Archive for August, 2011

India’s Q1 FY-12 GDP meets expectations

The GDP numbers of India for the first quarter were in line with the street expectations at 7.7% compared to 9.3% a year ago.
Q1 manufacturing growth was at 7.2% versus 12.7% YoY, whereas mining growth was at 1.8% versus 7.1% YoY. Agriculture grew at 3.9% vs 2.4% YoY.
From in.finance.yahoo.com:

Industrial output in June grew an annual [...]

Apple’s Worth Bigger Than All Eurozone Banks Together

Apple Inc., the US technology company, is now worth as much as the 32 biggest eurozone banks.
According to Thomson Reuters’ data, a steep fall in the share price of banks including Spain’s Santander, France’s BNP Paribas, Germany’s Deutsche Bank and Italy’s Unicredit brought Apple superior to the eurozone banks.
From in.finance.yahoo.com:

Earlier on Friday the DJ STOXX [...]

India Needs To Create Additional 5.5 Crore Jobs By 2015

A study done by Crisil Research has revealed that India will be required to generate at least 5.5 crore additional jobs by 2015 if it wants to maintain the current ratio of employed people to total population.
Creating these jobs would pose a challenge without adequate policy support, according to the study.
From in.finance.yahoo.com:

According to the study, [...]

NSC Felicitates Judokas And Bodybuilders

The National Sports Council (NSC) of Nepal has felicitated the medal winning players of the second WBPF World Men’s Bodybuilding Championships, eighth South Asian Bodybuilding Championships, and sixth South Asian Judo Championships with cash rewards.
Eight judokas and five bodybuilders along with three coaches received cash awards.
From Thehimalayantimes.com:

Saroj Maharjan, who had claimed men’s 60kg category gold [...]

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Tax credit for hiring veterans proposed

President Barack Obama has proposed $120 million in new tax credits for businesses that hire U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan at a time when US is struggling against high unemployment rates.
Obama unveiled a “reverse boot camp” program for helping soldiers return to civilian life and setting a goal for companies to hire or [...]

Two new BlackBerry Torch phones unloaded by RIM

Research In Motion took the wraps off two more powerful versions of its touchscreen BlackBerry Torch in an attempt to buy time until it can introduce a radically new software package in its smartphones.
The new phones are part of what the Canadian company called its biggest global launch ever.
From in.finance.yahoo.com:

RIM’s North American market share has [...]

Debt Bill Passed By US House

The risk of a debt default after weeks of partisan feuding that damaged America’s image abroad has been warded off with a last-gasp deal for raising the U.S. borrowing limit.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed on a 269-161 vote a day before the deadline to lift the debt ceiling.
From in.finance.yahoo.com:

While 174 Republicans voted for the [...]