Nokia's strategy for entering the tablet computer market may not include Microsoft, its recently announced partner for smartphones, according to a person with knowledge of the company's thinking.

US bank dividends could rise as much as 50% over the next two years as the industry's earnings improve, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc analysts.

AT&T Inc's USD 39 billion deal to buy Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA comes with a hefty price tag.

European finance ministers are meeting on Monday to work out technical details of a comprehensive package of steps to address the euro zone debt crisis, aiming to have the package formally adopted by a European Union leaders' summit this Thursday and Friday.

The Supreme Court let stand a ruling that the US Federal Reserve must disclose details about its emergency lending programs to banks during the financial crisis in 2008.

Chipmaker NetLogic Microsystems Inc said it will buy a privately held fabless semiconductor provider for an initial USD 77 million in cash, to expand its footprint in the 4G long-term evolution (LTE) market.

The Japanese earthquake and tsunami caused a total economic loss of up to USD 300 billion, about 5% of Japan's output, according to an initial estimate from risk modelling agency RMS.

UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano said today he had no doubt that the current nuclear crisis in Japan would be effectively overcome.

Discounting the worry that Japan's parlous fiscal situation doesn't give it the leeway to expand fiscal policy, he said there is a world of difference between Japan and the government of Japan.

Indian IT giants like TCS, Infosys and Wipro have decided to call back their employees from Bahrain, following the political unrest in the country.

Commodities trader Glencore is seen clinging on to plans for a bumper London listing by the end of May, despite global stock market uncertainty, according to a Reuters poll of fund managers.

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker by volume, said it would have shortages of some of its phones as Japan's earthquake has hit the supply chain, but the impact on earnings would be limited.

Bahrain's monarch Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today said an external plot to subvert security and stability in the country had been foiled as he praised the Saudi-led GCC force for helping crush an unprecedented unrest in the majority Shia nation

Banks raised Rs 29.8 billion via certificates of deposits (CDs) on Monday, compared with Rs 18.95 billion on Friday.

The Group, that launched the deodorant line in DJ&C, the company's largest selling brand, also plans to enter into other categories eventually as well, Chawla said, without giving a time-line for this.

The Cadbury acquisition will eventually help Kraft Foods Inc with added sales and patient investors will find it an attractive investment, but a lackluster performance in its domestic market made JP Morgan Securities downgrade the company's stock.

New Silk Route (NSR) could be exiting completely from its three-year-old investment in cable operator and broadband service provider Ortel Communications in its proposed initial public offer.

US stock indexes were set to rise more than 1% at the open on Monday as investors welcomed AT&T's proposal to buy T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom, a deal that would create the largest mobile operator in the United States.

The Centre is tomorrow likely to increase dearness allowance (DA) by 6% to 51%, benefiting over 50 lakh employees and 38 lakh pensioners.

Leading private sector lender, ICICI Bank, and Intuit, today launched an on-line personal finance management solution - Money Manager - which would help banking customers understand their spending habits.

Info Edge Ltd, the owners of Naukri.com, has decided to invest up to Rs 1 crore (USD 250,000) in Nogle Technologies Pvt Ltd, which plans to launch a content sharing startup called Blinkk.me.

Farmers in Tamil Nadu are recommended to go for cotton cultivation to get better prices, sowing of which should be ended before March.

China's imports of many major commodities all but dried up in February as a national holiday, abundant stockpiles and rising prices combined to discourage shipments, data from China's Customs office showed on Monday.

Ranbaxy shares plunged 7% to close at Rs 435.95 Monday after US company Mylan Inc sued the US Foods and Drug Administration for an injunction on the launch of Ranbaxy’s cholesterol treatment drug, Atorvastatin, which is a generic version of Pfizer’s Lipitor.

Prabhudas Lilladher is bullish on Lanco Infratech and has recommended accumulate rating on the stock with a target of Rs 43 in its March 21, 2011 research report.