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Cigarettes   India   Industry   Investment   Photos  
 The Times Of India 
Govt may ban FDI in cigarette making
| NEW DELHI: Government is all set to ban foreign direct investment (FDI) in cigarette manufacturing. A cabinet note towards this end has been prepared by the commerce and industry ministry and circul... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1
Economy   Investment   Market   Photos   US  
 The New York Times 
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
| Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. | With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive shares higher, investors are ta... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Anti-Myanmar government protesters hold posters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest to demand her release in front of the U.N. office in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 22, 2009.  Asia Times 
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
| By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. A... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)
China   Foreign Policy   Myanmar   Photos   US  
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s.  Asia Times 
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
| By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US intere... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus)
Asian   China   Economy   Photos   US  
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during his visit to Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. Putin attended a meeting of premiers from former Soviet Union republics, known as the Commonwealth of Independent States. DNA India
Arms, energy to dominate Vladimir Putin's India trip
| Moscow: Russian premier Vladimir Putin will offer a traditional cocktail of arms and oil deals when he travels to India on Thursday to persuade a Cold War ally to buy n... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)
Energy   India   Photos   Russia   US  
Sony Bravia Televisions - LCD TVs Wall Street Journal
Sony Plans TV, 3-D Push
By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI | TOKYO—Sony Corp. said on Tuesday that its television business will shift to "attack" mode in the coming fiscal year by ramping up TV shipme... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electronics   Photos   Sony   Television   Tokyo  
New Ford Figo launched earlier today in delhi Indian Express
Ford launches ‘Figo’ priced at Rs 3.5-4.48 lakh
| US carmaker Ford launched its much anticipated global small car 'Figo' in the Indian market, priced at Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 4.48 lakh. | The company said it will be export... (photo: Creative Commons / vm2827)
Automaker   Ford   India   Market   Photos  
Bangles Necklace - Gold Ornaments - India The Times Of India
Gold buying cools off after pick-up
MUMBAI: India gold demand cooled off on Tuesday afternoon after picking-up in the previous session, as traders waited for further price dips to stock up for the wedding s... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Business   Gold   India   Mumbai   Photos  
Cars transit on the streets Thursday Feb. 5, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Two years ago, China zoomed past Japan to become the world's No. 2 vehicle market. Now it looks poised to pass the United States to be the biggest. While car sales in China have slowed lately, they haven't plummeted like those in the U.S., where January sales tumbled 37 percent from a year ago to 656,976 vehicles, a 26-year The Boston Globe
China passenger car sales up 55 pct in February
| SHANGHAI-China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in Feburary, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport ut... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko)
Automobile   Business   China   Photos   Shanghai  
KLdy1 - Mar08 - Aluminium - steel - metal - metal prices. (dy1) The Guardian
Weak banks, miners push FTSE down 0.7 percent
* Banks lower on Moody's and Credit Suisse caution * Miners weak after recent gains; metal prices down By Tricia Wright LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Weak banks helped driv... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Asia   Banks   Metal   Photos   Prices  
Bombay Stock Exchange - Business - India - BSE The Siasat Daily
BSE launches Sensex mobile streamer
| Mumbai, March 09: The country’s premier bourse, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), today launched its Sensex mobile streamer, a platform that would allow investors to acces... (photo: WN / Raj Kumar Senapati)
Automobile   Business   India   Mumbai   Photos  
TATA Motors sign is seen at a car showroom, Pune, India m&c
Tata Motors' shares hit as Daimler sells stake (1st Lead)
| New Delhi/Stuttgart - Shares of Indian carmaker Tata Motors fell Tuesday as German auto group Daimler AG said it had sold its 5.34-per-cent stake in the company. | Resp... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Automobile   Business   Delhi   India   Photos  
Dominique Strauss-Kahn The Guardian
IMF head says may be yuan changes in coming months
* IMF head says China moved to more traditional growth model * Sees world economy in uncharted territory (Adds quotes, background) JOHANNESBURG, March 9 (Reuters) - China... (photo: Creative Commons / Guillom)
Business   China   Economy   IMF   Photos  
A delivery man walks past the Google sign outside the Google's China headquarters in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Guardian
U.S. cannot take Google row to WTO -Chinese strategist
By Lucy Hornby and Melanie Lee) BEIJING, March 9 (Reuters) - The United States would not have any standing to bring a case against Chinese Internet restrictions to the Wo... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Chinese   Google   Photos   Restrictions   Strategist  
Financial Services Industry Stock
- Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
- Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June
- Asian Markets Mixed; Nikkei Down 0.1%
- Stage set for revival of the yen carry trade
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
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- Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
- GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks underpinned by US, yen rises
- GLOBAL MARKETS-US gains draw world stock index higher, yen r
- European stock markets fall as earnings from EADS disappoint
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
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Mortgages Investments
- Agrarian reform: Long on promises, short on performance
- Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
- Sony to Start Selling 3-D TVs in June
- Toyota Says Its Repairs Work, Done Properly
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
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- Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
- Portugal Readies Austerity Measures
- Nikkei gains on strong U.S. jobs data, weaker yen
- Isa insight: Japan funds
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
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Insurance Taxes
- Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June
- Dollar rises versus euro and pound, falls against yen
- JGB futures hit 2-mth high, curve widest in decade
- Land of the rising sum
An American International Group office building is shown in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. In a record bailout of a private company, the government on Monday provided a new $150 billion financial-rescue package to troubled insurance giant AIG, including $40 billion for partial ownership.
AIG sells Alico to MetLife for $15.5B in ongoing bid to payback government
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- Portugal Readies Austerity Measures
- Top court overturns hostess tax row ruling
- Japan tax revenues fall 9% in January+
- Gov't-appointed tax experts begin reform discussions+
People try to enter a tax office in Lisbon closed due to a civil servants national strike Wednesday, March 4, 2010.
Portugal Readies Austerity Measures
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Market Technology
- China's foreign ETF plan signals market reform
- Sensex ends 50 pts down;investors cautious ahead of NMDC FPO
- Europe down, Asia flat as investors step back
- Europe down, Asia flat as investors step back
An investor studies the latest shares prices through an electronic board at a stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, July 22, 2005.
Asian stocks mixed after lackluster US finish
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- The Toyota myth is shattered
- Seattle outerwear brand Filson goes international with new s
- Launch of 3D televisions promises revolution in home enterta
- Japan's Largest Telco Goes OpenID
Toyota Supra MKIV from the en:2 Fast 2 Furious movie.
The Toyota myth is shattered
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