America says move can be bad for Indian economy
IPOs of companies like NHPC, PowerGrid, REC to hit mkts in Q4FY07, to raise Rs 3,800cr
Barclays stake deal will be first strategic investment in the junk loan segment
1st-ever study of India's labour market and state rankings reveals that states differ on their "labour ecosystems". Proactive states are aggressively differentiating themselves on key labour indicators
Business Line
Pesticide residue: Indian grapes pass UK test
Residues well within EU norms, says UK Govt agency
1st phase production of 5 million standard cubic meter per day of gas to start from Aug 18, says NK Mitra, director (offshore) of ONGC. To start shift duty from today.
Threat of rains delaying the Unitech tri-series cricket in Sri Lanka to Aug 29 from Aug 14 push Indian team sponsor to seek cover
Small, mid-cap cos a big draw for pvt equity funds
Take up big chunk of $3.5bn investments in H1CY06
The Financial Express
OVL-Sinopec pay $800mn for 50% in Omimex de Colombia
Second deal Indian & Chinese cos bid together. ONGC & CNPC had earlier won a Syrian oilfield
After US-based Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) nod for launch of futures based on Sensex, BSE keen on initiatives from other countries
Bank staffers fear RBI move on "no-frills" accounts will hit their unit's profitability. SBI open 80,000 "no-frills" accounts, ICICI Bank 42,000
Big Four use market lull to raise stakes
Ambani brothers, Tatas and Birlas were among promoters increasing their shareholdings during market weakness in May & June
Dr Reddy's working on magic heart pill
The new drug can potentially cut heart attacks by 60% and patient expenditures by 70-80%
Move towards real-time tracking could mean PNs may be executed in India
Burmans close to 15% in Punjab Tractors
Burmans, as recently as July 28, purchased more than 1.5 lakh shares from mkt taking their total holdings beyond the 14% mark
Uneasy world cannot support bull run
Terrorism and West Asian tensions are likely to keep oil on the boil for some time