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Breaking News Tue, 9 Mar 2010
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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  
Top Stories
Sugar - Commodity The Times Of India
Sugar retail prices come down
NEW DELHI: Improved supply and higher output figures for 2010-11 pressured down sugar retail prices countrywide over the last month to the Rs 37-39/kg range, down noticea... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Delhi   Photos   Prices   Retail   Sugar  
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  
Finance and Investment Economy
- Norway finds Malaysia a good place to invest in
- Need to know: BP investment ... Inmarsat earnings ... Eurotu
- Govt may ban FDI in cigarette making
- China's forex reserve investment yields 'relatively
Cigarette Smoking
Govt may ban FDI in cigarette making
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- Malacca's economy expands despite downturn
- Govt can’t sell stake in PSUs for 1 year after public offe
- Team packs bag for FTA talks in Bali now
- Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
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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Banking Taxes
- LIC’s banking bid hits a hurdle
- China to tighten monitoring on non-banking financing
- Weak banks, miners push FTSE down 0.7 percent
- Banking group plans to expand social benefits network
KLdy1 - Mar08 - Aluminium - steel - metal - metal prices. (dy1)
Weak banks, miners push FTSE down 0.7 percent
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- Encourage restaurant owners with tax breaks, says MTUC
- 'Tax treaty with Swiss on anvil'
- Legislation: Call for e-commerce tax
- Tax lawyers unhappy with budget
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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Trade Industry
- Two trading ships detained
- 'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
- U.S. cannot take Google row to WTO -Chinese strategist
- Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up
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.
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
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- Need to know: BP investment ... Inmarsat earnings ... Eurotu
- Govt may ban FDI in cigarette making
- M&M partners NBA for basketball league in India
- IPL: Rs 15-cr cover for Pollard
Cigarette Smoking
Govt may ban FDI in cigarette making
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Oil & Energy Markets
- New streetlight system to save energy
- China and India Join Climate Accord
- Oil settles lower, ending brief rally
- Arms, energy to dominate Vladimir Putin's India trip
Su Wei, chief negotiator of China on climate change, makes a point during his press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
China and India Join Climate Accord
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- Plenty of suitors but few proposals: Resolution falls out of
- Need to know: BP investment ... Inmarsat earnings ... Eurotu
- PSBs told to raise money from market
- Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
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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