City Union Bank targets 20-30 percent growth
Saturday - May 19, 2012, 11:11am
Privately-owned City Union Bank hopes to log a growth of 20-30 percent this fiscal despite the economic outlook not being encouraging while the net interest margin is expected to go down slightly, said a top company official.
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Air India losses mount to Rs.200 crore as crisis continues
Saturday - May 19, 2012, 11:10am
The crisis in Air India raged on for the 11th day Friday and the national carrier's losses mounted to Rs.200 crore as the impasse between agitating pilots and the management continued.
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Australian mining giant squirms at India's slow growth
Saturday - May 19, 2012, 11:08am
The unexpected slowdown in the Indian economy is creating ripples in Australia as a mining giant has expressed concern over the slackening iron ore demand from India.
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SBI quarterly profit soars to Rs.4,050 crore
Friday - May 18, 2012, 06:09pm
The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) Friday reported a massive hike in net profit at Rs.4,050 crore for the quarter ended March 31 on account of decline in provisions of bad loans and strong credit demand.
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Warren Buffett buys 63 newspapers in $142 million deal
Friday - May 18, 2012, 03:01pm
Billionaire Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has signed a deal worth 142 million dollars, in cash, with Media General, Inc. agreeing to buy 63 newspapers from the company.
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Facebook IPO values company at $104 billion
Friday - May 18, 2012, 03:01pm
Facebook's initial public offering of common stock will be priced at 38 dollars a share, valuing the company at 104 billion dollars, which makes it the largest IPO for a U.S. tech company.
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Facebook buys second photo app Lightbox after $1bn splurge on Instagram
Friday - May 18, 2012, 03:00pm
Social media giant Facebook has bought another photo application named Lightbox, after recently shelling out over a billion dollars on Instagram.
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Hewlett-Packard contemplating cutting up to 25,000 jobs
Friday - May 18, 2012, 01:46pm
Hewlett-Packard is considering cutting up to 25,000 jobs, as the world's largest PC maker wrestles with a decline in demand.
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UN to provide $144 mn aid to Myanmar
Friday - May 18, 2012, 01:42pm
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has offered to provide $144 million aid to Myanmar to implement a three-year project starting 2013, official media reported Friday.
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South Korea not mulling ban on short selling
Friday - May 18, 2012, 01:32pm
South Korea is not mulling ban on short selling of non-financial stocks despite resurfacing concerns over Europe's debt crisis, a senior financial regulator said Friday.
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