 More consultataion on telecom charter in India neededTelecom sits on the top of the incredible India story. But the mess, evident in the award of second generation (2G) licences, shows how at least six principal characters worked overtime to deface it.... | |
 Sauli Niinistoe wins Finnish presidency in landslideConservative party leader Sauli Niinistoe has won Finland's presidential election by a landslide and will become the country's first conservative president in 30 years.
Officials say Mr.... |
 Super Bowl crowds tempting to terrorists, say security officialsSecurity officials say the crowds expected in Indianapolis for the NFL's Super Bowl championship game are tempting targets for terrorists.
An operation in place to protect the Super Bowl 46 site... |
| Wall Street futures lower NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures are falling as talks drag on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package that is required if the debt-ridden country is to get a crucial bailout... |
| Wall Street futures lower as Greek talks drag on U.S. stock futures fell Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package that is required if the debt-ridden country is to get a crucial bailout package. ... |
| Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox NEW YORK -; Challenging Netflix, Verizon says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. Verizon and Coinstar Inc.,... |
| Google, Facebook remove content on India's order NEW DELHI -; Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest... |
| Bond Report: Treasurys edge up on concerns about Greece NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices edged up Monday, pushing yields down slightly, in response to the lack of a political agreement in Greece to make reforms necessary to avoid... |
| Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises +2.05% on Monday reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $139.1 million, or $1.06 a share, versus $140 million, or 99 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet... |
| Movers & Shakers: Monday’s biggest gaining & declining stocks NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of the following companies were among those making notable moves ahead of Monday's U.S. stock-market... |
| Network Rail bonuses cannot be vetoed, says Downing Street Justine Greening, the transport secretary, plans to vote against the Network Rail directors' proposed bonuses. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty... |
| Europe's governments are running out of options euro or not, governments from the Baltic to the Balkans are struggling to stay in office while implementing the savage savings programmes dictated by technocrats from Brussels, Washington, and... |
| SuperGroup soars 7% as Oriel analysts hail smaller logos on its products , the fashion retailer behind the Superdry brand, recently reported good Christmas trading, but will it do even better by toning down the logos on its products?Analysts at Oriel Securities seem to... |
| Carbon bubble: Bank of England's opportunity to tackle market failure | Ben Caldecott and James Leaton The depth of the financial system's exposure to high carbon and environmentally unsustainable investments could be a systemic risk that threatens economic security.... |
| Greece Worries Sink U.S. Stock Futures, Humana and Hasbro Earnings in Focus Wall Street was greeted this morning by news that Greece was once again struggling to deal with another round of austerity measures. The measures are part of a deal surrounding a second bailout... |
| Jobs Report A Pleasant Surprise As U.S. Payrolls Add 243K Workers The U.S. economy added 243,000 jobs in January, more than in December even as the impact of temporary holiday hiring came out of the measure, and the best reading in several years. Unemployment was... |
| Irish low-income families and the unemployed do not have enough money to achieve a basic standard of living Irish low-income families and the unemployed do not have enough money to achieve a basic standard of living By Finfacts Team Feb 6, 2012 - 1:33 PM ... |
| Greece’s debt rose to 159.1% of GDP in Q3 of 2011 from 138.8% year earlier; Ireland's rose from 88.4% to 104.9% Greece's debt rose to 159.1% of GDP in Q3 of 2011 from 138.8% year earlier; Ireland's rose from 88.4% to 104.9% By Finfacts Team Feb 6, 2012 - 1:24 PM ... |
| After a Year, Tablet Daily Is a Struggle One year ago Rupert Murdoch took the stage at the Guggenheim Museum and with much fanfare introduced a News Corporation publication that, in the words of the Apple executive Eddy Cue, would... |
| Stakes Are High in Struggle to Stop Syria Bloodshed As many observers had expected, Russia and China used their veto privileges to block the latest attempt by members of the United Nations Security Council to take concrete measures to stop the... |
| Sorry, you're not funny enough to work here Follow me on Twitter Only 20 percent thought humor wasn't important at all.We’re guessing that when you work in an intense field like finance or accounting, it helps to be able to crack... |
| The cheap items that build billion-dollar companies Just because certain products have a low price tag does not mean they cannot sell for billions of dollars. In fact, some of the cheapest products make the most money for their companies. 24/7 Wall... |
| Stocks set for a lower open Stocks are set for a lower open Monday.The Conference Board releases its employment trend index for January at 10 a.m. ET. In the previous report, the index read 104.3.General Motors aims to raise... |
| Some ugly lessons learned from the Super Bowl ads Did you guys see the same Super Bowl ads I did? Well? Are you freaking out? The end is obviously hella nigh! Are you totally barricading right now? Because, seriously, WHOEVER ISN’T BARRICADING... |
| Wall Street Split as Money Managers Fault Bank Foreclosure Deal Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Wall Street’s biggest lobbying group is split over a proposed settlement of state and federal foreclosure probes, after a committee of money managers signaled it opposes... |
| Huggies Price Cut Shows Why Bond Market Backs Bernanke QE3 Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Procter & Gamble Co.’s failure to raise the price of Cascade dishwashing soap shows why investors are buying Treasuries at the lowest yields in history, giving the... |
| Youth Unemployment 'At Emergency Point' Youth unemployment in the UK has reached "emergency point" and could cost as much as 28bn by 2022, an inquiry led by Labour MP David Miliband has... |
| Humana posts higher profit, lifts forecast HUM.N ) posted a big rise in fourth-quarter earnings that was generally in line with analysts' targets, helped by higher membership in its Medicare plans for the elderly, and the health insurer... |
| China growth could halve if Europe crisis worsens: IMF BEIJING (Reuters) - China's annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe's debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to... |
| Hasbro profit tops estimates; sales miss MAT.O ) had forecast lower-than-expected sales for the holiday quarter, citing weak post-Thanksgiving demand in the United States and Canada. Hasbro's games and puzzles segment did poorly in the... |
| Julius Baer ready to pay fine to avert U.S. probe BAER.VX ) is prepared to pay a fine to escape an escalating U.S. crackdown on offshore bank accounts after last week's indictment of smaller rival Wegelin raised tension among Swiss private... |
| Glencore, Xstrata hammer out premium as deal nears LONDON/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Top executives at Glencore and Xstrata are hammering out the final details of a proposed $80 billion merger, including the premium on offer by the commodities trading... |
| Lazard Q4 misses; raises dividend "The financial markets were difficult in 2011, and Lazard had a challenging fourth quarter...we experienced a decline in financial advisory revenue and a slowdown in asset management, primarily... |
| Analysis: Italy charm offensive more style than substance The charm offensive launched by Monti and his team to woo markets and opinion makers is highly reminiscent of a similar drive in the 1990s that helped Italy join the euro currency from its... |
| Putin: VTB Buy-Back Would Use Profits, Not Government Funds - Ifax MOSCOW – Russia's state-owned lender VTB (VTBR.RS) would buy back stock from shareholders that participated in a disastrous 2007 initial public offering using its own profits, rather than... |
| Portugual Bond Laws In Focus As Debt Worries Persist -JPMorgan LONDON – J.P.Morgan analysts have suggested preparing for a Greek-style debt restructuring in Portugal by taking advantage of the legal jurisdiction under which its bonds were issued.The bank... |
| Romania's PM Resigns After Weeks of Anti-Government Protests Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, giving way to mass protests against IMF-backed austerity measures and joining leaders of... |
| PGNiG Plans Investor Call Ahead Of Potential Euro Bond LONDON – Poland's oil and gas company PGNiG SA (PGN.WA) is planning an investor call ahead of a potential euro bond, one of the banks organizing the call said Monday.PGNiG will speak to... |
| Note to Greece: Time is Running Out The leaders of France and Germany told Greece on Monday time was running out in talks on a broad debt restructuring deal and Athens would only get bailout money from Europe if it lived up to its... |
| Stock Futures Fall as Focus Shifts to Greece FOX Business: The Power to Prosper Stock-index futures signaled stocks may recede from multiyear highs when Wall Street opens on Monday as anxiety mounts that Greece won't take the steps needed... |
| Nabors Former CEO Ends Employment Pact, Waives Right To $100 Million DOW JONES NEWSWIRESNabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) said former Chief Executive Eugene Isenberg agreed to terminate his employment pact and will waive his claim to a $100 million payment that was... |
| INDABA: African Nations Need To Push Miners To Share Infrastructure-IFC CAPE TOWN – African governments should push for mining-transport corridors to remain open to third party access as a way to stimulate economic growth, a senior executive at the International... |
