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Crude slips to a 5-month low of $101.87 per barrel
Crude prices recovered thanks to mixed signals from oil cartel OPEC.
Sony recalls 4,38,000 Vaio laptops on burn concern
The machines could overheat or burn the user, said a Sony spokesperson.
Indian economy to grow by 8.2 pc in 2008-09
A study says by 2010 economy can accelerate to 9 per cent.
D Subbarao new RBI chief, to take charge on Sept 5
Incumbent Y V Reddy retires after five years at the central bank.
Oil prices slump but Govt says no fuel price cut
Losses of state companies reduce but Minister says no scope for rate cut.
ICICI's insurance head resigns to join JP Morgan
Kalpana has quit ICICI Bank to join JP Morgan as country head.
Infosys buys British consulting firm for £407 mn
Transfer of 100 per cent ownership is expected to be completed by Nov 2008.
Mkts slip further; SBI, NTPC, HDFC Bank top losers
The Sensex fell 108 points at 14,570 and Nifty down 33 points at 4,382.
Mkts trade higher; realty, metal, power, pharma up
Midcap and small cap stocks are supportive to market breadth.
Tougher times ahead, inflation could touch 13 pc
IAnnual inflation rate may rise to 13 pc and growth slows to 7.7 pc.
Gold, platinum strike 8-month low on surging dollar
Gold, platinum and silver have plunged to their lowest in seven months.
Oil drops toward $118 ahead of inventory data
The contract dropped $2.24 overnight to settle at $119.17 a barrel.
Fun and frolic over, middle-class tightens belt
Consumers slash spending on entertainment, luxury by 55%.
Market registers biggest gain in the year
UPA Government’s victory in floor test boosts banking, realty, power stocks.
Rs 10,000-cr Hyderabad Metro plan hits a jam
5 consortiums that were supposed to bid for project shy away.
Beggars too feel the inflation pinch
Life for scores of beggars at the city's traffic intersections is no longer good.
