The Sensex swung in a range of nearly 200 points before ending virtually unchanged at 20104, lower by 12 points and the Nifty ended at 6029, down six points.
FBI is probing a computer-security breach targeting Citibank that resulted in a theft of tens of millions of dollars by hackers who appear linked to a Russian cyber gang, according to a media report.
US markets jumped on Monday, taking the S&P 500 to its highest in four months. The Dow added 1.3% to 10,754. Nasdaq jumped 1.7% to 2,356.
In the past 10 years, 141,000 women or 2.6 per cent of female workers in finance left the industry.
A deal could be announced as early as Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Just a decade ago, a kind of muscular nationalism was the leitmotif for talent management within Indian corporations. Any suggestion of bringing in foreign talent had managers bristling with indignation.
Burger King Holdings Inc is in talks with private-equity firms like 3i Group Plc over a possible sale of the second-largest hamburger chain, says a media report.
Nifty regained the 5400 mark to end at 5402, down 13 points.
Microsoft has also approached other big online publishers to persuade them to remove their sites from Google's search engine
Raju Narisetti, who recently quit the Hindustan Times group's business newspaper Mint, has now been named one of the two managing editors of the Washington Post. Reports said that The Post named two managing editors on Tuesday Narisetti, who spent considerable time at the Wall Street Journal and Elizabeth Spayd, who has held top posts in the paper's digital and print newsrooms.
Goldman Sachs has bounced back spectacularly from the financial crisis and so far this year it has earmarked $16.71 billion as compensation.
At a board meeting last week, Benmosche told fellow AIG directors that he was 'done' but agreed to think it over after other board members reacted with shock.
The Nifty ended at 5420, down 40 points. The market breadth was weak. Out of 3059 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1208 advancing stocks as against 1739 declines.
The market breadth was positive. Out of 3055 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1503 advanxing stocks as against 1422 declining stocks.
General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC have reopened merger talks, as Chrysler owner Cerberus Capital Management LP has signalled its willingness to give away part of its ownership in the auto maker, a media report said today, citing people familiar with the goings-on.
European investors face billions of dollars losses in the wake of disclosure of 'Ponzi' scheme run by Bernard Madoff, now being investigated by the American authorities.
The $14-billion bailout package for the troubled United States auto industry has collapsed in the Senate amid dispute over the wages paid to workers of the troubled manufacturing giants, according to a media report.
United States Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said the absence of an operational incident manager -- as was developed in the US after the 9/11 attack -- clearly was a major problem during the Mumbai terror attacks, where there was a glaring lack of coordination between various departments and agencies.
The size of the job cuts could not be ascertained.
Attributing to people familiar with the situation, The Wall Street Journal said, Twitter Inc is nearing a deal to garner as much as $100 million that would buy the fast-growing Internet-messaging company more time to chalk out its business model.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama entered final hours of the election campaign with a solid, though narrowing, lead over his powerful Republican rival John McCain.
While the outlook is pretty grim, at least compared to last year's $33.2 billion bonanza, compensation consultants expect a 30 per cent to 50 per cent decline in payouts this year, but billions will still flow.
Ways bosses can shepherd their staff through dark days.
The NSE Nifty added 40 points to end at 5119. The market breadth was positive. Out of 2966 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1533 advancing stocks as against 1304 declines.
Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has said she is mulling a virtual campaign for Pakistan's upcoming general election that will use phone messages and taped speeches to avoid violent attacks like the suicide bombing of her homecoming rally in Karachi last week.
The Congress claimed that Facebook has different rules for different countries and "that is not acceptable".
This effectively freezes the legal fight in the courts until Wednesday noon (2130 IST) following Wells Fargo and Wachovia announcement of $15 billion deal which bested the earlier deal with Citibank. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal said discussions to resolve the mess are continuing, with the most likely scenario resulting in Citigroup buying branches from Wachovia in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region.
The survey takes into account factors such as financial reputation, vision, corporate reputation, quality and innovation.
Hedge funds maximise absolute returns using a broad range of strategies including unconventional and liquid investments. Quoting people familiar with the matter the Wall Street Journal said: "The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered more than two dozen hedge funds to turn over trading information as it ramps up its investigation into whether traders were spreading rumours to manipulate shares."
Markets are conversations, not merely devices for aggregating information. And value is not the same as price. All value is discovered inside a conversation and price is just one aspect of 'what's it worth to you'.
The financial meltdown abroad should serve as a lesson for the investor. Save well for troubled times.
In a major catch, Pakistani authorities on Saturday nabbed a top militant suspected of beheading the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002.
Anand also authored a book The Cure: How A Father Raised $100 Million and Bucked the Medical Establishment in a Quest to Save his Children in 2006.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has made it to the annual list of the world's 100 most respected companies compiled by the Wall Street Journal, topped by US-based healthcare products major Johnson & Johnson.
The Nifty shut shop at 5270, up 17 points. The market breadth was marginally positive at close. Out of 2998 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1680 advancing stocks as against 1217 declines.
Money Never Sleeps will be a sequel to 1987 classic, Wall Street.
India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi has been the news recently for her trip to China, her remarks about the US Fed and her ability to handle the financial crisis.
In addition to his taxable income of $400,000, the US President also receives additional allowance of $50,000 which is not taxable and is used for official purposes only.
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