Month: May 2014
Infosys has seen some major changes in the past few years since Mr. Narayana Murthy stepped down from the post of Chairman of Infosys Ltd in July 2011. Mr. K.V. Kamath, an able leader and one of the pioneers in bringing ICICI bank back on track, was appointed the Chairman of the company. Mr. S.D. […]
President Putin is shortly to visit China. Expectations are high in China that game changing announcements may be made, opening large parts of the Russian economy up to Chinese investment for the first time. What might be on the wish list? Could there be benefits for both countries as a result? Below are a few […]
Russia said it does not plan to use the International Space Station beyond 2020, casting a shadow on U.S. plans to continue cooperation with the country and extend the life of the orbiting laboratory until at least 2024. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told reporters Tuesday that Russia is looking to redirect its attention […]
PARIS — Lúcio Machado’s small business in northern Portugal is finally starting to bustle again after his country’s recession. He hoped to expand his 12-employee business, which repairs autos and creates custom mechanical equipment for trucks and tractors, with a loan. But a banker dashed his plans. For a loan of more than 100,000 euros […]
Sensex closed at 22994.23, a rise of 590 points as compared to a fall of 284 points in the previous week. Sensex crossed the 23000 mark & made a new All Time high of 23048. Sensex is in strong uptrend and continue to be remaining in uptrend with higher volume and volatility. Most of the […]
Could “Beats By Dre” soon be “Beats By Apple”? That’s what Matthew Garrahan and Tim Bradshaw of the Financial Times are reporting: Apple is “closing in” on what would be its largest ever acquisition, a potential $3.2 billion purchase of Beats Electronics. Beats is primarily known as the popular high-end headphone maker founded in 2008 by rapper-turned-businessman Dr. […]
See if you can spot anything abnormal in this list of eBay’s first-quarter tax rates over the past five years: 2010: 20 percent 2011: 16 percent 2012: 17 percent 2013: 16 percent 2014: 366 percent The auction site announced yesterday that it is taking a $3 billion tax charge to move $9 billion of its foreign earnings into the U.S., […]