In his book Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare, Jeremy Butterfield outlined the top 10 most irritating phrases of the English language. (Why damp squid?) … the book’s author Jeremy Butterfield says that many annoyingly over-used expressions actually began as office lingo, suc..... more »

In a hasty and wise bit of damage control, president-elect Barack Obama quickly telephoned former First Lady Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for "a careless and offhanded remark" he made about her this morning during his first post-election news conference. Obama was asked how he was preparing to take over the White House, what .. more »

We recommend a sell in Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals from a short-term perspective. It is evident from the charts that this stock has been trending downwards since June high of Rs 96 (52-week high), forming lower peaks and lower bottoms. .. more »

Consumers have to wait before popping bubbly despite RBI announcing measures to ease liquidity... more »

The Justice Department announced that it won't block the planned merger of Delta and Northwest, a deal that will create the world's largest airline by traffic. .. more »

GM said its total global vehicle sales dropped 11% in the third quarter, the latest indication that growth overseas has stopped offsetting weakness in North America. .. more »

Nobody is immune from the bad market. The Wall Street Journal reports the severity with with T. Boone Pickens, energy investor par excellence, was hit: In the latest sign of how the financial crisis and steep drop in commodity prices since July have blindsided some of the most prominent investors, energy crusader T. Boone Pickens said he and his .. more »

These days, it only takes an increasingly-cheap USB thumb drive and a program like UNetbootin to create a portable Linux desktop you can run on any computer that can boot from a USB port. But check out the list of distributions UNetbootin can download and install—it's huge, and the names don't tell you much about which distro is best for .. more »

National Oilwell Varco's third-quarter net income jumps about 50%, reflecting the benefits of its Grant Prideco acquisition, as the drilling-equipment giant moves to reassure investors that business remains strong. .. more »

See further CRR cuts to ease liquidity: HDFC Bank.. more »

With eloquence and humility, Former Secretary of State and retired General Colin Powell just provided a ringing endosement of Barack Obama as President of the United States. Among the many reason he mentioned for his support were that Obama has reached out 'across the nation,' and 'has both the style and substance to be an exceptional President.' .. more »

The bank has cut CRR by 2.5 percentage points to bring it down to 6.5% from 9% to infuse Rs1lakh crore into the cash-strapped system .. more »

I dont know about you, but I am enjoying watching a good old-fashioned panic. Smart investors should be looking to buy tech stocks at bargain basement prices as of now. .. more »

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The annual inflation rate was 3.51% during the corresponding week of the previous year .. more »

See bond yields in 8.35-8.75% range in Oct: Axis Bk.. more »

RIL can technically sell its Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin gas at a price higher than the government-discovered price of \$4.20 per million British thermal units (mBtu).. more »

American International Group will be allowed to lend itself $20 billion to bolster its capital as it faces potentially disastrous credit downgrades... more »

After yesterday's plunge, the Nifty may test the levels of 3800 3850 levels now. It has a minor support at these levels and it has a very strong support at 3600 levels. .. more »

Shares fell sharply in London on Monday morning, as investors took on board more pain in the financial sector following the collapse of Lehman Brothers. .. more »