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Nikkei Stock Average plunges 222.23 Points
Tokyo, Jan 6: Japan shares erased morning's gains and plunged by break on Wednesday as investors aired concerns over an earthquake detected in North Korean and tensions in the Middle East, as well as the Japanese yen's advances.
The…
US stocks waver after heavy sell-off
New York, Jan 6: The US stocks traded in a narrow range in the morning session on Tuesday, as Wall Street attempted to recover from a sharp sell-off on the first trading day of the year.
At midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost…
Mexican Senate calls for free-trade agreement with Cuba
Mexico city, Jan 6: The Mexican Senate urged the government to expand economic ties with Cuba, including through signing of a free-trade agreement.
In a press release on Tuesday, the Senate prodded the foreign affairs ministry into…
Twitter planning 10,000-character limit for tweets
New York, Jan 6: Want to convey more to your friends and policymakers on Twitter? Soon, you may be able to tweet in 10,000 characters on the micro-blogging site.
According to media reports, Twitter is building a new feature that will…
State-run ports need overhaul: Jaitley
New Delhi, Jan 5: The state-run ports sector needs to be overhauled and moved towards privatisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.
"The structure of state sector ports needs a rethink, moving towards privatisation of…
US stocks plunge after global rout
New York, Jan 5: The US stocks slumped on Monday, the first trading day of 2016, as heavy sell-offs in global markets and geopolitical tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia rattled nervous investors.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
VW faces penalties as US sues for environmental violations
Washington, Jan 5: German car maker Volkswagen may face billions of penalties as the US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against it for violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in…
Markets trade flat, BSE Sensex up 23 points
Mumbai, Jan 5: The Indian equity markets were trading flat during the early morning trade session on Tuesday.
This led to a barometer index of the Indian equity markets to inch-up by only 23 points, a day after it plunged to a new four…
India setting up Space Park for industry in Bengaluru
Mysuru, Jan 4: The Indian space agency is soon opening a 100-acre Space Park in Bengaluru where private industry players would be allowed to set up facilities to make subsystems and components for satellites, a top official said on Tuesday.…
Differential pricing of data shouldn’t be market dominance tool: Nasscom
New Delhi, Jan 4: The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Monday said differential pricing of data should not become a tool that facilitates market dominance or enables anti-competitive behaviour by either…