S&P; cuts ArcelorMittal ratings to junk status
August 3rd, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Ratings agency Standard & Poor's Friday cut Lakshmi Mittal-led steel firm ArcelorMittal's ratings to junk, saying the slowdown in the global economy, especially in Europe, ... Read more...
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S&P; lowers Tata Power outlook to ‘negative’
July 9th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P;) Monday said it has lowered its outlook on Tata Power to "negative" from "stable" and might cut the ... Read more...
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Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rate
June 6th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, June 6 (IANS) Canada's central bank has kept its benchmark interest rate at 1 percent, which has been unchanged since September 2010, the longest period it has stayed neutral ... Read more...
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Chinese supercomputer begins operations
January 20th, 2012 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 20 (IANS) China's Sunway BlueLight supercomputer, which was built with domestically-produced microprocessors and is capable of performing around 1,000 trillion calculations per second, has officially begun operations.The computer ... Read more...
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Seasonal depression can send markets crashing
October 17th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 17 (IANS) People who experience seasonal depression avoid financial risk-taking during autumn, when the days are darker, contributing to market crashes.
"We've never, until now, been able to ... Read more...
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Misunderstood risks in investment drive financial market instability: Study
December 18th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): According to a new study, our incomplete or incorrect understanding of how decisions in the present affect future options means that we may underestimate the risk associated with ... Read more...
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Good luck at gambling ‘may be in your genes’
December 8th, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): Are you exceptionally lucky when you gamble? A new study suggests that if you are, it may be all down to your genes.The so-called 'warrior gene' (MAOA-L gene ... Read more...
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petrol decontrol positive for oil companies: Crisil
June 28th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Credit rating agency Crisil said the decontrol of petrol price will positively impact the financial risk profiles of oil marketing companies.
However, given the sizeable under-recoveries that still ... Read more...
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Self-perceived age of older Chinese consumers younger than actual age
May 19th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Older Chinese consumers perceive themselves younger than their actual age, an expert has found.He also found that these perceptions affect marketing strategies aimed at these consumers.Rui Yao, a ... Read more...
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London pulls out of World Series of Boxing
January 5th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 5 (IANS) The ambitious World Series of Boxing suffered a serious set-back even before it could get off as Britain is set to withdraw the London franchise from the revolutionary ... Read more...
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Women with high testosterone levels more likely to choose risky careers
August 25th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Women with high testosterone levels are more likely to make risky career choices, according to a new study.Previous studies have shown that testosterone enhances competitiveness and dominance, reduces ... Read more...
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Matthew Vaughn and ‘Kick-Ass’ try to do same
August 11th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 11 (IBNS) Lionsgate, Paramount and Universal are in the running to buy "Kick-Ass," the Matthew Vaughn comic-book adaptation about an everyday teen who becomes a superhero.The movie has been financed independently ... Read more...
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Stress more likely to make men gamble or take risks
July 1st, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 1 (IANS) Stressed men are more likely to gamble, smoke, have unsafe sex or consume illegal drugs. Conversely, stressed women moderate their behaviour and are less likely to indulge in ... Read more...
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Men more likely to take risks when stressed
July 1st, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Men under stress are more likely to take risks, correlating to such real-life behaviour as gambling, smoking, unsafe sex and illegal drug use, according to a new research.On ... Read more...
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Financial risk-taking lies in the genes
February 11th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): Northwestern University scientists have pinpointed two genes that raise the chance of anyone gambling with money their own or someone else''s.The study has linked specific variants of ... Read more...
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Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland ratings downgraded
January 28th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Credit rating and market research firm Crisil Wednesday downgraded the ratings of Tata Motors and Ashok Leylands debt due to the increased risk in the finances and ... Read more...
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Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur plant expansion ‘almost complete’
January 5th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The capacity expansion work of Tata Steel's Jamshedpur plant in Jharkhand from five million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to seven mtpa is 'almost complete', a top official of ... Read more...
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Americans say financial crisis poses a greater threat than terrorism
October 11th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Eugene (Oregon US), Oct.11 (ANI): Eighty-one percent of Americans surveyed in a national poll agree that the financial crisis "poses a greater threat to the quality of life than does the ... Read more...
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Men with higher testosterone more likely to take greater financial risks
September 30th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): Men with higher testosterone levels are more likely to take risky financial decisions, according to new study.The new research from Harvard University suggests that financial risk-taking behaviour ... Read more...
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Britain nationalises ailing mortgage lender B&B to avert run
September 29th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 29 (DPA) The British government Monday is to nationalise mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley (B&B), the second bank this year to be taken into public ownership.The move came amid fears ... Read more...
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China capable of handling hot money
July 22nd, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 22 (Xinhua) China can tackle the enormous speculative funds, called "hot money", caused by floods of overseas capital into the country, International financial consultancy firm JP Morgan said Monday. The ... Read more...
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Sexy salesgirls really do boost sales!
April 4th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 4 (ANI): Draping an attractive woman over the hood of a car in an advertisement really can help in boosting car sales, at least thats what the new study ... Read more...
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Who takes risks? The nerves can tell
March 13th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by admin
New York, Mar 13 (IANS) An international team of neurologists claim they have discovered how human beings assess risk - something that holds the potential to explain behavioural quirks such as addiction ... Read more...
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