Reuters
Consumer
Banks to offer cheap loans for bikes, fridges
Indian banks will offer cheaper loans to stimulate demand for two-wheelers and other consumer durables as Finance Minister P. Chidambaram ......
General
Slowing economy may force Chidambaram to wield budget knife
The finance minister may have to slice at least 200 billion rupees from government spending to prevent a budget blow-out, ......
General
US government partially switches off
The U.S. government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to ......
General
Factory slump eases in September, orders still shrinking
Factory activity in India shrank for a second month in September, albeit not as sharply as in August, on a ......
Manufacturing
Cooper shareholders set to approve $2.5B Apollo Tyres deal
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co shareholders will likely approve on Monday the U.S. company's $2.5 billion sale to India's Apollo ......
General
Easy monetary policy risks new crises: Rajan
Central banks risk sparking new crises by keeping their loose policy in place for too long, Reserve Bank of India's ......
General
Current account deficit expands to 4.9% of GDP in Q1 but narrower than expected
India's current account deficit was narrower than expected at $21.8 billion, or 4.9 per cent of gross domestic product, in ......
TMT
Vodacom in talks to buy Tata's South African telco Neotel for over $500M
Vodacom Group is in talks to buy Tata Communications' stake in South African telecoms operator Neotel for more than 5 ......
TMT
Prem Watsa confident Fairfax's BlackBerry bid will succeed
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Chief Executive Prem Watsa said on Wednesday he is confident the consortium he leads can find ......
General
Barclays to shut wealth management services in 130 countries
Barclays Plc will stop offering wealth management services in about 130 countries by 2016 and cut jobs in the unit ......
