Amar Lulla, the former joint managing director of pharmaceutical firm Cipla, passed away on Friday after a prolonged battle against cancer.

First and foremost, as an investor, you must ensure that the broker has the right credentials. Browse through the SEBI/ stock exchange websites, scan for pending investor complaints against a broker and also seek a second opinion from those who know/ have dealt with the broker.

Thinking of putting money in a PMS product? Here is what you should keep in mind.

The public issue of 1,30,94,175 equity shares of Paramount Printpackaging closes on Monday, April 25. MLR Securities has recommended avoiding the issue, citing price looks expensive, in its research report.

Investment in Real Estate is generally one of the biggest achievements in any individual�s life. But before one can actually settle in, a buyer needs to keep in mind certain things, so as to ensure that they are striking the right deal.

An investor can take 2 different approaches when looking to buy a share, a) top down and b) bottom up. While Top-down research and bottom-up research are vastly different ways to look at stocks, they both try and achieve exactly the same – to pick out the stocks which can deliver the best returns.

PINC Research has recommended sell rating on Nestle India with a target price of Rs 3208, in its April 21, 2011 research report.

PINC Research has recommended hold rating on MindTree with a target price of Rs 400, in its April 21, 2011 research report.

PINC Research has recommended buy rating on TCS with a target of Rs 1350, in its April 21, 2011 research report.

Covered head-to-toe in a black abaya embroidered with red and yellow flowers, Amal Abbas waits for her turn to place a deposit at Cairo's Al Baraka Egypt Bank, one of Egypt's two fully-fledged Islamic banks.

PINC Research has maintained buy rating on Coromandel International with a target of Rs 359, in its April 21, 2011 research report.

LKP is bullish on Yes Bank and has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target of Rs 427 in its April 21, 2011 research report.

Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor plans to invest more than 12 billion yuan (USD 1.85 billion) in green vehicles and related parts through 2015, a senor executive said, as it targets a 20% share of China's energy-efficient-vehicle market.

3i Infotech Q4 net profit was at Rs 63.4 crore versus Rs 64.3 crore, YOY.

Time Magazine naming Team India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in its annual list of the top 100 is a moment of joy, Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda said today.

With the wedding of the century just a week away, engaged couples everywhere are looking to Britain's royal couple for wedding inspiration.

About 5,500 street parties will be held across Britain to toast next Friday's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, although the royal nuptials appear to have failed to excite locals in east London.

Eliminated American Idol contestant Stefano Langone said on Friday he never wanted to win the talent show, but saw it as a way to launch his own musical career.

Large blue chips, including some consumer-oriented companies, will have to show they can counter sluggish developed economies by leveraging growth in emerging markets and technology -- if Wall Street is to maintain earnings momentum next week.

The third largest private sector lender Axis Bank today sounded bullish about growth this fiscal on the back of a robust 33.5% rise in net profit at over Rs 1,020 crore in quarter to March driven by a massive jump in total interest incomes.

Jindal Steel & Power Q4 consolidated net profit was up at Rs 1,002 crore versus Rs 963 crore, YoY.

Indiabulls Financial Services has clocked a profit after tax of Rs 750.92 crore in FY 11, up 144% over the year-ago's Rs 307.48 crore.

India's third-largest private sector lender Axis Bank has reported 33.33% growth in fourth quarter net profit of Rs 1,020 crore as against Rs 765 crore in same quarter the previous year.

As speculation about a Greek restructuring intensifies, investors could do worse than to look at how emerging economies have faced down debt crises.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories has reached a deal in New Jersey Federal Court yesterday with Wyeth LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Pfizer, over a patent litigation involving generic version of blockbuster anti-depressant drug Effexor XR, sources close to the development said.