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Apple Pushes S&P 500 to Record Close; Boeing Hits Dow

Stocks ended mostly higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record on Apple's bullish results.

Jul 24, 2014

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China July HSBC Flash PMI at 18-month High as Stimulus Spurs Economy

China's factory activity expanded at its fastest pace in 18 months in July as new orders surged.

Jul 24, 2014

Apple to Team up with IBM to Boost iPad Sales [Video]

Apple Inc. is set to team up with International Business Machines (IBM) to boost the sales of the iPad that has been under-performing in the market.

Jul 24, 2014

Lay's Announces Finalists of #DoUsAFlavor; Could You be Waking up to Cappuccino Potato Chips? [Video]

Lay's potato chips officially announced the four finalists of their #DoUsAFlavor campaign; Voting starts from 28 July.

Jul 23, 2014

BSE closes points 310.63 up on July 23

New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 121.53 points up to stand at 26,147.33. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 27.90 points up to stand at 7,795.75. Financial Tech and MRF were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 9.99% and 7.27% along with National Unitech and Berger Paints with an increase of 5.16% and 4.73% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Sun TV Network and Coromandel International with a decrease of 7.07% and 3.64% along with Apollo Hospital and Ambuja Cements with a decrease of 3.19% and 3.17% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 30.46 points at 15,804.16 while the banking sector is up 41.60 points at 17,705.07 and the realty sector is down 1.06 points at 1,971.69. The Indian currency is 0.19% down at Rs 60.13 per dollar.

Jul 23, 2014

Customers are seen through the windows of a McDonald's store (top) in Tokyo, while others stand in line in front of cash registers, July 22, 2014.

Safety Violations at McDonald's, Yum China Supplier Company-led-Regulator

McDonald's and KFC's parent Yum have been pulled into a food safety scandal in China.

Jul 23, 2014

Rupee and Sensex Gain; Nifty Hits All Time High on FII Inflows

The Indian rupee and Stock indices opened higher on Wednesday following huge foreign inflows and higher Asian stocks.

Jul 23, 2014

Sensex Gain 1.2%, Nifty 1.1%; Telecom, RIL Surge

Indian stocks surged over one percent on Tuesday.

Jul 22, 2014

Fund Managers Unconvinced by Apple Rebound as Firm Readies Results

Apple, once a can't-miss stock, is finding it tough to persuade portfolio managers to come back into the fold.

Jul 22, 2014

Gold Steady above $1,300 as Conflicts Spur Safe-haven Bids

Gold stabilised near $1,310 an ounce on Tuesday.

Jul 22, 2014

Rupee Remains Unchanged, Half of Sensex and Nifty Stocks Fall

Sensex closed 73.61 points or 0.29 percent higher at 25715.17 points, while Nifty ended 20.30 points or 0.26 percent higher at 7684.20 points.

Jul 21, 2014

BSE closes points 73.61 up on July 21

New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 73.61 points up to stand at 25,715.17. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 20.30 points up to stand at 7,684.20. Century Tex and MCX were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 10.60% and 7.85% along with Thermax and Sun TV Network with an increase of 4.47% and 4.43% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include CRISIL and HDIL with a decrease of 4.40% and 3.90% along with Canara Bank and Emami with a decrease of 3.17% and 3.10% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 3.76 points at 15,716.95 while the banking sector is up 5.58 points at 17,617.29 and the realty sector is down 19.76 points at 1,961.60. The Indian currency is 0.04 % up at Rs 60.26 per dollar.

Jul 21, 2014