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  1. HSBC warns UK bank break-up could force exodus
  2. HSBC Holdings warned that Britain's big banks could move overseas if a government review decides that lenders should be broken up

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 2:08 pm

  3. Spain: Over 110,000 firms closed during recession
  4. The economic recession forced a total of 110,058 Spanish companies to go out of business, the ministry of labour and immigration has said.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 1:52 pm

  5. Investment bank Carnegie to buy troubled HQ Bank
  6. Carnegie said on Friday it was buying HQ Bank, which was closed by authorities last weekend for breaking risk rules

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 1:38 pm

  7. Food inflation at 10.86 pc; fuel inflation accelerates
  8. Food and fuel inflation accelerated in the third week of August, maintaining pressure on the RBI to tighten monetary policy.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 1:29 pm

  9. India looks at South America for farm revolution
  10. India is looking at distant South America where countries have been able to ramp up food production with new technology and farming methods

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 1:12 pm

  11. India looks at South America for farm revolution
  12. India is looking at distant South America where countries have been able to ramp up food production with new technology and farming methods

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 1:12 pm

  13. Canada's Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.2 bn
  14. The takeover is the latest in a series of mining deals this year, including Australia's Newcrest Mining's $8.4 bn purchase of rival Lihir Gold

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 1:05 pm

  15. Pharma giant Roche starts cost-cutting programme
  16. Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said on Friday it was launching a cost-cutting programme which could lead to job cuts

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 12:49 pm

  17. Merrill Lynch's Asia wealth mgmt chief to retire
  18. Antony Hung will retire after nearly 18 years with the bank and his successor will be announced soon, said a company memo

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 12:44 pm

  19. Emerging markets must adopt new bank rules
  20. The head of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision urged emerging market economies on Friday to adopt news rules on bank capital

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 12:39 pm

  21. Euro's slide against Yen gives Germany an edge on rivals
  22. European companies tend to focus on the dollar exchange rate, because the US currency is the most important for world trade.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 12:28 pm

  23. Euro steady ahead of US jobs report
  24. The euro is barely changed against the dollar as markets focus on the upcoming release of a closely watched US jobs report.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 12:23 pm

  25. How to end the great recession
  26. No booster rocket can work unless consumers are able, at some point, to keep the economy moving on their own.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 12:22 pm

  27. BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 bn
  28. BP said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 bn and that it was a fortnight away from sealing the well for good

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 12:14 pm

  29. Services PMI dips again in August but still robust
  30. Growth in India's service sector slowed for a second month in August after hitting a two-year peak in June, but businesses were more optimistic about the outlook, a survey showed on Friday.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 11:58 am

  31. Food inflation at 10.86 pct y/y: Govt
  32. Food price index rose 10.86 percent and the fuel price index climbed 12.71 percent in the year to Aug. 21, government data released on Friday showed.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 11:55 am

  33. Progress on Ranbaxy U.S. ban: Daiichi Sankyo
  34. It believes it has made progress towards lifting a U.S. ban on exports from Ranbaxy Laboratories' two plants in India

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 11:36 am

  35. 2009-10 stimulus worked; we need another round: Paul Krugman
  36. The actual lessons of 2009-2010 are that scare stories about stimulus are wrong, and that stimulus works when it is applied. But it wasn?t applied on a sufficient scale. And we need another round.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 11:21 am

  37. Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation
  38. China offered a rare glimpse into its foreign exchange reserves, confirming that they are overwhelmingly allocated in dollars, while a central banker said the mountain of cash could face depreciation risks.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 11:08 am

  39. No concern on capital inflows : RBI deputy gov
  40. There is no concern on capital flows into India as of now, K.C. Chakrabarty, deputy governor at the RBI, said on Friday

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 10:54 am

  41. Rupee near 2-week high on firm Asian peers
  42. The rupee rose to a near two-week high on Friday morning trade, boosted by gains in Asian peers and gains in domestic shares.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 10:09 am

  43. Murdoch: Global economy is still not out of turmoil
  44. News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said the global economy is still in an uncertain state and the media industry is going through a fundamental transformation that is unpredictable.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 6:54 am

  45. Cos with captive mines to share profits with affected people
  46. The government is determined to implement a policy intended to give those displaced by mining a share in the profits of the miners despite a less than enthusiastic response from industry.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 5:35 am

  47. Cos with captive mines to share profits with affected people
  48. The government is determined to implement a policy intended to give those displaced by mining a share in the profits of the miners despite a less than enthusiastic response from industry.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 5:35 am

  49. White House: No second stimulus being considered
  50. The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama's team.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 5:06 am

  51. Different price rise data make policy making tough: RBI study
  52. Even as RBI has been tightening monetary policy to attack inflation, a study by the central bank says various measurements of the rate of price rise in India make it difficult to frame policies, as all of them are volatile in nature.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 3:25 am

  53. Rupee strengthens on hopes of lower trade gap
  54. Rupee strengthened for a second day on speculation an increase in foreign capital inflows into local shares will help offset a widening trade deficit.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 3:17 am

  55. China, India urge stability of reserve currencies
  56. China and India urged stability in major reserve currencies and in nations? macro-economic policies to help cement the global recovery.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 3:09 am

  57. Ailing PSUs may get lifeline through banks
  58. The government may throw a lifeline to ailing state-run firms by asking public sector banks to offer easy financing options.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 2:59 am

  59. Ailing PSUs may get lifeline through banks
  60. The government may throw a lifeline to ailing state-run firms by asking public sector banks to offer easy financing options.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 2:59 am

  61. Pawar pushes for sugar decontrol, presents case before prime minister
  62. Past attempts to remove government control on the sweetener have so far failed because of acute concerns over price fluctuations and food inflation.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 2:56 am

  63. Sharma backs FDI in multi-brand retail, says opening up to create more jobs
  64. Retail sector is India's second largest employer after agriculture, with retail trade employing 35.06 million people.

    Posted on 3 September 2010 | 2:53 am

  65. NBS policy fails to balance fertiliser uses
  66. Consumption of urea has increased in the first few months of the newly introduced Nutrient-based Subsidy (NBS) policy, quite contrary to expectation that the new policy would lead to a balanced use of fertilisers.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 10:48 pm

  67. India, China call for currency stability to achieve growth
  68. India and China on Thursday made a joint call for maintaining the relative stability of major currencies to achieve robust, sustainable and balanced global economic growth.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 10:37 pm

  69. Citi to support financial inclusion, microfinance in India
  70. Citigroup is keen to be a part of India's growth story and will continue to focus on microfinance and support initiatives in the areas of financial inclusion and education.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 10:15 pm

  71. Rupee higher on stocks, dollar; US data eyed
  72. The rupee rose on Thursday aided by the dollar losses against major currencies and other Asian units ahead of the European Central Bank's policy decision.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 5:58 pm

  73. FDI in retail to help unorganised sector, create jobs: Sharma
  74. Making a strong case for FDI in India's multi-brand retail, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said that entry of global retail giants would help create millions of jobs and not weaken the unorganised sector as feared.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 5:48 pm

  75. Government starts anti-dumping probe into soda ash imports
  76. India has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of soda ash by countries like China, Iran and Pakistan to protect domestic players.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 5:43 pm

  77. Government starts anti-dumping probe into soda ash imports
  78. India has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of soda ash by countries like China, Iran and Pakistan to protect domestic players.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 5:43 pm

  79. India, China talk to step up economic cooperation
  80. India and China today held high- level comprehensive dialogue on a host of financial issues to identify areas of convergence to step up their cooperation

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 5:11 pm

  81. Euro rises amid strong eurozone growth data
  82. The euro rose against the dollar on Thursday following strong eurozone growth data and ahead of key monetary policy announcements from the ECB.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 4:25 pm

  83. Rupee little changed; shares, dollar watched
  84. The rupee continued to trade marginally stronger on the back of the dollar's losses against major currencies and mild gains in the local sharemarket.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 2:02 pm

  85. Dollar, yen recover losses; ECB eyed
  86. The dollar and yen recovered losses on Thursday as risk-taking sentiment was tempered ahead of a ECB policy meeting later in the day.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 1:47 pm

  87. Swiss franc rises on strong Swiss growth data
  88. The Swiss franc jumped to a session-high against the euro on Thursday after strong Swiss growth data for the second quarter made a rate hike by the Swiss National Bank ahead of the ECB seem more likely.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 1:23 pm

  89. Dollar on defensive after data whets risk appetite
  90. The dollar was on the defensive on Thursday, retaining most of the losses sustained the previous day on upbeat data.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 10:59 am

  91. Yuan climbs vs dollar, pre-depeg level seen as floor
  92. The yuan rose against the dollar on Thursday after the People's Bank of China fixed a stronger mid-point.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 10:41 am

  93. Global crisis drives investors to forex markets
  94. The global economic crisis has driven investors to the forex markets where turnover has soared to a staggering four trillion dollars a day - equal to what Germany produces in a year.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 10:16 am

  95. Rupee steadies after higher open; shares eyed
  96. The rupee was largely steady in early deals on Thursday, after opening slightly stronger, boosted by firm local shares and regional currencies.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 10:12 am

  97. Rupee advances most since June on economic data
  98. The rupee gained the most in more than two months as strength in Asian economic data allayed concern the global recovery is faltering.

    Posted on 2 September 2010 | 2:35 am

  99. Mumbai to get India's first multi-level automated car parks
  100. India's first robot-assisted multi-level car parks that can collectively accommodate over 1,100 vehicles will come up at two private commercial building projects in Mumbai.

    Posted on 30 August 2010 | 11:24 pm