CLIMATE & WEATHER Rains lift in east, focus shifts to west coast Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 The monsoon ‘low’ over east Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh has weakened on Sunday but the remnant cyclonic circulation is still capable of sustaining widespread rains in
June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a fourth day as steelmakers dropped after China agreed to a record price rise for iron ore. Baoshan Iron & Steel Co.
June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Asian financial stocks fell after Goldman, Sachs & Co. advised selling banks as credit losses widen and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said the parent of Japan's largest consumer-finance company may be insolvent.
June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Asian energy and mining stocks gained after BG Group Plc made a hostile takeover offer for Origin Energy Ltd. and China agreed to a record price rise for iron ore.
June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Asian financial stocks fell after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said the parent of Japan's largest consumer-finance company may be insolvent and Goldman, Sachs & Co. advised selling banks as credit losses widen.
VISA REGULATIONS Chinese Consul General urges Govt to ease visa norms Kolkata, June 21 The Indian Government should try to ease visa norms and the grant of working visas to Chinese labourers, the Chinese Consul General, Mr Mao Siwei, said here on Saturday.
(RTTNews) - The stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region were trading mostly lower on Tuesday, following a mixed lead from Wall Street and on inflation fears as crude continued upward on Monday.
FOREX Forex reserves slump by $4.9 b Mumbai, June 20 The country’s foreign exchange reserves plummeted by $4.973 billion to $310.687 billion for the week-ended June 13. According to agency reports, this is the biggest fall in reserves in a single week in the last two and
OTTAWA -- Goalie Ray Emery cleared waivers yesterday, becoming an unrestricted free agent after being bought out by the Ottawa Senators. Emery was owed US$6.75 million over the next two seasons. Senators GM Bryan Murray put Emery on waivers after he couldn't find a market for the mercurial goalie.