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Air fares to stay high despite dip in ATF

02.10.2008 13:11    expressindia.com
The prices of aviation turbine fuel in the country have fallen by around 20%, from its highest ever mark in August.


Car sales zoom in lean period

02.10.2008 13:11    expressindia.com
This could be a shift in the mindset of car buyers in the country. Despite 15 days of shraadh period, which is traditionally a lean period for car manufacturers, major car sellers in the country witnessed a growth in sales

Unctads India office faces closure

02.10.2008 13:11    expressindia.com
The India office of Unctad functioning with focus on a project on impact and opportunities for the country of trade and globalisation, may be on the verge of closure with its funding partner, the UK DFID, reluctant to extend the

Cong in Catch-22 over Muslim alienation

02.10.2008 13:11    expressindia.com
The UPA's worries over increasing Muslim alienation in the backdrop of recent terror attacks in the country refuses to go away as the Congress and its allies grapple with the political dilemma of standing up to their conventional vote bases


Buffett to invest $3bn in GE shares

02.10.2008 13:05    rediff.com
General Electric on Wednesday unveiled plans to raise at least $15bn in capital through stock sales to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the public.

We always evoke worst criticism: Kamath

02.10.2008 13:04    rediff.com
ICICI Bank always evoked adverse perception and undue criticism for its growth strategy, but its defence would be performance rather than the government protection by being a public sector entity, CEO and managing director K V Kamath has said.

Axon board approves HCL offer

02.10.2008 13:04    rediff.com
British consultancy major Axon Group on Thursday decided to go ahead with a pound 441-million acquisition offer from HCL Technologies, while withdrawing its support to a smaller bid from Infosys.

US Senate passes $700 bn bailout package

02.10.2008 13:04    rediff.com
US Senate on Wednesday passed the $700 billion financial bailout package by a wide margin of 74-25 votes.

RIL wins Golden Peacock

02.10.2008 13:04    rediff.com
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has won the Golden Peacock Global Award for Excellence in corporate governance for 2008.

Fortis deal with Chinas Ping may fall

02.10.2008 01:24    expressindia.com
Fortis, the bank rescued by Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, said the euro 2.15 billion sale of half its asset management arm to China's Ping An Insurance Co may collapse because of the worsening credit crisis.

FE Editorial : Just rumour?

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
That RBI quickly and effectively quashed rumours about ICICI Bank's health was excellent regulatory intervention, as noted in these columns.

Engineered in India, almost

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
Spurred by the recent developments in the global financial markets, Indian IT service providers are actively scouting for business opportunities beyond the banking, financial services and insurance vertical.

Sharing devices behind corporate data loss: study

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
Sharing corporate devices and sensitive corporate information are among the top reasons for data losses at work places, reveals a study on common global security errors by networking solutions provider Cisco.

Icra downgrades 3 ICICI Bank instruments

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
The first 2 transactions comprise commercial vehicle loan pools. The third transaction is an issue name 'Indian Retail ABS Trust Series 93 cr

Blog cafe : What is economics?

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
The Economist's Dictionary of Economics defines economics as 'The study of the production, distribution and consumption of wealth in human society.'

Column : Do nothingism vs change

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
Unfortunately, the conclusion that since the State's credit underpins all finance, there is nothing wrong with State-owned institutions dominating financial systems at all times, confuses the 'in extremis' case for the 'steady state' situation.

Bond yields at 1-week low, rupee recovers

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
Bond yields eased to their lowest in more than a week on Wednesday, after comments from a finance ministry official raised expectations that the central bank would not tighten policy rates further.

Virgin rebirth

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
He has just said that he would like to buy London's Gatwick Airport when it comes on the market next year, and by the end of October he aims to break the transatlantic monohull sailing record.

Rupee will appreciate for a year, say economists

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
Although the negative BBoP is putting pressure on the rupee , we believe the recent sell-off, largely due to US dollar strength, is overdone.

Letters to the editor : Infrastructure blues

02.10.2008 01:23    expressindia.com
Most Indian metros are saddled with woefully inadequate infrastructure and unhygienic living conditions.

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