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Ltd.http://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sensex-sluggish-up-43-72-points/5291501.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sensex-sluggish-up-43-72-points/5291501.htmlA benchmark index of Indian equities today continued to trade marginally higher with investor sentiments still in favour of selling.At 11.55 a.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,940.73 points, was ruling at 15,977.93 points, up 42.32 points or 0.27 percent from its previous close at 15,935.61 points.At the National Stock Exchange (NSE),BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 13:06:21 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Mukesh-Ambani-bidding-for-Liverpool-football-club/5291212.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Mukesh-Ambani-bidding-for-Liverpool-football-club/5291212.htmlchairman of Sahara Group are reportedly bidding for a 51 per cent stake in Liverpool football club – one of the most successful clubs in the history of English football.Liverpool is presently owned by American duo George Gillett and Tom Hicks, who acquired the club in February 2007.However, reported disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, and the lack of the fans' support, have led to rumours thatBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Car-sales-jump-32-bikes-44-in-Jan/5291222.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Car-sales-jump-32-bikes-44-in-Jan/5291222.htmlomestic passenger car sales have increased 32.28 per cent at 1,45,905 units in January from 1,10,300 units in the same month last year.According to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, motorcycle sales in the country during the month was also up 43.69 per cent at 6,50,633 units, compared with 4,52,809 units in the corresponding month last year.Total two-wheelerBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/In-Delhi-pay-taxi-fare-through-credit-card/5291214.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/In-Delhi-pay-taxi-fare-through-credit-card/5291214.htmlon't worry if you don't have enough cash while travelling on a radio cab in the national capital.People taking Meru radio cabs can pay their bill by either using credit or debit cards. The company has tied up with Axis Bank as its merchant bank to facilitate card transactions in its cabs.Visa and Master Cards debit/credit cards will be accepted for fare payment, thereby making life easier for passengers,BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sensex-down-on-global-cues/5291096.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sensex-down-on-global-cues/5291096.htmlBombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Tuesday fell by over 71 points, or 0.44 per cent in opening trade on fresh selling by funds, triggered by a weak trend in the global markets.The 30-share Sensex, which had gained 19.96 points in Monday's choppy trade, fell by 71.54 points to 15,864.07 points in early trade as stocks of banking, oil and gas and realty sectors declined.The wide-based NationalBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:40:21 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Asian-stocks-mixed-after-Wall-Street-decline/5291016.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Asian-stocks-mixed-after-Wall-Street-decline/5291016.htmlman walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe. Photo: Petros Giannakouris / AP2010BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday following Wall Street's decline on lingering worries about high EuropeanBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/IBS-Software-wins-39-IT-systems-provider-39-award/5291499.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/IBS-Software-wins-39-IT-systems-provider-39-award/5291499.htmlIBS Software, IT systems provider to travel, transportation and logistics industries, today said it had won the 'IT Systems Provider of the Year' award at the Air Cargo India 2010 event in Mumbai."This award is a recognition of our success in introducing a new paradigm in IT solutions for business problems that plague the industry," Senior Vice President and Global Head of Cargo Line of Business forBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 13:06:21 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Warrants-issued-to-up-promoter-stake-in-co-by-6-Subex/5290520.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Warrants-issued-to-up-promoter-stake-in-co-by-6-Subex/5290520.htmlCNBC-TV18have decided to pump in money into the company at a fairly significant premium to the current market price.The company board has approved issue of up to 6 million shares to promoters at Rs 80 per share.In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Subash Menon, Founder Chairman, MD CEO of Subex, spoke about the company’s plans going forward.A: We had a recent restructuring of Foreign Currency ConvertibleBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:45:11 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Bajaj-Electricals-target-Rs-5000-cr-net-sales-in-4-years/5291734.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Bajaj-Electricals-target-Rs-5000-cr-net-sales-in-4-years/5291734.htmlConsumer durable and lighting major Bajaj Electricals, which is on an upward trend with good growth and a overwhelming response to is recent QIP issue, is eyeing to achieve a net sales target of Rs 5000 crore in the next four years, a top company official today said.Speaking to reporters Bajaj Electricals Chairman and Managing Director Shekhar Bajaj said despite economic slowdown the company had turnedBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:42:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Markets-recover-on-IT-tech-stocks-Sensex-tests-16K/5291110.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Markets-recover-on-IT-tech-stocks-Sensex-tests-16K/5291110.htmlAfter showing a nervous trade pattern on Monday, the equity benchmark showed flat trade on Tuesday tracking mixed Asian markets.After the initial selling pressure, IT and technology stocks kept the bulls hope alive. After fresh buying, IT stocks were up by around 1.5 per cent while technology stocks were showing net gain of around 1.2 per cent. Riding on IT and technology stocks rally, Sensex gainedBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:42:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Galleon-case-Ex-Intel-executive-pleads-guilty/5291111.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Galleon-case-Ex-Intel-executive-pleads-guilty/5291111.htmlformer Intel executive pleaded guilty on Monday to charges he fed confidential information about the computer-chip maker to wealthy hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, his old friend and central figure in a massive insider trading case."I gave Raj Rajaratnam the information because of my friendship with him," Rajiv Goel told a judge in federal court in Manhattan. "I cannot express how sorry I am."Goel,BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:34:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Rupee-gains-by-4-paise-to-46-79-against-USD/5291725.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Rupee-gains-by-4-paise-to-46-79-against-USD/5291725.htmlSnapping a losing streak of the last three days, the Rupee today gained by four paise to 46.79 against US Dollar in the early trade, as against its previous close of 46.83 per USD, on sustained selling of the greenback by exporters and others, traders at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (FOREX) said here.The local unit oscillated in a narrow range as it recorded the intra-day high and low at 46.79 andBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Judge-promises-to-rule-on-SEC-BofA-settlement/5291021.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Judge-promises-to-rule-on-SEC-BofA-settlement/5291021.htmlphoto, a Bank of America branch is shown in Charlotte, N.C. A judge on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 promised to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch. Photo: Chuck Burton / APNEW YORK (AP) — A judge promised Monday toBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/L-bags-Rs-582-crore-orders/5291171.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/L-bags-Rs-582-crore-orders/5291171.htmlElectrical and Gulf Projects Operating Company, a part of LT's construction division, has bagged orders aggregating Rs 582 crore for four electrical projects in India and UAE.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:20:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Pak-worried-over-open-ended-talks-with-India/5290661.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Pak-worried-over-open-ended-talks-with-India/5290661.htmlPakistan is looking to adopt a tough stance over India’s offer to resume foreign secretary level talks, as it is worried about engaging New Delhi in ‘open-ended’ talks, diplomatic sources said.According to sources, Islamabad might push for a “result-oriented dialogue” in order to work out a programme for resolving all outstanding issues,“We are not interested in just talks … we are looking for a fruitfulBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Domestic-car-sales-jump-32-bikes-up-44-in-Jan/5291166.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Domestic-car-sales-jump-32-bikes-up-44-in-Jan/5291166.htmlDomestic passenger car sales have increased 32.28 per cent at 1,45,905 units in January from 1,10,300 units in the same month last year.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Dow-slips-below-10K-for-first-time-in-3-months/5291103.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Dow-slips-below-10K-for-first-time-in-3-months/5291103.htmlDow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months on Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.The Dow, down almost 104 points, had its 10th triple-digit move in 16 trading days. Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses.Mounting deficits in weaker European economies including Greece, PortugalBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:12:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/SAIL-Bhilai-unit-set-to-return-to-normal-production/5291505.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/SAIL-Bhilai-unit-set-to-return-to-normal-production/5291505.htmlFire-hit Bhilai Steel Plant, the largest unit of public sector Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), will soon return to its normal production of about 17,000 tonnes hot iron a day.Production of hot iron in the unit based in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, about 30 km west of capital Raipur, was severely hit after a fire broke out in the cable tunnel of its power and blowing station (P and BS) early onBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 13:06:21 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Only-a-few-countries-have-GM-crops/5291503.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Only-a-few-countries-have-GM-crops/5291503.htmlHow does the rest of the world looks at genetically modified (GM) crops? First introduced 15 years ago, GM crops are grown in a handful of countries with highly industrialised, export-oriented agricultural sectors.As per a 2009 report by Friends of the World International, a grassroot environmental network in 77 countries, nearly 90 percent of the GM crops planted area was found in just six countriesBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 13:06:21 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Best-Commercials-in-most-watched-Super-Bowl-2010/5289128.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Best-Commercials-in-most-watched-Super-Bowl-2010/5289128.htmlThe Saints were underdog leading up to big game. They proved many experts and pudits wrong that team with offensive oriented team can win the super bowl 2010. New Orleans Saints won their first ever Super Bowl 2010. This year will also remember as a top viewing event in TV history.It has attracted 106 million beating MASH finale 27 years ago. It also caught attention of over 9 million more than lastBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Column-Regulatory-failure-in-the-financial-sector/5291208.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Column-Regulatory-failure-in-the-financial-sector/5291208.htmlis widely recognised that financial intermediation is essential to the promotion of both extensive and intensive growth. Efficient intermediation of funds from savers to users enables the productive application of available resources.The greater the efficiency of the financial system in such resource generation and allocation, the higher is its likely contribution to economic growth. Improved allocativeBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Renault-revs-up-for-solo-drive-with-6-7-launches/5291224.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Renault-revs-up-for-solo-drive-with-6-7-launches/5291224.htmlrance's second-largest car maker Renault is ready to make an aggressive solo entry with seven or eight new models, ranging from a 1.1 litre hatcback to a luxury sedan.The move comes after Renault's troubled five-year partnership with Mahindra Mahindra failed to provide the French company with a platform to become a serious player in the country. The joint venture, in which Renault owns 49 per cent,BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/TCS-website-hacked/5291235.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/TCS-website-hacked/5291235.htmlndia's largest information technology services company, Tata Consultancy Services [], has become the latest target of hackers. The company has restored its website, after hackers changed its domain name and put it up for sale.When asked, a spokesperson said: "The TCS website, www.tcs.com, was disrupted. Subsequently, it has been restored and is functioning fine. None of the servers were compromised.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/MSMEs-seek-sops-from-Union-Budget/5291230.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/MSMEs-seek-sops-from-Union-Budget/5291230.htmltax benefits to the formulation of a price purchase preference policy, expectations from the Union Budget are growing in the MSME (Micro, small and medium enterprises) sector.], an organisation of MSMEs, has prepared an agenda for the budget. IAU president Pankaj Gupta has called for the provision of tax benefits to companies to source from MSMEs, as well as adherence to payment schedules agreed uponBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Auto-sales-cross-record-11-lakh-units-in-January/5291163.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Auto-sales-cross-record-11-lakh-units-in-January/5291163.htmlIndian auto industry today reported the highest ever sales in a single month at over 11 lakh units in January, boosted by easy availability of retail finance and soft interest rates.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:42:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Six-states-reject-model-bill-on-groundwater/5291161.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Six-states-reject-model-bill-on-groundwater/5291161.htmlSix states, including Punjab, have rejected a model bill aimed at conserving groundwater claiming that either it was too harsh on the people or that they required no such law.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:41:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Paypal-stops-certain-payment-transactions-in-India/5291089.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Paypal-stops-certain-payment-transactions-in-India/5291089.htmlOnline payment service provider Paypal on Saturday said that it has suspended certain types of payment transaction in India.In a blog posted on its website, PayPal spokesperson Anuj Nayar wrote " personal payments to and from India and transfers to local banks in India have been suspended while we work with our business partners and other stakeholders to address questions they have about the service".WithoutBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:40:21 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Koutons-Retail-to-open-200-stores-by-FY11/5291476.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Koutons-Retail-to-open-200-stores-by-FY11/5291476.htmlMUMBAI:Retailer Koutons Retail India plans to open 200 stores in FY11 in addition toits existing 1,400, a senior official said on the sidelines of the Asia RetailCongress Summit.Akash Deep Sandhu, general manager of sales andmarketing, said, of the 200 stores, 100 would be family concept stores, whichwould include women and children's wear. "We are moving from the men's model tothe family concept modelBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:37:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Henpecked-men-were-a-fave-theme-of-Super-Bowl-ads/5290987.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Henpecked-men-were-a-fave-theme-of-Super-Bowl-ads/5290987.htmlYou get slapped on your bottom at birth, then spend the rest of your life being shoved around by wives and girlfriends who make you mow the lawn, listen to their friends, return their phone calls, eat fruit at breakfast, shop for lingerie instead of watching the game, put your underwear in the basket and put the toilet seat down.Such was the state of affairs between Mars and Venus depicted in someBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/HHS-secretary-asks-insurer-to-justify-rate-hike/5290975.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/HHS-secretary-asks-insurer-to-justify-rate-hike/5290975.htmlFILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a letter to the president of Anthem Blue Cross, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, she was very disturbed to learn of the planned increases, calling them "extraordinary." She said they were hard to understand in lightBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Oil-below-72-in-Asia-amid-economy-doubts/5290986.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Oil-below-72-in-Asia-amid-economy-doubts/5290986.htmlJason Kilpatrick of Wholesale Fuel hauls a hose across a snow covered yard while delivering home heating oil in Framingham, Mass. Natural gas prices climbed Monday, Feb. 8 as another winter storm was expected to dump even more snow on the East Coast. Photo: Charles Krupa / APSINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices lingered below $72 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors remained uncertain about the strength ofBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/AstraZeneca-gets-OK-for-expanded-Crestor-use/5291004.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/AstraZeneca-gets-OK-for-expanded-Crestor-use/5291004.htmlWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have granted AstraZeneca approval to market its cholesterol pill Crestor as a preventive measure against heart attack and stroke in patients with healthy cholesterol levels.decision will allow the company to promote Crestor to millions of U.S. patients who traditionally have not been candidates for cholesterol-lowering drugs.London-based AstraZeneca studied theBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Ex-Intel-executive-pleads-guilty-in-NYC-to-fraud/5291010.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Ex-Intel-executive-pleads-guilty-in-NYC-to-fraud/5291010.htmlNEW YORK (AP) — A former Intel executive pleaded guilty Monday to charges he fed confidential information about the computer-chip maker to wealthy hedge fund managerGoel, 51, of Los Altos, Calf., became the ninth defendant to plead guilty out of 21 charged so far in the case. He faces up to 20 years in prison at sentencing on May 28 but could receive far less time because he agreed to cooperate withBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Brumby-briefs-Singh-on-measures-taken-for-Indians-safety/5291168.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Brumby-briefs-Singh-on-measures-taken-for-Indians-safety/5291168.htmlUnder pressure to check the attacks on Indians here, Victorian premier John Brumby has met Indian High Commissioner to Australia Sujatha Singh and briefed her on the measures put in place to improve law and order and the safety of foreign students in the state.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:32:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/L-T-gets-orders-worth-125-mn/5291485.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/L-T-gets-orders-worth-125-mn/5291485.htmlMUMBAI:Engineering and construction firm Larsen Toubro said on Tuesday it wonorders for four electrical projects in India and the United Arab Emirates,totally worth 5.82 billion rupees ($125 million).The Reserve Bank of India has invited fresh applications for the top job at the Delhi-based National Housing Bank - the regulatory body for local housing finance companies.Copyright © 2010 Bennett ColemanBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:30:05 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Fame-India-ignored-higher-offer/5291464.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Fame-India-ignored-higher-offer/5291464.htmldecision of Fame India’s promoters to sell their entire stake,with the management control of the company, to Inox Leisure at around Rs 48 pershare has led to loss of money for its minority shareholders as the company hasignored a much higher offer from Reliance MediaWorks (RMW), an Anil DhirubhaiAmbani Group company.In a letter to promoter Shravan Shroff, RMWCEO Anil Arjun claimed that it had offeredBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:27:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Rising-milk-prices-may-fuel-India-inflation-Citi/5291468.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Rising-milk-prices-may-fuel-India-inflation-Citi/5291468.htmlMUMBAI:Rising prices of milk and dairy products are a potential pressure point for foodinflation, Citigroup said in a recent note.Government data on wholesaleprice inflation pegs the annual jump in milk and dairy at 13.4 per cent inDecember from 6-7 per cent in the previous year and the 7 per cent increase inmilk prices last week could aggravate the situation further, it added."Among the worst affecteddairyBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:24:05 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Strides-gets-US-regulatory-nod-for-hypertension-injection/5291175.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Strides-gets-US-regulatory-nod-for-hypertension-injection/5291175.htmlPharma firm Strides Arcolab today said it has received the US regulatory approval for a hypertension injection -- Labetalol Hydrochrolide (HCl).BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:22:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Domestic-car-sales-jump-32-percent-in-January/5291197.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Domestic-car-sales-jump-32-percent-in-January/5291197.htmlDomestic passenger car sales have increased 32.28 percent to 145,905 units in January from 110,300 units in the same month last year.According to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Tuesday, motorcycle sales in the country during the month were also up 43.69 percent to 6,50,633 units, compared with 4,52,809 units in the corresponding month last year.TotalBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:07:06 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Renault-Mahindra-in-Talks-to-Restructure-Indian-Joint-Venture/5290675.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Renault-Mahindra-in-Talks-to-Restructure-Indian-Joint-Venture/5290675.htmlRenault SA and Mahindra MahindraLtd. are in talks to restructure their Indian joint venture,said Sudhir Rao, chief operating officer of the Frenchcarmaker’s Indian unit.The two companies may announce details of theirrestructuring plan in 30 to 45 days, Rao said in Mumbai today.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:48 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Goodyear-India-Climbs-Most-in-17-Years-on-Parent-s-Buyout-Offer/5290676.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Goodyear-India-Climbs-Most-in-17-Years-on-Parent-s-Buyout-Offer/5290676.html, a unit of theworld’s third-largest tiremaker, climbed the most in more than17 years in Mumbai after the parent offered to buy the shares itdoesn’t already own in the Indian company., which owns 74percent of the subsidiary, will pay 245 rupees apiece to buy theremaining shares and delist them from the Bombay Stock Exchange,the Indian company said in a statement today. The price is 33percent higherBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:48 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sobha-Gains-After-Temasek-Associate-Buys-3-85-Million-Shares/5290680.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sobha-Gains-After-Temasek-Associate-Buys-3-85-Million-Shares/5290680.htmlposted itsbiggest gain in a week in Mumbai trading after an associate ofSingapore’sSobha traded 2.7 percent higher at 261.9 rupees at 10:33a.m. local time after rising as much as 3.5 percent, the mostsince Feb. 3. Aranda Investments (Mauritius) Pte yesterdayacquired almost 4 percent of the shares of Sobha at an averageprice of 250 rupees a share, according to data posted on thesold 4 million sharesBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:48 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Steel-Authority-Rises-on-Speculation-Free-Shares-May-Be-Issued/5290677.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Steel-Authority-Rises-on-Speculation-Free-Shares-May-Be-Issued/5290677.htmlthenation’s second-biggest producer, climbed the most in more thana week in Mumbai trading on speculation stockholders may begiven free shares.2.9 percent to 210.30 rupees as of 11 a.m.local time, after surging as much as 4.5 percent, the most sinceFeb. 3. The stock is the best performer on, ananalyst at Khandwala Securities Ltd. in Mumbai. “The companywants to build positive sentiment for the stock,”BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:48 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sri-Lanka-Arrests-Defeated-Election-Candidate-Fonseka-Update3/5290681.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sri-Lanka-Arrests-Defeated-Election-Candidate-Fonseka-Update3/5290681.htmlthe opposition candidate defeated in last month’spresidential election, prompting a call from United NationsSecretary-GeneralMilitary police arrested Fonseka late yesterday at hisoffice in the capital of Colombo, the Defense Ministry said. Heis accused of military offenses, Luxman Hulugalla, a spokesmanfor the Media Center for National Security,, director of the National PeaceCouncil advocacy group,BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:48 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Capital-T-Rowe-Buy-Domino-s-Pizza-Franchisee-Shares-on-Debut/5290682.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Capital-T-Rowe-Buy-Domino-s-Pizza-Franchisee-Shares-on-Debut/5290682.htmlCapital Group and T. Rowe PriceInternational Inc. were among investors who bought shares inJubilant rose 58 percent to 229.10 rupees at the close oftrading in Mumbai, the best first day among new share sales thisyear. The pizza maker sold the stock at 145 rupees apiece afterreceiving demand for about 31 times the shares offered lastmonth.Capital Group bought 2.15 million shares, or 3.4 percent oftheBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:48 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/SingTel-posts-24-percent-rise-in-quarterly-profit/5290637.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/SingTel-posts-24-percent-rise-in-quarterly-profit/5290637.htmlSingapore, Feb 9 (DPA) Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel), South-East Asia’s biggest phone company, said Tuesday that net profit for its third quarter rose 24 percent from a year ago on the back of steady growth in its home market and Australia.Net profit for the three months through Dec 31 reached 991 million Singapore dollars ($697 million), up from 799 million Singapore dollars a year earlier,BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Hiren-Mohini-murder-Auckland-police-reveal-new-evidence/5290669.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Hiren-Mohini-murder-Auckland-police-reveal-new-evidence/5290669.htmlAuckland (New Zealand), Feb.9 (ANI): West Auckland Police hunting for the killer of Indian origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini today released details of a new piece of evidence.Detective Senior Sergeant Hywel Jones revealed that police have found a distinctive knitted dark cap with a large white logo outlined with three circles.Along with a blood stained bag, which police have previously spoken about,BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Roddy-Doyle-harks-back-to-IRA-days-in-new-book-IANS-Books/5290631.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Roddy-Doyle-harks-back-to-IRA-days-in-new-book-IANS-Books/5290631.htmlAcclaimed Irish novelist and Booker prize winner Roddy Doyle is going back to the heydays of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in his new book.“The stake was put through the IRA heart and it ceased to exist. But then it keeps coming back though according to official records it is dead. We spend hours talking about it, when we should be consigning IRA to history,” playwright and novelist Doyle told IANS,BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Be-my-Valentine-at-an-exotic-place-With-Images/5290645.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Be-my-Valentine-at-an-exotic-place-With-Images/5290645.htmlTired of candle-lit dinners in the city on Valentine’s Day? Now you can escape to an island, sip margaritas on the beach and soak up the sun with your loved one. Remember Feb 14 is on a Sunday this year.“This year, with Valentine’s Day falling on a weekend, there is increased anticipation within the hospitality and travel industry of a positive response from the younger generation who have cash andBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Snowed-in-Washington-braces-for-a-second-wallop/5290644.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Snowed-in-Washington-braces-for-a-second-wallop/5290644.html(IANS) Still recovering from the “historic mess” left from the weekend’s record blizzard, Washingtonians Tuesday braced for a second wallop that could pile up 10 to 20 more inches of snow in the national capital region. About 80,000 people across the US were without power Saturday.As the mid-Atlantic region continued digging out Monday, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning, withBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Saudi-Govt-to-provide-legal-help-to-12-year-old-girl-fighting-to-divorce-80-year-old-husband/5290670.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Saudi-Govt-to-provide-legal-help-to-12-year-old-girl-fighting-to-divorce-80-year-old-husband/5290670.html> Dubai, Feb. 9 (ANI): In what could become a prelude to the banning of child marriage in Saudi Arabia, the Government has decided to provide legal assistance to a 12-year-old girl who is fighting to divorce her 80-year-old husband.The state-run Human Rights Commission has hired a lawyer to represent the girl when she takes her case to court in Buraidah, close to capital Riyadh, The Times reports.AccordingBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Bangladesh-to-make-cell-phones-laptops/5290646.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Bangladesh-to-make-cell-phones-laptops/5290646.htmlDhaka, Feb 9 (IANS) Bangladesh has unveiled plans to manufacture cell phones and laptops with the help of foreign companies after witnessing a revolution in the usage of both mobiles and portable computers.Six foreign companies have submitted ‘expressions of interest’ for forming a joint venture with the state-owned Bangladesh Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (Teshish) to manufacture mobile sets and laptops.TheBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Opposition-leader-slams-Victoria-government-over-attacks-on-Indians/5290651.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Opposition-leader-slams-Victoria-government-over-attacks-on-Indians/5290651.html(IANS) Accusing the Victoria government of downplaying the racial violence against Indians, Australia’s opposition leader said the state has failed to confront the problem.Victoria has a serious and increasing problem with racist attacks on Indian students, but the state government is in denial and blaming the victims, Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu said.Many of the assaults were the result of “racistBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Uttar-Pradesh-accident-toll-rises-to-24/5290647.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Uttar-Pradesh-accident-toll-rises-to-24/5290647.html(IANS) The death toll in Monday’s accident where a tractor-trolley skidded off a road and fell into a deep, water-filled ditch in Uttar Pradesh, rose to 24 Tuesday, police said. The victims were 15 children and nine women.The incident took place in Pisawan town in Sitapur district, around 80 km from Lucknow.“We have learnt that from 18 the death toll has now risen to 24 including 15 children and nineBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Parle-Software-picks-up-46-stake-in-Hazoor-Township/5291172.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Parle-Software-picks-up-46-stake-in-Hazoor-Township/5291172.htmlParle Software today announced that it had acquired an 45.83 per cent stake in Hazoor Township Developers Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Hazoor Multi Projects Ltd.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:47:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/RBI-increases-securitisation-disclosure-requirements/5290522.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/RBI-increases-securitisation-disclosure-requirements/5290522.htmlReuters(RBI) on Monday increased disclosure requirements for banks who sell securitised assets, to increase transparency for investors under the enhanced Basel II framework.The RBI said banks needed to clearly state what role they had played in the securitisation of an asset, including whether they were an originator, investor, provider of credit enhancement or liquidity provider while securitisingBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:45:12 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Hotel-Leela-plans-to-raise-160-mn-via-FCCBs-QIP-issue/5290517.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Hotel-Leela-plans-to-raise-160-mn-via-FCCBs-QIP-issue/5290517.htmlplanning to raise USD 100 million via foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) and USD 60 million via a qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Vivek Nair, confirms in an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18. “We require funds for expansion and also for reducing our debt.”’s stake in the company, he says, it is a treasury operation. “ITC has never offeredBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:45:08 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/GMR-Infra-in-PE-talks-to-raise-Rs-15-billion/5290516.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/GMR-Infra-in-PE-talks-to-raise-Rs-15-billion/5290516.htmlReutersis in advanced talks with private equity firms to raise about Rs 15 billion (USD 322 million) for its power unit, the Economic Times reported, citing the group's chairman.G.M. Rao told the newspaper the deal would be closed in the next two weeks, but did not disclose the names of the private equity firms that would provide the funds.The group is also talking to some funds to raise USD 400 millionBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:45:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Asian-Stocks-Mixed/5290747.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Asian-Stocks-Mixed/5290747.htmlTOKYO — Asian share markets struggled to hold firmer ground on Tuesday but won some respite from recent losses, while the euro rose tentatively as investors took a break from selling it off over fiscal concerns in the euro zone.The MSCI index of Asian shares outside Japan slipped 0.2 percent after dipping to a five-month low, although technology stocks gained, and shares in Shanghai and Seoul turnedBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:45:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/USD-Euro-Yuan-costlier-Yen-cheaper/5291772.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/USD-Euro-Yuan-costlier-Yen-cheaper/5291772.htmlFollowing are the indicative currency notes and travellers cheques buying and selling rates per unit as given by Thomas Cook India.(Figures in Rupees) Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 44.05 49.25 Sterling Pound 68.95 76.50 Euro 60.05 67.00 Australian Dollar 38.55 42.50 Bahrain Dinar 115.85 132.00 Canadian Dollar 40.45 45.55 Danish Kroner 07.85 09.15 Egyptian Pound 06.15 08.85 Hong Kong Dollar 05.50 06.50BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:43:53 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Centre-takes-initiative-to-increase-supply-in-market-FM/5291733.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Centre-takes-initiative-to-increase-supply-in-market-FM/5291733.htmlAssuring that price rise would be controlled soon, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said an initiative had been taken by the government to increase supply in the market.''There is an imbalance between the demand and supply and the Centre has taken notice of it. The government has taken initiative to increase the supply line so that there is a balance with the demand ratio,'' he told reportersBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:42:17 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Renault-India-to-set-up-own-distribution-network/5291484.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Renault-India-to-set-up-own-distribution-network/5291484.htmlMUMBAI:The Indian unit of French carmaker Renault said on Tuesday it would set up anindependent distribution network in the country, as it looks to expand itsofferings.Renault will createa nationwide network in the next 30 months, the company said in a statement.Currently, Renault shares adistribution network with India's No. 1 utility vehicle and tractor makerMahindra and Mahindra.Renault, at theBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:35:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Gmail-to-add-social-networking-features/5291107.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Gmail-to-add-social-networking-features/5291107.htmlGoogle is trying once again to capture some of the momentum surrounding social networking companies like Facebook and Twitter by adding new features to Gmail, its popular e-mail service.Later this week, Google will introduce add-ons to Gmail that let users post and view messages about their day-to-day activities, according to a person at Google briefed on its plans. This simple tweak to Gmail willBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:11:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/UK-business-leaders-flay-move-to-close-India-offices/5291169.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/UK-business-leaders-flay-move-to-close-India-offices/5291169.htmlBritish business leaders have criticised London Mayor Boris Johnson for closing down the Delhi and Mumbai offices of the London Development Authority (LDA) as a cost-cutting measure.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:07:05 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/3-Idiots-helped-multiplexes-out-of-strike-slump/5291470.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/3-Idiots-helped-multiplexes-out-of-strike-slump/5291470.htmlNEWDELHI: AamirBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/US-Europe-ignoring-India-s-role-in-Afghanistan-to-appease-Pak/5291173.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/US-Europe-ignoring-India-s-role-in-Afghanistan-to-appease-Pak/5291173.htmlUnited States along with other European countries are ignoring India's role in Afghanistan in their effort to appease Pakistan, a prominent American foreign policy magazine has said.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:05:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Oil-falls-under-72-euro-zone-fiscal-woes-weigh/5291469.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Oil-falls-under-72-euro-zone-fiscal-woes-weigh/5291469.htmlSINGAPORE:Oil sank below $72 a barrel on Tuesday, after rising nearly 1 per cent the daybefore, weighed down by nagging worries over an uncertain demand outlook and thefiscal health of some euro zonecountries.Crude rose onMonday, snapping three sessions of losses, as a weaker US dollar, a cold snapand geopolitical tensions providedsupport.But fears over theeuro zone's sovereign debt woes continuedBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:54:05 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Jet-gains-on-26-rise-in-domestic-traffic/5291174.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Jet-gains-on-26-rise-in-domestic-traffic/5291174.htmlJet Airways has advanced this morning on a 26% rise in domestic traffic.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:53:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Nagarjuna-Construction-firms-up-on-order-win/5291165.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Nagarjuna-Construction-firms-up-on-order-win/5291165.htmlNagarjuna Construction had strengthened after bagging orders five orders aggregating Rs 583 crore. The stock is trading at Rs 156, higher by Rs 1 or 0.8%, on the BSE. The shares had opened at Rs 156 and have touched a high of Rs 159 and a low of Rs 155 thus far.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:48:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sensex-touches-16k-tech-auto-up/5291317.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sensex-touches-16k-tech-auto-up/5291317.htmlSupported by buying interest in technology, metal, auto, pharma, select capital goods, banking and power stocks, Sensex touched the 16000 mark, Nifty too rose towards the 4800 level.However, the gains were capped to major extent due to selling in oil gas and realty stocks along with HUL, Sterlite Industries, HDFC Bank, Reliance Communications, PNB and Suzlon Energy.At the session Sensex was up 58BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:32:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Toyota-recalling-Prius-in-Japan-for-brakes/5292099.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Toyota-recalling-Prius-in-Japan-for-brakes/5292099.htmlToyota is recalling about 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose its global plans for a fix as the automaker scrambles to repair damage to its reputation from a spate of safety problems.Toyota's president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possibleBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:32:22 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Vishal-Retail-hits-upper-circuit-on-stake-sell-news/5291160.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Vishal-Retail-hits-upper-circuit-on-stake-sell-news/5291160.htmlVishal Retail has gained in early trades on news of TPG eyeing stake in the company.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:10:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Aussie-s-plea-to-PM-from-rat-infested-jail/5290930.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Aussie-s-plea-to-PM-from-rat-infested-jail/5290930.htmlMAN in jail for allegedly defrauding Aussie Home Loans boss begs Kevin Rudd for help.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:06:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Week-to-promote-Westport-Weston-restaurants/5289427.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Week-to-promote-Westport-Weston-restaurants/5289427.htmlMore than 15 Westport restaurants have registered for the event, which offers discounts to diners and runs from Feb. 28 to March 6.Fashioned after similar events in Stamford, Hartford, New Haven and other communities, the week is seen as a way to introduce area residents to Westport's dining scene amid one of the worst economic downturns in decades. Restaurants are among the businesses seriously affectedBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/CVS-Caremark-4Q-profit-grows-11-percent/5289451.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/CVS-Caremark-4Q-profit-grows-11-percent/5289451.htmlAug. 3, 2006 file photo, customers take advantage of the drive through pharmacy window outside a CVS drug store in a Bainbridge Twp., Ohio. CVS Caremark Corp. said Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, its profit rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter as results improved for its pharmacy benefits management business, which has lost billions in contracts for the new year. Photo: AMY SANCETTA / APCorp., one of the nation'sBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Nokia-to-ax-285-jobs-in-Finland/5289443.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Nokia-to-ax-285-jobs-in-Finland/5289443.htmlHELSINKI (AP) — Nokia Corp. said Monday it will lay off 285 people in Finland, as the world's largest mobile phone maker strives to cut costs and streamline operations.In November, Nokia axed 550 jobs in Japan, Denmark and Finland at research and development units that globally employ 17,000 workers.The latest layoffs, at the Salo handset unit where it has 2,200 workers, are part of a drive "to furtherBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/German-tax-cheat-gets-10M-in-damages-from-bank/5289446.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/German-tax-cheat-gets-10M-in-damages-from-bank/5289446.htmlVADUZ, Liechtenstein (AP) — A court has ordered a former subsidiary of Liechtenstein'sto pay over euro7.3 million ($10 million) to a client for failing to inform him that his confidential details had been stolen and handed to authorities, thereby harming his chances of escaping criminal penalties for tax evasion.AG, said Monday it would appeal against the decision by the principality's district courtBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Area-stocks-Harman-revenues-up-24-percent/5289445.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Area-stocks-Harman-revenues-up-24-percent/5289445.htmlregion's stocks fell Monday, including PrimeEnergy Corp. and United Technologies Inc.The Hearst/Bloomberg Southwest Connecticut Index dropped 0.67 to 99.10, as 48 stocks fell, 22 gained and 11 were unchanged.The index is a price-weighted list of the stocks of 81 companies in Southwest Connecticut and is designed to reflect the impact of the world and national economy on this region.PrimeEnergy, a Stamford-basedBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Business-People/5289438.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Business-People/5289438.htmlhas been promoted to principal in the Greenwich office of Newmark Knight Frank. A member of the Newmark Knight Frank team since 2002, Carcaterra specializes in representing tenants and owners of commercial real estate on both a regional and national basis.' portfolio in Westchester County, N.Y., which consists of 14 buildings and 1.7 million square feet, a complex of buildings along Interstate 287BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/B-LT-a-leader-with-LEEDS-for-Harbor-Point/5289461.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/B-LT-a-leader-with-LEEDS-for-Harbor-Point/5289461.htmlsprawling Harbor Point redevelopment project in Stamford has won Leadership in Energy and-- Neighborhood Development Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.The recognition came to developer Building and Land Technology, of Norwalk, for the 80-acre project's environmentally sound design, planning and construction, according to"It's a smart location near transportation, revitalizingBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Business-briefs/5289437.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Business-briefs/5289437.htmlnow serving 150 years in federal prison, agreed with the trustee liquidating Madoff's estate to restrict movement of their own personal assets, not incur debt beyond $1,000 and give a monthly accounting of their expenses.Picard, who is liquidating Madoff's defunct investment firm and gathering assets to help pay customers, sued Andrew, Mark, Peter and Shana Madoff Swanson in October, claiming theyBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sri-Lanka-Arrests-Defeated-Election-Candidate-Fonseka-Update2/5289141.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Sri-Lanka-Arrests-Defeated-Election-Candidate-Fonseka-Update2/5289141.html, the opposition candidate defeated inlast month’s presidential election, the Defense Ministry said.Fonseka was arrested late yesterday at his offices in thecapital, Colombo. He is accused of military offenses, LuxmanHulugalla, a spokesman for the Media Center for NationalSecurity,The general is also accused of conspiring to topple thegovernment and holding discussions with political parties toachieveBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Mongolia-Considers-Selling-Stakes-of-Copper-Coal-Gold-Assets/5289133.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Mongolia-Considers-Selling-Stakes-of-Copper-Coal-Gold-Assets/5289133.htmlMongolia, the Asian nation with someof the world’s largest untapped mineral resources, may transfergold, copper and coal reserves into companies that would thensell shares to global investors, the prime minister said.The country will start the process toward listing this yearand plans to sell shares first on the Mongolian Stock Exchange,Prime Ministersaid in an interview yesterdayin Ulan Bator, theBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Asia-to-Pay-Higher-Yields-at-Debt-Auctions-Allianz-CIMB-Say/5289136.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Asia-to-Pay-Higher-Yields-at-Debt-Auctions-Allianz-CIMB-Say/5289136.htmlAsian developing nations will need topay the highest yields in at least a month to borrow $3 billionthrough bond sales this week as central banks prepare to raiseinterest rates, Allianz Investment Management Ltd. and CIMB-Principal Asset Management Bhd. said.Local-currency government bonds handed investors losses inthe past three weeks as policy makers from South Korea toMalaysia and India signaledBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Greece-Says-Call-for-Aid-Would-Send-Worst-Signal-Update1/5289138.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Greece-Says-Call-for-Aid-Would-Send-Worst-Signal-Update1/5289138.htmlsaid he can’t call for outside aid as hisgovernment struggles to cut the European Union’s largest budgetdeficit.“The worst possible signal which we could send out is onecalling for outside help,” he said in an interview withBloomberg Television in Athens yesterday. “We will tackle thedeficit,” he said, adding that tax revenues in January exceededforecasts “by some percentage points.”that Greece canBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Cargill-s-India-Venture-to-Begin-Sugar-Production-This-Week/5289145.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Cargill-s-India-Venture-to-Begin-Sugar-Production-This-Week/5289145.htmlCargill Inc., the largest U.S.agricultural company, will begin sugar production at its firstIndian refinery this week to tap into the world’s biggestconsumer of the sweetener, a company executive said.will process 450,000 metric tonsof the sweetener in the first year and 700,000 tons in thesecond,, head of closely held Cargill’s U.S.business, said in an interview in Dubai yesterday. The plant, inKakinada,BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Oil-Copper-Sugar-Are-Top-Commodity-Picks-Morgan-Stanley-Says/5289144.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Oil-Copper-Sugar-Are-Top-Commodity-Picks-Morgan-Stanley-Says/5289144.htmlCopper, crude oil and sugar are thetop picks among commodities, with the three set to gain onincreasing emerging-market demand and supply constraints as theglobal economy recovers, according to Morgan Stanley., head of commodity research, said in aninterview. “Copper remains the best pick among base metals asit has all the factors supporting oil.”of 19 raw materials slumpedto the lowest since OctoberBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Trichet-Leaving-Sydney-Day-Early-to-Attend-EU-Summit-Update2/5289140.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Trichet-Leaving-Sydney-Day-Early-to-Attend-EU-Summit-Update2/5289140.htmlwill today depart a meeting of policymakers in Sydney a day early to attend a gathering of EuropeanUnion leaders, ECB spokeswomanTrichet was in Sydney attending a symposium organized bythe Reserve Bank of Australia to mark its 50th anniversary.Schueller said Trichet left early in order to make betterflight connections and declined to comment further.The budget woes of Greece threaten to overshadowBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/China-s-Loan-Growth-Inflation-Probably-Accelerated-Update1/5289142.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/China-s-Loan-Growth-Inflation-Probably-Accelerated-Update1/5289142.htmlJanuary than the previous three months combined aslenders sought to head off a credit clampdown by policy makersseeking to stem rising inflation pressures.New bank lending totaled 1.38 trillion yuan ($201 billion)last month, according to theof 16 economists ina Bloomberg News survey ahead of a government report scheduledfor this week. Separate figures are projected to showRegulators are seeking toBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Gates-Shores-Up-Allies-in-Afghan-War-Urges-Pressure-on-Iran/5289143.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Gates-Shores-Up-Allies-in-Afghan-War-Urges-Pressure-on-Iran/5289143.htmlreturns to Washington today after a weeklong Europe tour spentshoring up coalition support for Afghanistan and calling forsustained pressure on Iran to curtail its nuclear ambitions.During his last two stops in Rome and Paris, Gates offeredpraise for the contributions to the war from allies such asItaly and France. In the face of public opposition, members ofthe 43-nation coalition other than the U.S.BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Record-Mining-Company-Bond-Sales-to-Boost-Expansions-Takeovers/5289137.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Record-Mining-Company-Bond-Sales-to-Boost-Expansions-Takeovers/5289137.htmlRecord bond sales by global miningcompanies such as Anglo American Plc and Vale SA have bolsteredraw material producers’ war chests for acquisitions, expansionsand buybacks as they prepare for sustained global recovery.Mining companies last year sold $33.3 billion in dollarbonds, the most in 10 years, according to Bloomberg data.prompted a 28 percent surge in globalmining takeovers in the second halfBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/OPM-Gov-Status-Washington-DC-area-federal-offices-remain-closed-on-Tuesday/5289130.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/OPM-Gov-Status-Washington-DC-area-federal-offices-remain-closed-on-Tuesday/5289130.htmlFederal Government agency offices in Washington, DC will remain closed on Tuesday, Feb 9th 2010 according to The Washington Post. The official website of U.S Office of Personnel Management was not available. OPM.GOV has crashed on high web traffic as people are rushing to the website to read the official words.The announcement may not apply to all workers. The emergency staff will most probably beBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Reasons-behind-worst-commercials-of-Super-Bowl-2010/5289131.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Reasons-behind-worst-commercials-of-Super-Bowl-2010/5289131.htmlis generally very easy to find worst ads on TV considering local showroom ads. Super Bowl case is different as companies spent $2.5M to $3.0M to broadcast 30 seconds commercials. The main reason of spending that much on 30 seconds advertisement is to make people talk about commercial after Super Bowl regardless of they are talking about the advertisement as best commercial or worst commercial. SomeBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Super-Bowl-2010-The-highest-watched-event-in-TV-history/5289129.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Super-Bowl-2010-The-highest-watched-event-in-TV-history/5289129.htmlSuper Bowl has attracted about 106 million viewers that is now considered highest viewing TV event beating MASH finale record of 27 years ago. Advertisers were able shell out a lot of money to buy a spot on the CBS. CBS reportedly collected around $2.5 to $3 dollars for 30 seconds spot on the TV. Advertisers now must be so relieved to hear that more than expected numbers of viewer tuned in for SuperBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Judge-Questions-Bank-of-America-s-New-Deal-With-S-E-C/5289201.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Judge-Questions-Bank-of-America-s-New-Deal-With-S-E-C/5289201.htmlfederal judge left open the possibility on Monday that he might reject a new $150 million settlement between the, in a United States District Court hearing in Manhattan, pointedly questioned the settlement, which was announced last week. Earlier he rejected as too low a $33 million deal in what was widely seen as a black eye for the S.E.C.“So, welcome back,” Judge Rakoff told a phalanx of lawyers fromBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:20:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/The-Enforcers/5289222.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/The-Enforcers/5289222.htmlFrom left, Ken Lench, Daniel M. Hawke, Cheryl Scarboro, Robert Khuzami, Tom Sporkin, Robert Kaplan and Lorin Reisner., Mr. Madoff’s name is rarely spoken. More than seven months after he was sentenced to prison for orchestrating a global, shaken S.E.C. employees are still struggling to come to grips with how they failed to catch him before it was too late.Many here refer to the scandal — a $65 billionBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:18:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Looking-With-Anxiety-at-Toyota-s-Future-From-Two-Perspectives/5289221.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Looking-With-Anxiety-at-Toyota-s-Future-From-Two-Perspectives/5289221.htmlarrived here more than two decades ago, Georgetown was a sleepy town of 10,000. Its population has since swelled to 25,000, and most of those people owe their livelihood to the sprawling Toyota plant outside of town on Cherry Blossom Way.The lunch crowd at Fava's restaurant in the heart of Georgetown. The town and the automaker are inextricably linked — the first Camry built here rolled off the assemblyBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:10:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Bills-Stalled-Hospitals-Fear-Rising-Unpaid-Care/5289223.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Bills-Stalled-Hospitals-Fear-Rising-Unpaid-Care/5289223.htmlsays he aims to keep trying. But what happens if the health care legislation cannot be revived, and tens of millions of uninsured Americans continue without coverage?“Our business model will continue to falter,” said Dr. David Abelson, chief executive of Park Nicollet Health Services.with background, analysis, timelines and earlier events from NYTimes.com and Google., at least, the cost of doing nothingBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 08:04:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Jackson-doctor-denies-manslaughter-charge/5289595.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Jackson-doctor-denies-manslaughter-charge/5289595.htmlLOS ANGELES:BusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 07:56:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Dealbook-Column-Shareholders-Deciding-a-Dividend/5289224.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/4/Dealbook-Column-Shareholders-Deciding-a-Dividend/5289224.htmlLife was far simpler then. The Dow was cresting above 14,000, buyouts were booming and “global financial meltdown” was not yet the topic of elevator conversations.investors misses those heady days so much that it replayed a nifty financial move last week that feels very 2007.It didn’t get a lot of coverage, but HCA, the giant hospital chain, announced that it was paying its shareholders a $1.75 billionBusinessTue, 09 Feb 2010 07:51:03 GMT