Ford Q1 profit down 45 percent year on year
April 28th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 28 (IANS) US automaker Ford Motor Co. has reported that it notched a profit of $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of 45 percent ... Read more...
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Unemployment hits 8-year high in Italy
March 2nd, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, March 2 (IANS/AKI) Italian unemployment in January rose to an eight-year high of 9.2 percent as the euro zone's third-biggest economy implements economic and labour reforms amid a recession.January ... Read more...
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Coca Cola quarterly volume in India grows 20 percent
February 8th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Global beverages giant Coca Cola posted 20 percent growth in volume for the quarter ended Dec 31 in India, driven by the Diwali festival, while ... Read more...
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Nestle India Q1 net profit up 9.75 percent
July 30th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) firm Nestle India Saturday posted an increase of 9.75 percent in its net profit at Rs.213.8 crore for the quarter ... Read more...
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Nestle India quarterly net profit up 26.7 percent
April 21st, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) firm Nestle India Thursday posted a 26.7 percent rise in its net profit for the quarter ended March 31, which ... Read more...
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HCL Technologies quarterly net profit rises 26.37 percent
April 20th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) HCL Technologies Wednesday posted an increase of 26.37 percent in net profit at Rs.331.8 crore for the quarter ended March 31 as against Rs.262.6 crore ... Read more...
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General Motors reports $2 billion profit
November 10th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by BNO News
DETROIT, MICHIGAN (BNO NEWS) -- General Motors Company (GM) on Wednesday reported its net income of $2 billion in the third quarter with a revenue of $34 billion, which represents a 20 ... Read more...
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Apple iPhone sales outshine BlackBerry: Report
October 30th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 30 (ANI): Apple's iPhone range has outdone BlackBerry, as one of the world's biggest mobile phone companies, new figures have suggested.Apple shipped 14.1 million handsets during the most recent financial ... Read more...
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Brilliant Federer concerned about confronting Soderling
September 7th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.7 (ANI): All-conquering Swiss Roger Federer knows that his road to a sixth US Open crown could only get rougher after dispatching Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 ... Read more...
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Federer overwhelms Melzer to set up Soderling showdown
September 7th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 7 (DPA) Roger Federer edged closer to a sixth title at the US Open, defeating Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to reach the quarter-final.
Second-seeded Federer won ... Read more...
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Japan’s economy growth slows, overtaken by China
August 16th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 16 (DPA) Japan's economy expanded at an annualized pace of 0.4 percent in the April-June quarter, a weak result that allowed China to overtake it as the world's second-largest economy, ... Read more...
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Coca-Cola reports 22 percent jump in India sales
July 21st, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Indian arm of the Coca-Cola corporation registered a 22 percent growth in sales during the second quarter of the current calendar year, the company reported Wednesday.
"During ... Read more...
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Record-breaking growth by Canadian economy
June 1st, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 1 (IANS) Posting the highest growth rate in more than a decade in annualised terms, Canada's economy grew 6.1 percent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
With the ... Read more...
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Canadian economy posts record growth
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:26 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 2 (IANS) The Canadian economy bounced back with a record growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, official figures released Monday said.
Beating all predictions, the economy posted an annualized growth ... Read more...
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Spanish economy shrinks 4.2 percent
August 28th, 2009 - 3:48 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 28 (EFE) Spain's gross domestic product fell 4.2 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008, the largest such decline since 1970, the National ... Read more...
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HCL Tech reports 21 percent jump in first quarter revenues
August 25th, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Information technology major HCL Technologies Tuesday reported a 21-percent jump in revenues for the first quarter of this fiscal at $607 million -- a 7.6-percent in sequential ... Read more...
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ONGC net dips 27 percent in first quarter
July 23rd, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) The net profit of state-run energy major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) dipped for the fourth consecutive quarter, declining 27 percent to Rs.4,847.92 crore (about Rs.48.48 billion) ... Read more...
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Wipro successfully adapting to global meltdown
July 22nd, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, July 22(ANI): Wipro chairman Azim Premji said on Wednesday that they are adapting successfully to the global meltdown.Wipro, India's third-largest software services exporter, registered 13 percent rise in quarterly profit.Wipro, which ... Read more...
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Ankita to take on Maloo in ITF quarters
June 3rd, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Top seed Ankita Bhambri swept aside Treta Bhattacharyya 6-2, 6-3, to set up a quarter-final clash with Parija Maloo in the $10,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament ... Read more...
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‘Japan unlikely to achieve growth in next fiscal’
November 18th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Nov 18 (Xinhua) Japan's Economic Minister Kaoru Yosano said Tuesday he is "not confident" the country's economy, now in recession, will show positive signs in the next fiscal year starting April. ... Read more...
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Japan’s economy sinks into recession
November 17th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Nov 17 (Xinhua) Japan sank into its first recession in seven years in the July-September quarter as the global financial crisis took a heavy toll on the world's second largest economy ... Read more...
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Hirco reports continuing robust sales in Chennai township
April 10th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 10 (ANI/Business Wire India): Hirco PLC, the investment vehicle for Hiranandani, India's largest developer of prestigious mixed-use townships, today announced that sales of residential units in Phase 1 of ... Read more...
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