China eyes global rare earth pricing index
August 9th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) China, the world's top rare earth producer, plans to establish a global authoritative pricing index for rare earth metals in an effort to enhance its pricing ... Read more...
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Anthony probes Lopez’s relationship with first hubby
April 22nd, 2012 - 8:42 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 22 (IANS) Singer Marc Anthony has reportedly reached out to Jennifer Lopez's estranged first husband Ojani Noa through his lawyer to investigate whether there was a ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga’s website hacked
July 17th, 2011 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga called in police after her website was hacked, resulting in the theft of thousands of names and email addresses.Mirror.co.uk reports that ... Read more...
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India, Colombia sign double tax avoidance treaty
May 13th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) In an effort to rationalise bilateral taxation and stem the flow of illicit transactions the government Friday signed a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) with ... Read more...
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China to reduce public spending on government cars
May 13th, 2011 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China has launched a special campaign to regulate the use of public funds to buy government vehicles after reports came out that government officials were buying ... Read more...
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Facebook ‘to be worth $100b by next spring’
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Facebook's earnings are growing faster than the company had predicted in 2010, leading to speculation that it could be worth as much as 100billion dollars by next ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sneaky cyber crooks hack Simon Cowell’s computer network
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): Simon Cowell has called in the FBI to crack the case of hackers breaking into his top-secret computer network, which contained details of his new US X ... Read more...
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Facebook To Unveil Its Financial Workings
January 24th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) World's largest social networking site Facebook may very soon unveil its financials. Yes the giant networking site plans to their financial information public from this very ... Read more...
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Willow Smith listed as her dad Will’s employee
January 1st, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 1 (ANI): It has been revealed that Willow, daughter of Hollywood actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, is also an employee of her father.According to documents filed by Roc ... Read more...
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Pope to issue new rules to counter financial crimes
December 30th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 30 (IANS) The Vatican plans to unveil new rules intended to counter financial crimes and make its financial activities more transparent, a media report said Thursday. The decision has been ... Read more...
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Oprah Winfrey donates $40mn to charity
December 11th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): Oprah Winfrey, the most influential woman on television, is not just a chat queen but also one of the most charitable celebrities - she has donated 40 ... Read more...
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Majority Chinese charities don’t disclose financial data
December 4th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 4 (IANS) A majority of charity organisations in China - 75 percent - handling billions of yuan in donations, do not disclose their financial information, a media report said Saturday.A ... Read more...
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Disney earnings decline after leak of the fourth-quarter results
November 12th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The leak of the fourth-quarter performance of Walt Disney sent the company’s stock tumbling. The company announced on Thursday that it will initiate investigation into how ... Read more...
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‘World Cup’ text message scam warning for Aussies
June 25th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 25 (ANI): Australians have been warned of fraudsters who are trying to make money from the World Cup hype by sending text messages claiming the recipient has just won millions ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Cyber criminals targeting World Cup fans: Internet security firm
March 23rd, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23(ANI): An Internet security firm has revealed that football fans across the world are being targeted by cyber criminals in the run-up to the World Cup, which gets under way ... Read more...
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Former United Rentals, Inc. President and CFO sentenced for falsifying company books
March 12th, 2010 - 1:58 am ICT by BNO News
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – Former United Rentals, Inc. (URI) President and Chief Financial Officer was sentenced for falsifying company books in Connecticut, prosecutors said Thursday.John N. Mile, 50, of Westport, Connecticut, ... Read more...
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Taiwan signs financial pact with China
November 16th, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Nov 16 (DPA) Taiwan signed a financial service agreement with China Monday in a long-awaited move to boost cross-strait financial investments in the future.
"Our two sides signed the financial memorandum of ... Read more...
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Quicken To Offer Discounts
June 19th, 2009 - 2:55 am ICT by GD
People who have been using the Microsoft Money finally have some relief in the form of Quicken, which is soon coming their way. Bad news from the Microsoft camp has been ... Read more...
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Premier League clubs owe 3.1 billion pounds in bank overdrafts
June 3rd, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3 (ANI): England's 20 Premier League clubs owe 3.1 billion pounds in bank overdrafts, loans and other borrowings, according to the latest published financial information.The accounts for the ... Read more...
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No decision yet on creating window for IPL: ICC
July 3rd, 2008 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Aroonim Bhuyan
Dubai, July 3 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has not formed a window to accommodate the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) in its current Future Tours Programme (FTP). However, ... Read more...
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Large companies snooping on employees’ e-mails
May 26th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 26 (IANS) If you are an employee in a large company and are thinking of using your work e-mail for job hunting or online dating, watch out. A new ... Read more...
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Brain region linked to financial worries identified
April 12th, 2008 - 3:29 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 12 (ANI): Stanford University researchers say that they have found people having higher levels of anticipatory worry to do better in a financial game during a study.Gregory Samanez-Larkin, a ... Read more...
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Jacko ordered to turn over financial information within 25 days
December 13th, 2007 - 5:05 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 13 (ANI): Michael Jackson has been issued a court order, which gives the former king of pop 25 days to return financial information to a law firm that previously won ... Read more...
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