Judging from the photograph, what type of franchise would you say Leo Rivera has launched? A tattoo parlor? Auto shop? Art gallery? None of the above. Rivera is the brains behind Bishops Barbershop, the latest in a string of hair cutting companies that offer an alternative to high priced salons and low-end joints without a shadow of .. more »

The Iraqi cabinet voted overwhelmingly Sunday to approve the security agreement that sets the conditions for the Americans' continued presence in Iraq from Jan. 1 until the end of 2011... more »

First-time filings for state unemployment benefits hit their highest level since September 2001 in the latest week, rising to 516,000 in another sign of a struggling labor market, U.S. data show.  .. more »

The Federal Reserve and other bank regulators urged banks to lend more freely to creditworthy borrowers... more »

Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said Reliance Industries has broken the contract to supply natural gas from the Krishna.. more »

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The Indian rupee recovered from early losses to end almost unchanged from previous close on Friday, November 7, as a rally in the local equities encouraged investors to sell dollars at higher levels on expectations of renewed capital inflows.The partially convertible rupee settled at 47.65/66 a dollar, almost unchanged from Thursday`s close of .. more »

The economic slowdown is forcing austerity not just in the private sector: employees with state-owned companies are also being told to take cuts to their compensation packages, as the slowdown bites into the profitability... more »

Former vice president Al Gore said Friday he was overwhelmed by Barack Obama's victory in the presidential election and credited the Internet for the campaign's success. ... .. more »

Buy sugar stocks: N Pillai.. more »

Ford posted a narrower third-quarter net loss, helped by a $2.3 billion gain from writing off retiree health costs being transferred to a union-run trust. .. more »

Millions of voters put their faith and the future of their country into the hands of a 47-year-old black man who made history both because of his race and in spite of it. .. more »

A Gawker tipster brought word this morning that liberal firebrand/trail mix smuggler Tim Robbins caused a scene at a Manhattan polling place today, accusing the poll worker of voter intimidation until a volunteer called the police. Now, Robbins has done what's expected of every responsible citize... 0.. more »

Its snazzy touch interface may have grabbed headlines (and forced other manufacturers to look more closely at touchscreens), but perhaps one of the most radical innovations served up by the iPhone 3G is the App Store. This is an online store (accessible from the iPhone as well as through iTunes) from which users can download applications for their .. more »

Notwithstanding the global meltdown jitters, domestic banks are expanding their business in a big way. However, the rapid growth in advances has led to a decline in capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of several banks.. more »

Exit Reliance Industries: VK Sharma.. more »

Though Joaquin Phoenix was once famously saved from a car wreck by wacko auteur Werner Herzog, apparently there's one aspect to the actor still in dangerous need of resuscitation: his love of acting. While attending a Paul Newman charity benefit last night, Phoenix told Extra that he's done, fini... 0.. more »

During a test check in seven circles, delay in acceptance of proposals for PLI and RPLI policies was found by CAG.. more »

We recommend a buy in Alchemist from a short-term trading perspective. It is apparent from the charts of Alchemist that it was on a medium-term downtrend from its early August high of Rs 105 to September low of Rs 71. .. more »

RPG Cables announced that at the meeting of the shareholders/investors grievance committee of directors held on September 29, 2,058,500 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 46.30 a share have been allotted to promoter group and 6,101,511 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 46.30 a share have been allotted to Deutsche Bank AG, Hong .. more »