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Steel may get dearer

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:09 -0400

By Arpan Mukherjee Mumbai June 27: Steel companies are likely to raise prices in August because of high iron ore and coke prices, but may not be

Crude touches $142 bbl

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:07:07 -0400

By JOHN WILEN New York June 27: Oil futures climbed briefly to a new record above $142 a barrel (bbl) on Friday on expectations that the weakening

FMCG, phones are good bets

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:07:45 -0400

By OUR CORRESPONDENTS Chennai/Hyderabad June 27: Interest rate sensitive sectors such as auto, banks and real estate sectors have been amongst the worst hit in the six

FM’s support key for policy: RBI

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:08:05 -0400

Mumbai, June 27: The Reserve Bank of India said it can be constrained in articulating its policy if directions and signals from the finance ministry

World stocks decline

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:08:35 -0400

By MADLEN READ NEW YORK June 27: Stocks slumped again on Friday after a sharp dive in the previous session, with investors anxious about a new oil

Inflation marks new 13-yr high

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:09:08 -0400

By OUR CORRESPONDENT New Delhi June 27: Inflation has kept its upward move touching a new 13 year high of 11.42 per cent for the week ended

Sensex plunges below 14,000

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:09:38 -0400

By Our Special Correspondent Mumbai June 27: The savage fall in the US markets following the US maintaining a status quo on interest rates and weak Asian

Gazprom to open EU gas stations

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:18:34 -0400

Moscow: The chief executive of Russian energy giant Gazprom proposed on Friday setting up a European network of service stations for cars fuelled by natural

European furniture firms eye India mart

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:19:00 -0400

By Sangeetha Chengappa Bengaluru June27: Walk into any upmarket furniture showroom, chances are you will find at least 50 per cent of the wares displayed are sleek

Citi seeks regulatory oversight

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:19:31 -0400

New York, June 27: Advocating greater transparency and an overhaul of regulatory oversight in the backdrop of the subprime crisis, world’s top banker, Mr Vikram