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Amazon still lags Flipkart: Is it only about the head-start?

While Amazon is slowly bridging the gap with Flipkart, the Silicon Valley giant still lags behind the homegrown rival when it comes to introducing business innovations.

Mar 26, 2018

Snub to US? China, India in $2.4bn deal to boost agri-products trade

The trade boost comes ahead of a proposed meeting between Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu and his Chinese counterpart Zhong Shan in New Delhi this week.

Mar 26, 2018

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Indian applicants for US EB-5 visas seen plunging 80%: CanAm

The forecast comes amidst a proposal by the U.S. government to raise the investment amount from $0.5 million to $1.3 million for EB-5 visa applications by next year.

Mar 26, 2018

Expensive two months for world's 500 richest people: Lost $436 billion

Mark Zuckerberg lost $10.3 billion and Larry Ellison suffered a drop of about $7 billion on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Mar 24, 2018

No, govt cannot ban bitcoin but there's lot it can do

In order to ban bitcoin, governments will have to shut down the internet and its very unlikely that any country would resort to that level.

Mar 24, 2018

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Top five investment options for salaried individuals

At a time when investment in shares has seen a downward trajectory in respect of returns for you, you can consider these five good instruments to recoup better returns.

Mar 24, 2018

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Personal Finance: How to grow small savings to Rs 1 crore

Most individuals believe that investing small sum will not guarantee good returns and therefore wait for a large sum to start investments.

Mar 24, 2018

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H-1B Visa application and process: What you need to know

The petitions for H-1B visas will be accepted from April 2 and the filing of the petition for the fiscal year 2019 will starts on October 1, 2018.

Mar 24, 2018

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Markets weekahead: Nifty to test 9,800 resistance as bears take charge

The Indian markets will focus on ongoing trade war tensions between the U.S. and China, Europe economic data and Lemon Tree IPO in the truncated week.

Mar 24, 2018

Bitcoin slips below $8,500; Charts suggest more pain ahead

Charts suggest further pullback in prices after the cryptocurrency failed to take out resistance around $9,000 levels.

Mar 23, 2018

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Markets bleed as US-China trade war becomes real; Sensex, Nifty tumble

'China doesn't hope to be in a trade war, but is not afraid of engaging in one'

Mar 23, 2018

Flipkart initiates aggressive tech hiring: Is it going Amazon way?

Flipkart has over 700 open positions in technology and related areas and planning soon to open a logistics park in Karnataka for enhancing its productivity.

Mar 23, 2018