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Robots to dominate Chinese labor

Robots taking over China's factory floors. And by 2017, there will be more in production plants here than in any other country in the world. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REUTERS REPORTER, JANE LANHEE LEE,

Feb 6, 2015

Asia Week Ahead: Examining the Japanese economy

EDITORS' NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS COVERTED 4:3 MATERIALS (SOUNDBITE) (English) REUTERS REPORTER, PAMELA AMBLER, SAYING: "Japan will see a heavy data download next week." First up, the country's

Feb 6, 2015

'Yennai Arindhaal' Opening Day Box Office Collection: Ajith Starrer takes a Flying Start in US; Thala's Highest Ever

US Distributor ATMUS Entertainment has claimed that "Yennai Arindhaal" has collected $113,232 from 75 screens

Feb 6, 2015

Twitter user growth slows; Stocks positive for 2015

After hour earnings led by Twitter: revenues beating forecasts in the 4th quarter, but the pace of user growth was the slowest in several quarters. Linkedin results beating forecasts, quartelry

Feb 6, 2015

Sony's Pascal stepping down as co-chair

Amy Pascal, one of the most power women executives in Hollywood, is stepping down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures. The move comes after hackers leaked a chain of embarrassing emails between Pascal

Feb 6, 2015

Pfizer's premium bet on generic drugmaker

Pfizer finally making a deal, buying Hospira for about $15 billion. The goal: boost its portfolio of generic injectable drugs, and copies of pricey biotech medicines, called biosimilars. Shares of

Feb 6, 2015

Greek MPs defiant at first session

A media frenzy outside the Greek Parliament in Athens. The country's lawmakers arrived for the swearing in of the new coalition government led by Syriza. Members of the anti-austerity party promised

Feb 5, 2015

BT dominates with 12.5bln EE deal

It's already Britain's biggest fixed-line telecoms provider. Now BT is to add mobile to its portfolio of products after agreeing to buy EE from Deutsche Telekom and France's Orange. The deal, worth

Feb 5, 2015

BSE closes points 32.14 down on Feb 5

New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 32.14 points down to stand at 28,850.97. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 107.65 points up to stand at 8,831.35. PIPAVAVDOC and Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 7.00% and 6.92% along with CUB and SHREE CEMENT with an increase of 5.51% and 5.17% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include UNITECH and IOB with a decrease of 12.99% and 11.01% along with KEC and GMR INFRA with a decrease of 10.39% and 9.51% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 155.71 points at 19,571.90, while the banking sector is down 102.06 points at 21,813.19 and the reality sector is down 49.50 points at 1,757.69. The Indian currency is up 0.15% at Rs 61.84 per dollar.

Feb 5, 2015

BSE closes points 168.8 down on Feb 4

New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 168.8 points down to stand at 28,831.25. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 50.80 points down to stand at 8,705.75. KSCL and WOCKPHARMA were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 10.65% and 9.84% along with DEN and PMCFIN with an increase of 5.93% and 4.96% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include ALEMBIC PHARMACEUTICALS LTD and JUBILANT with a decrease of 10.78% and 9.96% along with SHREECEM and CROMPTON GREAVES LTD with a decrease of 6.79% and 6.01% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 243.93 points at 19,701.95, while the banking sector is down 273.28 points at 21,915.25 and the reality sector is up 17.39 points at 1,807.19. The Indian currency is up 0.24% at Rs 61.80 per dollar.

Feb 4, 2015

SpiceJet Announces Special Offer for Valentine's Day; One-way Ticket Starts at ₹1,599

The scheme is available on all domestic routes and onward flights on SpiceJet network on first-come-first-serve basis.

Feb 4, 2015

₹80,000 Cr of Unspent Funds at Jaitley's Disposal to Help Limit Fiscal Deficit to 4.1%

The finance minister is expected to use the amount unspent by government agencies to help cover the budget deficit.

Feb 4, 2015

World's Top Sovereign Wealth Funds Listen to Modi's Reform Plans

He was addressing 20 top global investors who manage assets worth about $11 trillion globally

Feb 4, 2015

BSE closes points 122.13 down on Feb 3

New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 122.13 points down to stand at 29,000.14. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 40.85 points down to stand at 8,756.55. VIDEOCON INDUSTRIES LTD. and DHFL were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 7.90% and 6.15% along with FRL and SSLT with an increase of 6.12% and 5.95% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include JSW ENERGY and PNB with a decrease of 10.14% and 8.44% along PFC and JET AIRWAYS with a decrease of 6.94% and 6.20% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 131.66 points at 19,945.88 while the banking sector is down 593.57 points at 22,188.53 and the reality sector is down 25.88 points at 1,789.80. The Indian currency is down 0.12% at Rs 61.72 per dollar.

Feb 3, 2015

Modi Gets Cracking on State-Owned Institutions to Spend $19bn Cash Hoard

The Modi government has gone after state-owned entities, sitting on piles of cash, to deploy the asset into capital expenditure and to increase overseas investments.

Feb 3, 2015