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Poor manufacturing growth pulls down industrial output

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:47:01 -0400

Slowdown in the manufacturing sector pulled down the overall industrial growth rate to 7 percent in April, the first month of the current financial year.The

Gold prices range-bound in futures market

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:28:35 -0400

Gold prices opened range-bound in early trade Thursday in the domestic futures market due to a tight movement in the US dollar against euro as

Cuba introduces performance-based salary

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:10:06 -0400

Cuba has introduced performance-based salary for its employees, ending the system of equal pay for its workers.The government of President Raul Castro has given all

Jamnagar will be world's refining hub: Mukesh Ambani

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:14:29 -0400

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani said Thursday that the company's new refinery at Jamnagar, expected to be commissioned ahead of schedule this year,

PepsiCo's Nooyi slams US inaction on runaway prices

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:47:07 -0400

PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi has criticised Washington for not doing enough to control energy prices, which could hurt companies by cutting into consumers' discretionary spending.What

Markets opens with a loss

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:22:46 -0400

The Indian equities market Thursday opened with a sharp cut. The 30-share benchmark sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange opened with a loss of

Malvinder exits pharma biz

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:00:22 -0400

By OUR CORRESPONDENT New Delhi June 11: The acquisition of Ranbaxy by Daiichi Sankyo represents a major entry for the Japanese firm into the high-growth business of

What is Daiichi Sankyo?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:57:45 -0400

By Our Correspondent Hyderabad June 11: Daiichi Sankyo is not a name that makes sense to most of the Indians. It burst into the Indian mind on

Singh’s family wealth soars

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:58:31 -0400

By OUR CORRESPONDENT Chennai June 11: By selling off their stake in Ranbaxy, the Singh brothers can move 100 notches up the Forbes billionaires’ list. The Rs 9,576.29

Impact on pharma sector

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:59:18 -0400

By Our Correspondents Mumbai/Bengaluru June 11: The Ranbaxy takeover is unlikely to herald a phase of major consolidation for the Indian pharma sector, feel industry and market