Home buyers looking for a bottom in the real estate market may have been encouraged by housing data released earlier this week. Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in May, according to the National Association of Realtors. The increase was

Information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni is keen on restructuring and revamping the Films Division, the government arm that produces and releases documentaries, short films and animation films.

In a bid to curb central public sector enterprises' salary bills, the government has asked them to immediately stop the practice of reimbursing the repair & maintenance charges on accommodations leased to their employees.

Emerging markets, the markets of the future, will grow seven times faster than industrialised economies in 2010, driven predominantly by the Bric nations. These markets contributed 45% to the global GDP, and this is expected to jump to around 50%

Amidst global economic recession and market fragility, net private capital inflows to developing countries fell to $707 billion in 2008, a sharp drop from a peak of $1.2 trillion in 2007.

The government's plan to devise an index to measure diversity in educational institutions, work and living places - one of the key suggestions made by the Justice Rajinder Sachar committee for uplift of Muslims - has hit a roadblock with

In crime movies, investigators sometimes ask a suspect to tell the same story twice, and listen for discrepancies between the two versions. Stock investors can do something similar by comparing two measures of how much money companies make: earnings and

Stock opinions are suddenly scarcer on Wall Street. With Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers laid to rest and remaining investment banks withered, fewer analysts are left to forecast company earnings and issue recommendations on whether to buy shares. The Wall

Why the tabloids are having a field day with Kate (''Jon & Kate Plus 8'') ... but not so much with Jon.

Commercial property values are in free-fall. Real estate's lost decade endures.

Behold Obama on Iran.

Don't believe manufacturers' claims. We put Panasonic's Toughbook through real survival tests.

A Memphis hospital said Saturday Jobs had never been a patient. Then they changed the story.

We are obsessed with monthly house price figures - but the fact is, none of the big UK measures are wholly satisfactory

The housing market showed further signs of life after official figures showed the number of house sales jumped in May

Property asking prices dipped in June after four months of rises, according to property website Rightmove

Up to five organisations have already expressed interest in forming external dispute resolution bodies for the financial services industry, according to Evelyn Cole, Ministry of Consumer Affairs (MCA) head of consumer policy.

The Commerce Commission has said its investigation into the sale of the ING frozen funds will take another six months to complete and if it decides to take any further action after that could add another three years to the

Bankruptcy can really take a toll on your financial outlook because it leaves an unmovable mark upon your credit file for up to ten years. Building your credit post-bankruptcy discharge can be a tricky and daunting task, but it can

There are some perks that go along with being a member of the armed forces of the United States. One of those is the easy availability of personal loans that are designed specifically to meet the needs of our men