Adventure tourism reaching for the skies Over 70% Gen Zs favour sky sports like skydiving, ballooning.
Global trade growth slows sharply The expansion in global trade has slowed sharply, with the World Trade Organisation warning that a loss of economic confidence… September 24, 2011 00:26 IST
Global earnings forecasts are cut Earnings expectations for global equity markets are being cut by analysts as economic growth slows and the eurozone debt crisis… September 24, 2011 00:24 IST
EU looks to swift recapitalisation of 16 banks on stress test threshold European officials look set to speed up plans to recapitalise the 16 banks that came close to failing last summer?s… September 24, 2011 00:23 IST
Six Sigma can give customers value for money With growing competition and shrinking margins, banks, insurance companies, mutual fund houses and other financial institutions are coming up with… September 24, 2011 00:02 IST
UK Stocks : FTSE 100 off 4.7 pct The FTSE 100 slid 4.7 percent, to 5,041.61, hitting a five-week closing low. September 23, 2011 05:22 IST
US Stocks : Dow lost 391 points Nineteen stocks on the NYSE fell for every one that rose. September 23, 2011 05:18 IST
Finmin blames Chidambaram, Pranab backs Raja The finance ministry babu?s letter on March 25, 2011, may have sought to blame the then finance minister P Chidambaram… September 23, 2011 04:52 IST
New UTIMF board to resume CEO search The four public sector sponsors of UTIMF have decided to recast the board of the company with their own representatives… September 23, 2011 04:50 IST
$1 bn & 15 months later, DoT spikes Qualcomm plan Fifteen months after CDMA chipmaker Qualcomm won bid for four circles and paid $1 billion to the government in an… September 23, 2011 04:48 IST
Sensex crashes 704 pts, 4.13% With US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke not announcing any big stimulus for the US economy and, in fact, cautioning… September 23, 2011 04:46 IST
Shady moves in FCCB buybacks Faced with acute redemption pressures on foreign currency convertible bonds issued between 2005 and 2008, a clutch of Indian corporates… September 23, 2011 04:44 IST
Chidambaram unhappy with AI?s financial revival plan by SBI Caps Home minister P Chidambaram, a member of the group of ministers on Air India, has expressed doubts over the feasibility… September 23, 2011 04:28 IST
CSE says green clearances not working India Inc may have complained about the slow pace at which green clearances are awarded but the Centre for Science… September 23, 2011 04:26 IST
Global slowdown hits textile industry?s growth All segments of the textile and clothing industry ? from cotton to polyester and jute ? have registered de-growth since… September 23, 2011 04:18 IST
Bid date for national solar mission projects may be extended by a week The government may extend bid date for the allocation of projects through the second round of bidding under the first… September 23, 2011 04:16 IST
Rlys still to reply on Rites, Ircon & Concor sell-off The finance ministry has to deal with more obstacles than just poor market conditions to meet its target of collecting… September 23, 2011 03:55 IST
PSUs told to be ready to hit St at short notice The government has asked all public sector undertakings slated for disinvestment in the current year to keep themselves in the… September 23, 2011 03:51 IST
R plunges most in 15 yrs to 49.58 In its biggest fall in 15 years, the rupee fell steeply against the dollar on Thursday, piercing the 49-mark, with… September 23, 2011 03:50 IST
