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Thirty years after the first Internet addresses were created, the supply of addresses officially ran dry on Thursday.
More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese -- more than double the number in 1980 -- as the obesity epidemic spills over from wealthy into poorer nations, researchers said on Thursday.
MasterCard Inc's fourth-quarter profit soared 41%, beating expectations, as consumers around the world spent more money using credit and debit cards.
Mobile operator Vodafone accused the Egyptian authorities on Thursday of using its network to send pro-government text messages to subscribers, as telecom firms became further embroiled in the crisis.
JPMorgan Chase & Co executives stood by silently as their client Bernard Madoff ran his epic Ponzi scheme, hoping to protect the bank's investments and continue doing business with him, a newly released USD 6.4 billion lawsuit claims.
US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Thursday he will press India to buy US fighter jets and other advanced technology products when he leads Boeing, Lockheed Martin and 22 other US companies on a trade mission next week.
American clothing designer Kenneth Cole withdrew a tweet on Thursday after a joke he made referring to the unrest in Egypt drew criticism online.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday issued a stern warning to Republican lawmakers that delays in raising the United States' USD 14.3 trillion debt limit could have "catastrophic" consequences.
As bailed-out insurer American International Group (AIG) prepares to return to the public markets, some say it needs a sign from an eminent authority that it is a company with solid operations and a stock worth an investment of hard-earned money.
Rolling Stone frontman Mick Jagger will perform live at the Grammy Awards for the first time in his career at this month's ceremony in Los Angeles.
Stronger oil demand from rebounding economies and concern over unrest in Arab countries have pushed crude prices above USD 100 a barrel, the International Energy Agency told the US Congress on Thursday.
French actress Maria Schneider, whose role as Marlon Brando's lover in `Last Tango in Paris` won her lifelong fame but also an image she found difficult to shake off, has died. She was 58.
The support for the Nifty is at 5400 and resistance at 5555-5602-5649.
Stock Futures added 3 crore shares in OI. Nifty Open Interest PCR was up at 1.25 versus 1.15. Nifty 5500 Put added 12.6 lakh shares in OI while Nifty 5700 Call added 1.8 lakh shares in OI.
The auction of government paper scheduled for today is the second last auction for this fiscal as per the issuance calendar, says Mohan Shenoi, Kotak Mahindra Bank.
The rupee seems to further weaken due to the global crisis and FII selling. In the coming weeks, the rupee will continue to remain under, says Pramit Brahmbhatt, Alpari India.
Market cues: FIIs net sell USD 10.1 million in the cash market on Feb 02.
F&O cues: Total Nifty futures up Rs 1447 crore and Options up Rs 1337 crore.
Japan's Nikkei gained 1.14% or 118.66 points at 10,550.02.
Tin saw a record of USD 30,920/tonne - the rally was mainly on positive economic data and supply tightness.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 20 points at 12,062, after seeing recovery of 81 points from day's low of 11,981.
Crude traded slightly lower, below the USD 91 per barrel mark as a stronger dollar helped erase Middle Eastern oil shipment concerns.
Indian ADRs ended mostly higher on Thursday. In the IT space, Infosys was up 0.49% at $68.35, Wipro was up 0.68% at $13.39, while Patni remains unchanged.
In the US markets, stocks ended slightly higher after trading lower for most of the session. Sentiment was further bolstered by Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's announcement that the Central Bank would continue to stimulate the US economy even amid signs of growing strength in the economy.
Entertainment Network India (ENIL) has reported a loss of Rs 5.24 crore for the quarter ended December 2010 as against profit after tax of Rs 2.5 crore in same period the previous year and Rs 1.1 crore in previous quarter.
