Slight fall in US house prices
February 24th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) The US house prices fell modestly in the fourth quarter of 2011 on a seasonally adjusted basis, the US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported Thursday.The ... Read more...
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US house prices fall
February 24th, 2012 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) US house prices fell modestly in the fourth quarter of 2011.The prices were 0.1 percent lower in the fourth quarter than the previous one, while the ... Read more...
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Maruti ramps up car production to bring down waiting period
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) After reporting lower sales for its inability to meet the boom in demand for diesel vehicles, country's leading car maker Maruti Suzuki Friday said it is ... Read more...
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Bajaj Auto’s January sales up eight percent
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Two- and three-wheeler major Bajaj Auto Thursday reported an eight percent increase in sales for the month of January, which rose to 337,000 units from 313,583 ... Read more...
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Chrysler, Ford sales up in January
February 2nd, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Feb 2 (IANS) US auto sales for the Big Three American automakers were mixed in January as General Motors (GM) sales dropped 6 percent since January last year while ... Read more...
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Auto companies start 2012 with good sales (Roundup)
February 1st, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Automobile companies have begun the new year on a positive note, logging steady and stable growth in sales for the month of January.The industry had ... Read more...
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Ford India logs sales growth in January
February 1st, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) Ford India, the Indian subsidiary of the American auto major Ford Motor Company, closed last month selling 10,789 units, up from 10,026 units sold in January ... Read more...
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Mahindra and Mahindra’s January sales up 22 percent
February 1st, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Automobile major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M;) Wednesday reported a 22 percent rise in its January sales at 44,717 units from 36,718 units sold during the corresponding ... Read more...
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Tata Motors’ January sales up 16 percent
February 1st, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Tata Motors Wednesday reported a 16 percent rise in its overall sales, including exports in January, which stood at 87,465 units over 75,423 sold in ... Read more...
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Maruti Suzuki’s January sales up 5.2 percent
February 1st, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki Wednesday reported a modest 5.2 percent increase in January sales at 115,433 vehicles, with domestic sales still continuing to be ... Read more...
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Costly China-made liquor pushes Chinese to foreign markets
February 20th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) Many Chinese fond of alcohol are preferring to buy China-made liquor from foreign lands instead of their native country due to relative high cost in local markets. ... Read more...
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Audi’s January sales zoom 57 percent
February 4th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) German luxury car manufacturer Audi's Indian subsidiary Friday reported a 57 percent growth in sales in January, which stood at 480 units as compared to 306 units ... Read more...
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Ford India’s January sales zoom over four times
February 1st, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) Driven by its compact car model Figo, the Indian subsidiary of auto major Ford began the new year by selling 10,026 units in January, as against 2,453 units ... Read more...
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“Pornographic” ads for men’s suit in UK shopping centre spark fury
November 19th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): A firm dealing in men's suit has landed in hot water after it put up 8ft tall, sexually explicit posters in a shopping centre as part of its ... Read more...
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GM and Ford win, Toyota loses in January auto sales battle
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, Feb 3 (DPA) US carmakers Ford and General Motors Tuesday posted strong gains in January sales, while Japan's Toyota posted a steep drop as consumers fretted over the unprecedented recall of ... Read more...
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Hyundai Motor January sales rise 42 percent
February 1st, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) India's second largest car maker Hyundai Motor reported a 42 percent increase in sales last month to 52,635 units as against 37,171 units sold in January 2009.
Last month, ... Read more...
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TVS Motor logs 34 percent growth in January sales
February 1st, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) Two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company Ltd has opened the new year on a positive note reporting 34 percent increase in sales last month.
The company sold 125,578 units last ... Read more...
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Maruti car sales rose 33.3 percent in January
February 1st, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki Monday reported a 33.3 percent rise in sales in January at 95,649 vehicles compared to the like month last year.
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Going on shopping could help you lose weight
January 15th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): Want to shed those extra pounds? Well, then forget gym and go shopping, suggests a new research.The survey of 3,000 women showed that the average woman burns off ... Read more...
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New home sales in US drop to lowest level on record
February 27th, 2009 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 26 (Xinhua) New home sales in the US plunged 10.2 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000 units, the lowest level on record, the commerce department ... Read more...
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The Twilight Saga smashes Da Vinci Code book sales record
February 6th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 6 (ANI): The Twilight Saga by US author Stephenie Meyer has broken the book sales record which had been set by Dan Brown''s The Da Vinci Code.As per Nielsen ... Read more...
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Bajaj Auto January sales down 31 percent
February 2nd, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Two and three-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto Monday reported 34 percent year-on-year decline in its domestic sales in January. The company sold 132,348 two and three-wheelers last ... Read more...
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British hotel security stepped up in the wake of Mumbai
January 21st, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Security is being stepped up in hotels across Britain in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks, British Home Minister Jacqui Smith said.She told a meeting of the ... Read more...
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Sex sells, defying economic slowdown
January 19th, 2009 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, Jan 19 (DPA) Despite an economic slowdown and a credit crisis, Dutch sex shops and businesses offering erotic services appear to be doing just fine.Phone inquiries among several leading sex shops ... Read more...
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Brits will be spending over an hour surfing the net on Christmas Day
December 25th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 25 (ANI): Brits would be spending an average of 84 minutes online browsing the Internet on Christmas Day.According to a new survey by the Post Office, two thirds of ... Read more...
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