India to have mobile number portability from Dec 31

8.00 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

India will introduce mobile number portability on December 31, a move that could further intensify the stiff competition in the world's fastest-growing wireless market and push call charges lower....

JP Morgan raises year-end target on S&P 500

6.44 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

JP Morgan Securities raised its year-end target on the Standard & Poor's 500 index to 1160 from 1100, to reflect its higher 2010 earnings expectations....

Ferrero, Hershey would likely break up Cadbury

6.44 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Cadbury suitors Ferrero and Hershey would likely break the UK confectioner up into separate businesses if a mooted bid for the company succeeds, an Italian newspaper reported....

Investors ask Goldman to be less greedy

6.44 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Big shareholders at Goldman Sachs have asked the U.S. bank, on track to deliver $20 billion in bonuses, to pass more profit to investors after it quadrupled quarterly net profit, the Wall Street J

StanChart eyes $800 mln in renewable deals

6.44 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Standard Chartered Plc said it planned to invest in several renewable energy projects in Asia worth over USD 800 million....

State, local budget cuts a 'time bomb' for US jobs

6.00 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Budget shortfalls pose a direct threat to millions of US jobs, many in the private sector, as state and local governments lay off workers and cut spending on contracts and other business services, a t

Fund flows rush to emerging mkts, commodities: EPFR

4.43 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Investors pumped money into emerging market assets and commodities to diversify away from a weak dollar in the week ending Nov. 18, but U.S. equity funds also saw solid inflows on hopes for economic r

What drives China? Soon, cleaner fuel

4.43 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Lorry driver Zhang Jianwei isn't worried about cleaner fuel requirements that come into force in China next year, raising the price of motor fuels -- he will just keep buying cheaper, dirtier diesel a

Sri Lanka top general signals bid for presidency

4.43 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Sri Lanka's top general, who quit amid speculation he could run for president, pledged on Friday to fight for democracy and human rights after the end of a 25-year separatist war, suggesting he would

Lashkar-e-Taiba threat revived after Chicago arrest

4.43 pm | 20 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

The arrest of two men in Chicago on terrorism charges linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba has revived fears about the Pakistani militant group's global reach and its ability to plot attacks in India and around