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Statue of young girl stares down Wall Street bull

As many American women prepare to draw attention to their role in the workplace, a Wall Street firm on Tuesday (7 March) put up a statue of a girl in front of Lower Manhattans well-known bronze charging bull, as if to fearlessly stare it down.Placing the diminutive, grade school-aged girl in front of the massive bull on the eve of International Womens Day was a way of calling attention to the lack of gender diversity on corporate boards and the pay gap of women working in financial services, a spokeswoman for State Street Global Advisors said.

Mar 9, 2017

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Qatar Airways could launch India's 13th domestic carrier

At the ITB Berlin travel show, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker disclosed plans to enter India, currently the world's fastest-growing civil aviation market.

Mar 9, 2017

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Foreign portfolio investors go on a buying spree in Indian stock markets, again

On Wednesday, foreign portfolio investors, or FPIs, were net buyers of Indian equities worth Rs 3,573 crore.

Mar 8, 2017

Apple made 5 times the profit of Samsung Mobile in 2016, captured over 80% of global profits

Samsung Mobile, which shipped more smartphones than Apple in 2016, is still recovering from the recent Galaxy Note 7 crisis.

Mar 8, 2017

Flipkart founders fall out of billionaires club

The successive devaluation of Flipkart has pushed the Bansals out of the billionaires' list.

Mar 8, 2017

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International Womens Day: 100 years of female achievement in 70 seconds

Celebrate International Womens Day by revisiting some of the biggest achievements by women in past 100 years, from gaining the right to vote in 1918, to Hillary Clinton becoming the first female presidential candidate for a major US political party in 2016.

Mar 8, 2017

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GAIL, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank hit fresh 52-week high; Sensex, Nifty down

Markets are cautious ahead of Assembly election results; select stocks like GAIL, Kotak Mahindra Bank reach new highs.

Mar 8, 2017

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Top five UK-listed companies with substantial exposure to the US

Rather than buy a US stock fund or ETF, UK-based investors could instead invest in a number of UK-listed companies that have substantial operations or exposure to the US.

Mar 8, 2017