Worries that India's evolution into an economic superpower may be overhyped and signs the government may lack the will to further dismantle a protectionist legacy drove India-themed funds to the bottom of performance league tables in November.
Raymond Ronamai
Dec 14, 2011
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and its Indonesian union signed a pay deal on Wednesday to end a three-month strike that had paralysed output at the world's second-biggest copper mine, a union official and the company said.
Mike Obel
Dec 14, 2011
Rajesh Exports, the world's biggest jewellery maker, expects to raise gold imports by 17 percent next year to power its renewed thrust in the competitive and fragmented local jewellery market as a cushion against a volatile export market.
Raymond Ronamai
Dec 14, 2011
India's Rajesh Exports, the world's biggest jewellery maker, expects to raise gold imports 17 percent next year to power its renewed thrust in the competitive and fragmented local jewellery market as a cushion against a volatile export market, its chairman said on Wednesday.
Mike Obel
Dec 14, 2011
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday pointed to turmoil in Europe as a big risk to the U.S. economy, leaving the door open to a further easing of monetary policy even as it noted some improvement in the U.S. labor market.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 13, 2011
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday pointed to turmoil Europe as a big risk to the economy, leaving the door open to a further easing of monetary policy even as it noted some improvement in the labor market.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 13, 2011
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday left monetary policy on hold but said financial market turbulence posed threats to economic growth, leaving the door open to further easing next year.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 13, 2011
It's an understatement to say that the Great Recession took its toll on department store chains, but there are survivors, and Nordstrom (JWN) is one.
Joseph Lazzaro
Dec 13, 2011
The amount of gold held in exchange-traded products is near record highs and although the gold price is suffering from investors' desire for the safety of cash, the risk of this $116 billion stash of bullion being jettisoned is distant.
Mike Obel
Dec 13, 2011
Samsung Galaxy Nexus is yet to hit U.S. shores officially but some lucky Android fans seem to have already acquired the highly anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphone from Best Buy and Verizon retail stores over the weekend.
Wendy Li
Dec 13, 2011
In something akin to King James I's succession of Queen Elizabeth, menswear is poised to overtake womenswear and claim fashion's royal throne.
Cavan Sieczkowski
Dec 13, 2011
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Urban Outfitters, Diamond Foods, Netflix, Arena Pharma, DryShips and Clearwire. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: ProShares UltraPro Short and Amazon.
Manikandan Raman
Dec 13, 2011
Futures pointed to a slight rebound on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.46 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.41 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.34 percent at 5:28 a.m. ET.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 13, 2011
A sharp drop in bullion prices prompted some buying interest on Asia's physical market, but many remained reluctant to purchase large quantities as the year end approaches and the eurozone debt crisis threatens to further sink prices.
Raymond Ronamai
Dec 13, 2011
The sell-off in European stocks and the euro eased on Tuesday but concerns the region remains a long way from solving its sovereign debt crisis was seen likely to keep the pressure on.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 13, 2011
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers are: Saba Software, Urban Outfitters, Skullcandy, Cypress Semiconductor, Avanir Pharma and Atmel Corp. The top after-market NASDAQ losers are: Liquidity Services, Perceptron, Diamond Foods and BioMarin Pharma.
Manikandan Raman
Dec 13, 2011
Amazon will release an over-the-air update for its Kindle Fire in less than two weeks, which hopes to remedy a number of ongoing issues with its touchscreen navigation.
Dave Smith
Dec 12, 2011
Apple's Mac App Store has exceeded 100 million downloads since early January, the company announced Monday. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) hasn't said how many apps are available in its Mac App Store, but the company has more than 500,000 total iOS app in its App Store.
David Magee
Dec 12, 2011
Green Monday 2011 deals from Amazon, Target, Verizon and more!
Cavan Sieczkowski
Dec 12, 2011
Farmer Shripati Nana Jadhav has good reasons to be a fan of strawberries - they've funded construction of his simple, spacious house near the hill station of Panchgani and allowed him to send his four children to college.
Raymond Ronamai
Dec 12, 2011
Energy major Reliance Industries, India's most valued company that also runs supermarkets, plans to enter the fast-food business next year.
Raymond Ronamai
Dec 12, 2011
Oppenheimer has issued its top picks in the technology sector for the month of December which include IAC/InterActive, Cisco, Nuance Communications, Teradata, Ceva, Broadcom and SanDisk.
Manikandan Raman
Dec 12, 2011
