World economy
US stocks at 11-year low
04 Mar 2009
American bank offers to return bailout money
04 Mar 2009
Toyota looking for state aid of $2 billion
03 Mar 2009
Forecasting its first loss in 59 years Toyota Motor Corp is reported to be seeking up to $2 billion in loans from the Japanese government
Half the world’s population carries a cell phone
03 Mar 2009
According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), by the end of last year there were an estimated 4.1 billion cell phone subscriptions globally.
Infosys plans to add 18,000 employees by July
02 Mar 2009
ASEAN unites to face economic heat
02 Mar 2009
EU rejects East Europe’s bailout plea
02 Mar 2009
US downturn proves worse than expected
02 Mar 2009
The US economy suffered its deepest contraction in over a quarter century, in the fourth quarter, with DDP shrinking at 6.2 per cent annual rate
No 3 US law firm fires 8 per cent of its lawyers
28 Feb 2009
F1 gets a major boost - American team to join the grid next year
28 Feb 2009
With established teams still figuring out ways to survive on the F1 circuit, an all-American team has announced its intention to enter Formula One in 2010.
Wells Fargo suspends bonuses for top executives
28 Feb 2009
Buyout may save Honda’s Formula One team
28 Feb 2009
Honda's Formula One team, which dropped out of the F1 league in December last year, may be saved by a management buyout, according to a report in the London Times.
Alongside carbon, water footprint steps on the agenda for companies
27 Feb 2009
With companies increasingly focused on reducing their carbon footprint a new movement is urging corporations to track their "water footprint" as well.
Obama unveils $1.75-trillion deficit budget
27 Feb 2009
Though the $3.55 trillion budget for 2010 increases taxes on the wealthy, it outlines huge investments in energy, education, defense, health care and ailing financial services
TCS to freeze salaries, recruitment
26 Feb 2009
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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