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  • Microsoft names veteran insider as Office head

    1st October, 2010 22:49

    Microsoft Corp named company veteran Kurt DelBene as head of its lucrative Office business on Friday, taking over from Stephen Elop, who left the world's largest s

  • Chippendales stumbles in trademark attempt

    1st October, 2010 22:49

    The male erotic dancer company Chippendales stumbled on Friday when an appeals court ruled that it could not trademark the bow tie and shirt cuffs that the men wea

  • US data points to more Fed easing

    1st October, 2010 22:49

    US manufacturing growth slowed last month and inflation remained subdued in August, data showed Friday, leaving the door open for the Federal Reserve to launch a f

  • Luxury carmakers return to records of old

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Europe's luxury carmakers fear no double-dip thanks to a fresh supply of wealthy customers in emerging markets who have just earned enough money to buy their first

  • L&T sells 2.4% in Satyam for USD 66 mn

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has sold 2.4% stake in Mahindra Satyam in September, the outsourcer said in a statement to the stock exchange.

  • Gold at record for sixth day; US policy in focus

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Gold hit record highs for a sixth successive session on Friday as the dollar fell to a six-month low against the euro, with expectations for further US monetary ea

  • EU ready to give up 2 IMF seats in rotation scheme

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    The European Union is ready to cede two of its seats on the board of the International Monetary Fund to emerging economies as part of a new power sharing scheme in

  • BMW recalls 350,000 cars, including Rolls-Royces

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    BMW is voluntarily recalling 350,000 cars worldwide due to a possible brake problems that the world's biggest premium carmaker said have not caused any accidents.

  • 10 places for Christmas shopping

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    It's official there are fewer than 100 shopping days left until Christmas.

  • Microsoft to offer smartphones; AT&T exclusive carrier: WSJ

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Microsoft Corp will formally offer a series of smartphones using the revamped version of its mobile operating system on Oct. 11, the Wall Street Journal reported F

  • Govt not able to access BlackBerry messaging

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Indian security agencies are not able to access Research in Motion's BlackBerry messenger services despite being granted access, the latest twist in a months-long

  • Polish PMI rises, euro zone slowdown looms for Czechs

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Czech and Polish manufacturing roared ahead in September to multi-year highs, data showed on Friday, but regional laggard Hungary edged towards stagnation and wani

  • How green was my valley

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Letter from the Editor: We need to celebrate the entrepreneurs who feature in the Forbes list of the 100 Richest Indians. In my book, they create jobs, wealth and

  • China dumping cotton in India

    1st October, 2010 21:58

    After dumping silk, man-made fibers and chemicals, Indian textile and apparel companies claim china is now dumping cotton voile fabric in India. The central govern

  • FDI delay in multi-brand retail irks players  

    1st October, 2010 21:41

    Allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail is seen as one of the key reform measures that India has to offer. Though the government started the

  • US soprano star DiDonato wins 2 Gramophone awards

    1st October, 2010 22:49

    US mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato scooped two prizes at the annual Gramophone Awards in London on Friday, including artist of the year and the recital category for h

  • SAIL cuts discount on prods by 2-3%

    1st October, 2010 22:49

    Steel Authority of India, the country's largest domestic steelmaker, has cut discounts on its products in the range of two to three percent, a company source told

  • RBI concerned over ‘unacceptably high inflation': ED

    1st October, 2010 22:25

    With the ever-increasing inflation, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is growing worried. RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty has said that the central bank is concern

  • India has access to BlackBerry messenger service: Govt

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    The Indian government has manual access to Canadian Research in Motion's BlackBerry messenger services and is hopeful of getting automated access from January 1, a

  • Fiat to launch new models end-2011

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Italian automaker Fiat has decided to launch new products only at the end of 2011 or early 2012 due to the weakness of the market, its CEO said on Friday.

  • More banks raise base rates, BPLR

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Indian Bank said on Friday it has raised base rates by 50 basis points to 8.5%, with effect from Oct.1.

  • Electric cars arrive, posing test for grid

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Top automakers finally have electric cars ready to purr into dealer showrooms. Now the question is whether the charging infrastructure and electricity supply are u

  • Management Tip of the Day: Involve employees

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Even brilliant strategies fail if they aren't executed well by frontline employees. Still, many leaders struggle to help their front line understand and buy into n

  • New HP CEO to bank salary of $1.2 million

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Hewlett-Packard Co will pay its new chief executive Leo Apotheker an annual salary of USD 1.2 million, plus a signing bonus of USD 4 million to lead the technology

  • Pakistan`s Musharraf says to return to politics

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said on Friday he will return to lead a new political party to tackle corruption, revive the sluggish economy and

  • China factories offset Europe slowdown worries

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Chinese manufacturing picked up steam in September after a mid-year lull, easing worries of a marked downturn in global growth, although business surveys again sho

  • Return of the renegades

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    Long, long ago, Indian musicians used to release albums that were — believe it or not — original music that wasn’t film soundtracks.

  • The Bellary Minefield

    1st October, 2010 22:09

    While Baldota was busy cramming engineering formulae, a young man two years older than him was learning the tough ways of a mining town. The locals knew him as Jan

  • A peek at CNBC-TV18 India Biz Leaders jury meet  

    1st October, 2010 21:53

    It's that time of year when a high-profile jury meets to decide on which captain of Indian industry and which company will be honoured at the CNBC-TV18 Indian Busi

  • UID official meets RBI, bankers to update on micro banking  

    1st October, 2010 21:32

    The unique identity authority has met with top bankers and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials to update them of the progress in the project's rollout.