Posts Tagged ‘stock-markets’

AP – Asian stock markets tumbled Friday, with South Korea down nearly 5 percent, as fears mounted over the fallout from Dubai’s massive debt problems and the dollar continued its slide against the Japanese yen.

AFP – Around 310 people had to be evacuated on Thursday after a fire at a building site spread to nearby flats in south London.

AP – World stock markets fell sharply Thursday as investors fretted over the debt problems at Dubai World, a government investment company, and the continued fall in the dollar.

SMS rates are set to crash with telecom watchdog TRAI reconsidering its longstanding policy of non-interference on tariffs.

As foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are pumping money heavilty into the Indian stock markets, the government is keeping a tight vigil.

US chocolate maker Hershey is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods, a source familiar with the matter said.

The stock markets may have delivered handsome returns in the past six months but many equity oriented mutual funds (MFs) are yet to recover their lost ground.

In tune with the late surge in stock markets, the rupee closed stronger by three paise at 47.95/96 after recovering the weakness in early trade.

Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): Investors, who keep track of stock markets via charts, tend to make a baseless decision about the riskiness of a stock based on its run-length, according to a new study by Indian-origin researchers.

Melbourne, Sep 22 (ANI): A new drastic weight-loss fad has come up that involves the insertion of patches on the tongues, which in turn makes eating a painful experience.