How have IIM placements fared in wake of slowdown... more »

MetLife to infuse Rs 100cr for expansion in next 5 mths.. more »

I fucking love links I do. Its been ages since Ive done a little round up too, mainly because I cant be bothered reaching for my keyboard nearly often enough these days. However, theres been lots to inspire me this fine day (and not just because Ive managed to avoid playing the Left4Dead demo through [...]Ars Technica : Nintendo's Wii Speak a new .. more »

Retail stocks take a hit with the sectors main indicator slipping after news of the bankruptcy of one of the countrys largest electronics chains... more »

Two cases illustrate the haphazard way in which the U.S. health care system handles cases involving uninsured immigrants who are gravely injured or seriously ill... more »

For once Barack Obama carried the critical electoral battleground of Pennsylvania, his victory as the 44th president of the US was all but assured .. more »

Via the Jed Report , Barack Obama's campaign sends out a Get Out The Vote video reminding supporters that there's still work to do:Broadcasting platform : YouTubeSource : The Huffington PostDiscovery Date : 03/11/2008 09:17Number of articles : 32.. more »

Is the gold market sensing deflation? .. more »

A currency forward is a hedging instrument used by players having forex exposure to guard their returns against currency fluctuation.. more »

We waited patiently, wondering through the evening and into this morning whether John Moody, the executive vice president of Fox News, would modify the bold prediction he made Thursday night in a blog posting. In case you missed the item on the Fox Forum, headlined "Moment of Truth," Moody wrote about the the young, white John McCain .. more »

The dollar firmed to 106.15 yen in Tokyo morning trade from 105.73 in New York late Thursday with markets heaving a sigh of relief after the US Senate passed a revised financial bailout plan .. more »

Mondays whopping 7% collapse in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a spike in equity volatility suggest investors fear this could spell financial Armageddon .. more »

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Asian markets mostly declined Tuesday as financials such as National Australia Bank and exporters like Samsung Electronics dropped in the wake of a slump on Wall Street. A surge in crude-oil prices overnight also weighed down airline stocks like Singapore Airlines, although it lifted energy producers such as Woodside Petroleum. .. more »

Yanlord Land Group Ltd. (YLLG SP), a Chinese developer of luxury homes, jumped 23 cents, or 20 percent, to S$1.36, a record advance. Yanlord's rise made it the biggest gainer on the Straits Times Index.Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (HKL SP), the largest landlord in Hong Kong's financial hub, climbed 27 cents, or 9 percent, its sharpest advance since .. more »

After falling initially, Indian markets on Tuesday recovered lost ground on short covering in frontline oil & gas, banking and auto stocks... more »

As Wall Street teeters on a precipice that sits directly above Main Street, a lot of eyes are turning toward private equity. Numerous PR flacks have emailed in the past day, to offer up clients who can discuss how buyout firms are positioned to become the white knight to [insert your favorite fin... .. more »

Both cos to look for geothermal prospects outside Australia. Mumbai, Sept. 4 Tata Power on Thursday announced it would acquire a 11.4 per cent stake in Geodynamics Ltd, an Australian company specialising in geothermal energy, for Rs 165 ... .. more »

This clip is spreading fast. Wow, listen to this off air exchange between two Conservative pundits. Tell us how you really feel about McCain and Palin. Murphy is very close to McCain and Noonan is Noonan. (rough transcript. Please fill it in below) Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state [...]Broadcasting platform : .. more »

As already reported in the previous Annual Report, Tech Mahindra.. more »