested the 12800-12000-pts support zone and has since then attempted a corrective rally.'); document.write('
Six Indian cos among BusinessWeek\'s top 100 Infotech firms'); document.write('
BusinessWeek\'s \'The Infotech 100\', has ranked Bharti Airtel at the 21st position followed by Reddington India (55th) and RCom (66th). Successful business formula'); document.write('
US funds accumulate domestic IT stocks'); document.write('
Some US-based ‘long-only’ funds have been accumulating shares of top software exporters of late. Brokers said these investors, who are pick-up stocks and sectors with a long-term view.'); document.write('
Bank stocks sizzle on credit offtake rise hope'); document.write('
Reviving economy and rising inflation are driving investors to banking counters.'); document.write('
Shell eyes 10% in Essar as \'token\' for 3 plants '); document.write('
Royal Dutch Shell is in advanced talks to acquire a 10% stake in Essar Oil as part-payment for selling three of its European refineries to the Indian company , persons aware of the plan said. '); document.write('
Small investors to get five per cent discount on REC issue'); document.write('
Small investors may get a discount of five per cent in the share offering by Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), an official with the state-run company said, but the share sale will not be conducted through auctions for institutional investors, according to bankers involved in the process. '); document.write('
Galleon sells entire stake in Edelweiss Capital for Rs 256 crore'); document.write('
US-based hedge fund Galleon has sold its entire holdings in leading investment banking and broking firm Edelweiss Capital through the open market route on Friday. '); document.write('
Suzlon sells 35% in Belgian arm Hansen'); document.write('
Suzlon Energy, the world’s third-largest maker of wind turbines, said late Thursday that it has sold a 35% stake in a subsidiary, Hansen Transmissions, for $370 million (or about Rs 1,720 crore at current exchange rates).'); document.write('
Managing data'); document.write('
This refers to your edit ‘A welcome quest’ (ET, Oct 8). It is imperative to have a strong database.'); document.write('
Right technology'); document.write('
Apropos of ‘The climate conundrum’ (ET, Oct 9), Mukul Sanwal rightly suggests that developing countries should lead in setting the agenda for global technological cooperation.'); document.write('
The same mistake'); document.write('
President Obama is debating with his war council, whether to despatch another 40,000 to 50,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.'); document.write('
Hike MSP for rice'); document.write('
This refers to your edit ‘Importing rice’ (ET, Oct 10). It’s a great pity that while our farmers are denied some mark-up price above the MSP, we import costly rice.'); document.write('
Forex inflows'); document.write('
This refers to your edit ‘It’s yesterday once more ‘(ET, Oct 09). No doubt our present economic scenario requires huge funds to support economic growth, and minimise the consequences of the expected fiscal deficit of a very high order'); document.write('
Condemn killings'); document.write('
People’s Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi (PUDR) unequivocally condemns the gruesome killing of inspector Francis Induwar by the Maoists in Jharkhand. '); document.write('
Rate cut: Will banks lend more?'); document.write('
The RBI recently cut interest rates by 50 bps, primarily looking at concerns over lingering global economic slowdown and worsening domestic economic situation.'); document.write('
Will Slumdog benefit Bollywood?'); document.write('
Slumdog Millionaire in a curious way, reproduces a similar paradigm of colonial (now neo-colonial) extraction and dismantling, this time not of agriculture, but of culture.'); document.write('
Mandatory cost audit: Do we need it?'); document.write('
Recent happenings have shown that a governance structure should also support an organisation’s efforts to improve performance.'); document.write('
Ban the Big Four accounting firms?'); document.write('
The multinational accounting firms (MAFs) signified by the Big Four entered through alternative route of consultancy under RBI permissions and gradually exploiting the loopholes in laws, started performing audit and accounting functions. '); document.write('
Do we need more stimulus packages?'); document.write('
Does India need another stimulus package, or should the focus be on implementation?'); document.write('
Will the new FDI norms be onerous?'); document.write('
Are there still areas left unexplained in the new FDI norms?'); document.write('
Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift'); document.write('
A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.'); document.write('
Galileo\'s lost fingers, tooth found'); document.write('
Paolo Galluzzi, director of the Museum of the History of Science, has said that admirers removed three fingers, a vertebra and a tooth from his corpse in a Florentine basilica 1737. '); document.write('
CERN atom-smasher restarts after 14 mths'); document.write('
Scientists switched on the world\'s largest atom smasher on Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago. '); document.write('
Break bad habits with Feng Shui '); document.write('
The ancient Chinese system of Feng Shui can be applied to many different areas of your life - to help improve relationships, productivity , creativity, and even for the optimal comfort of your pets.'); document.write('
\'1 million newborns die every yr in India\''); document.write('
Almost 20 years after India signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), experts are now looking at the glass as half full, on indicators related to child survival and development . '); document.write('
Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur India '); document.write('
After record growth in the last quarter, the country’s fourth-largest FMCG company, Dabur India, is bracing itself for what could be a testing time for consumer products companies. Sunil Duggal, CEO of the Rs 2,800-crore company, spoke to ET.'); document.write('
Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group'); document.write('
KM Birla talks to Enam Securities chief Vallabh Bhansali about a resurgent India and the way ahead for the Birla Group. Top 10 valuable brands | Airtel, strongest brand'); document.write('
Ravi Narain, MD, NSE'); document.write('
There are concerns that need to be addressed before extending the timings, says NSE chief Ravi Narain. '); document.write('
Atul Chaturvedi, Steel Secretary'); document.write('
Two of the ministry’s bluest-of-blue chips, NMDC and Steel Authority of India (SAIL), are in the disinvestment list. ET caught up with Atul Chaturvedi, who took charge as the steel secretary recently, to get a sense of how the ministry plans to play the role of a facilitator.'); document.write('
Nilesh Shah, Deputy MD & CIO, ICICI Prudential Asset Mgt'); document.write('
Corporate India is likely to face strong headwinds over the next 9-12 months, says Nilesh Shah, deputy managing director and chief investment officer (CIO), ICICI Prudential Asset Management. '); document.write('
Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and CEO, Telenor'); document.write('
As Jon Fredrik Baksaas, president and chief executive of Swedish phone firm Telenor prepares to launch Uninor — a joint venture with Unitech, he said India offers ‘the fastest path to profitability’ when compared with Telenor’s other greenfield phone projects.'); document.write('
Tata Power raises FCCBs worth $300 mn'); document.write('
Tata Power on Saturday said it has raised $300 million (Rs 1,396.5 crore) by issuing foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs).'); document.write('
LIC hikes stake in Bank of Maharashtra to 7.27 pc'); document.write('
LIC on Saturday said it has hiked its stake to 7.27 per cent in state-owned Bank of Maharashtra, after buying shares worth Rs 39.70 crore, through open market transactions.'); document.write('
Bank stocks sizzle on credit offtake rise hope'); document.write('
Reviving economy and rising inflation are driving investors to banking counters.'); document.write('
Shell eyes 10% in Essar as \'token\' for 3 plants '); document.write('
Royal Dutch Shell is in advanced talks to acquire a 10% stake in Essar Oil as part-payment for selling three of its European refineries to the Indian company , persons aware of the plan said. '); document.write('
JSL to raise $150-200 million via GDRs '); document.write('
India is likely to emerge as a major hub for production of quality steel products, said Ratan Jindal, vice-chairman , managing director and CEO of Jindal Stainless Steel Ltd (JSL).'); document.write('
RBI sets fresh riders on Essar Tele’s bond issue, wants end-use details'); document.write('
Reserve Bank of India has laid fresh conditions to allow Essar Tele’s Rs 4,280 crore bond issue to go through. The central bank has said that Essar will have to be more specific on the end use of the funds. '); document.write('
Tata Power raises FCCBs worth $300 mn'); document.write('
Tata Power on Saturday said it has raised $300 million (Rs 1,396.5 crore) by issuing foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs).'); document.write('
LIC hikes stake in BoM to 7.27 pc'); document.write('
LIC on Saturday said it has hiked its stake to 7.27 per cent in state-owned Bank of Maharashtra, after buying shares worth Rs 39.70 crore, through open market transactions.'); document.write('
Bank stocks sizzle on credit'); document.write('
Reviving economy and rising inflation are driving investors to banking counters.'); document.write('
Indus raises Rs 10K cr to pay off loans'); document.write('
Indus Towers Limited (ITL), one of the world’s largest telecom infrastructure companies, has raised around Rs 10,000 crore as loan from a consortium of banks led by SBI Caps, IDFC, IDBI and Citibank, bankers close to the company told ET NOW. '); document.write('
JSL to raise $150-200 mn via GDRs '); document.write('
India is likely to emerge as a major hub for production of quality steel products, said Ratan Jindal, vice-chairman , managing director and CEO of Jindal Stainless Steel Ltd (JSL).'); document.write('