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The Hindu Business Line  Sun, 11 May 2008 •   Weekly News Round-up  •   Indian mutual funds shop globally to woo locally  •   ‘Drop in steel prices some relief, but not much’  •   7 new services under tax net from May 16  •   BHEL takes over BHPV, inks pact for power plant at Vijayawada  •   April shows renewed interest in gold ETFs  •   SBI to tap semi-urban, rural areas for growth, will add 1,000 branches  •   New exit scheme mooted for quick disposal of insolvency cases  •   Steel honchos  See All - 0 more...

Webindia123 - Business  Sun, 11 May 2008 3:38:18 +0530 •   British Energy sale attracts few offers  •   BAMS contract boosts Northrop Grumman  •   Judges affirms Louisvilles dog law  •   Consumers prepare for postage hike  •   Investment firm buys Sallie Mae stake  •   Office 2007 update available June 16  •   BAA may hurry sale of Gatwick Airport  •   Beirut unrest hits local businesses  •   GM Canada targeting labor costs  •   Valet power strips recalled  See All - 81 more...

The Times of India - Business  Sun, 11 May 2008 03:18:46+0530 •   President gives assent to Finance Bill 2008  •   Esmark of Essar in legal tangle with ArcelorMittal  •   Price cut must reach consumers  •   Blackstone, Reliance buy into Everonn  •   DoT to ring PMO for 3G spectrum auction views  •   Fitch may cut Bharti rating on MTN bid  •   Thanks to inflation, you are losing money on FDs  •   Heidelberg, Indorama, Mysore Cements to merge  •   Skoda plans small car for India  •   Ranbaxy set to ink deal with Merck  See All - 0 more...

Bloomberg  Provided by Newslookup.com  Sat, 10 May 2008 18:14 EDT •   Paulson, Trichet Signal Satisfaction at Dollar's Recovery Since G-7 Shift  •   U.S. Stocks Post First Weekly Drop in a Month as AIG, Banks Lead Declines  •   News Corp. Drops Bid for Tribune Co.'s Newsday, Says It Was `Uneconomical'  •   FedEx Lowers Fourth-Quarter Profit Forecast Because of Surging Fuel Costs  •   Venezuela, China to Pump Oil in Orinoco, Supply Planned Chinese Refinery  •   Yen Posts Biggest Weekly Gain Versus Euro Since January on Credit Losses  •   Clinton, Obama Preferred Over McCain on Handling the Economy, Poll Shows  •   Hezbollah Pledges to Pull Out of Beirut as Lebanese Army Makes Concessions  •   Obama Says He's Willing to Debate McCain at Town Hall Events This Summer  •   Lampert, Wood Reveal Failings of `Concentrated' Stock Hedge Fund Strategy  See All - 23 more...

newKerala.com - Business News  Sun, 11 May 2008 03:45:40 +0530 •   Market hit by rising crude price, inflation(Weekly Market Review)  •   Xenitis forecasts Rs.13 bn turnover for 2008-09  •   Indian banana sets sail for Saudi Arabia  •   Essar Power's investment plans approved  •   Kotak Mahindra's profit up 84 percent  •   Pandit to reveal turnaround strategy for Citigroup  •   Sensex plummets by over 400 points (Roundup)  •   Equities markets stay flat early afternoon (Second Lead)  •   OPEC crude price close to USD 117  •   Artech India launches Akshar Office - A complete office productivity package  See All - 40 more...

Marketwatch.com  Provided by Newslookup.com  Sat, 10 May 2008 18:14 EDT •   NewsWatch: Stocks headed for troubled waters from oil, consumption woes  •   South Korea to boost avian flu drug stockpile  •   Pappas Telecasting files for bankruptcy, blames CW ratings  •   South Koreans protest U.S. beef  •   Myanmar referendum backing junta rule: reports  •   News Corp. bows out in Newsday battle: report  •   Hezbollah-led forces stand down in Beirut: report  •   Emerging Markets Report: Israeli stocks chart a prosperous 60-year path  •   NewsWatch: Stocks headed for troubled waters from oil, consumption woes  •   Shanghai Gold Exchange wants foreign members incorporated in China  See All - 10 more...

Rediff - Business  Sat, 10 May 2008 21:39:00 GMT •   8 financial tips for young adults  •   Ten cool things to make  •   How CEOs stay on top of their game  •   Sell or hold your realty investments?  •   Gujarat to start e-medicine in all villages  •   Ranbaxy to tie up with Merck  •   Bringing nature home, inexpensively  •   The fashion billionaires  •   Turning bad water into good  •   The threat of global food shortages  See All - 0 more...

Rediff - Personal Finance  Sat, 10 May 2008 21:39:06 GMT •   All you want to know about thematic funds  •   5 mutual fund myths debunked  •   Index funds fast losing the low-cost edge  •   Mutual fund roundup: April 2008  •   Negotiating salary? 4 important tips  •   Mutual fund 'schemes' of a different kind  •   FMPs vs FDs: Which side are you on?  •   Good portfolio=15% return per year  •   India attracts most PE investments in Asia: Report  •   US64 Bonds up for redemption: What's next?  See All - 0 more...

Moneycontrol  Sat, 10 May 2008 23:59:01 GMT •   Rich Knits beats the stock market blues  •   NCDEXTrade details for May 09, 2008  •   Madonna album to premier exclusively on Vodafone  •   Oxigen Kwality Wall’s announce innovative promotion  •   Pankaj Kapoor appointed as MD of Harrison Malayalam  •   SBI hikes interest rates on FCNR(B),NRE (Rupee) deposits  •   PTC India’s PAT increased by 231% to Rs 19.22cr  •   UTI Dividend Yield Fund declares taxfree dividend of 7%  •   LANXESS to coordinate leather chemicals sales frm Singapore  •   DAMAC Properties declare winners of Dubai Shopping Festival  See All - 5 more...

The Hindu - Business  Sun, 11 May 2008 •   Global community keenly looking forward to Chinese tea party  •   Godrej Appliances to make foray into TV  •   Nilekani to give IT impetus to power sector  •   Bullion Rates  •   Bangladesh to reopen talks with Tata  •   Dish TV to offer free set-top boxes  •   ArcelorMittal sells U.S. steel mill  See All - 0 more...

Sify - Finance  Sun, 11 May 2008 3:40:03 +0530 •   Blue Star launches eco-friendly VRF AC systems  •   BHEL acquires firm, to set up power plant  •   IRDA permits Canara, HSBC, OBC to jointly launch Insurance  •   Mahindra hikes vehicle prices by 1.5-2.5%  •   Infotech bags contract from Australia  •   LG ties up with BSNL, offer schemes for customers  •   Indian industry looks to investing in bio-fuel in S America  •   Weekly Wrap: High crude prices, inflation send Sensex crash  •   Troikaa unit in Sanand by 2010  •   Man Force to boost CV sales 800%  See All - 10 more...

The Economic Times  Sun, 11 May 2008 02:55:58+0530 •   Govt asks banks to launch debt swaps for farmers  •   FDI norms in insurance sector could ease: FM  •   Loan waiver may push repayment out of circulation  •   No proposal to set up sovereign wealth fund: FM