US stocks mixed amid euro uncertainties
June 12th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 12 (IANS) US stocks opened mixed Tuesday as investors welcomed the Spanish bank aid package.However, investors have now turned their attention to Italy's struggling banking system, fearing ... Read more...
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China’s quarterly GDP growth to drop below 9 percent
January 16th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 16 (IANS) China's economic growth may drop below 9 percent for the first time in 10 quarters, sapped by declining exports and fixed-asset investment, analysts predicted.The gross domestic ... Read more...
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China’s quarterly GDP growth expected to drop below 9 percent
January 16th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 16 (IANS) China's economic growth may drop below 9 percent for the first time in 10 quarters, sapped by declining exports and fixed-asset investment, analysts predicted.The gross domestic ... Read more...
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Chowrasia keen to wrest Asian No.1 at Hong Kong Open
November 29th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Nov 29 (IANS) India's S.S.P. Chowrasia is not throwing in the towel in his bid to catch Filipino Juvic Pagunsan in the Asian Tour's Order of Merit race ... Read more...
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London police arrest man in connection with UBS trading loss
September 15th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A man was arrested in central London on early Thursday morning on suspicion of fraud in connection with the loss of more than $2 billion due to unauthorized ... Read more...
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Swiss bank UBS to cut 3,500 jobs
August 24th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 24 (IANS) Swiss banking giant UBS, which employs 6,000 staff in Britain and 65,000 across the world, will chop 3,500 jobs, a media report said.The job cuts were ... Read more...
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Panjab University teacher resigns
February 17th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) A Panjab University (PU) professor, who was accused by his students of making derogatory remarks, Thursday submitted his resignation to the varsity vice chancellor. Dinesh Kumar Gupta resigned ... Read more...
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At least 31 killed & 130 injured in Russian Domodedovo airport blast
January 24th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, Jan 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Russia’s biggest airport, Domodedovo, was rocked by bomb blasts on Monday.About 50 ambulances were rushed to the scene of the blast. The blast took place ... Read more...
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Female staff ordered to wear loose-fitting skirts and flesh-colored underwear by UBS
December 16th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Zurich, Dec 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) UBS has ordered its female workers not to wear tight skirts and colored underpants.The order was contained in the bank’s new dressing code. The 44-page document that ... Read more...
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Trustee charges HSBC with funnelling disgraced Ponzi King Madoff’s massive fraud
December 6th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec.6 (ANI): The court-appointed New York-based trustee trying to recover losses for victims of jailed Ponzi King Bernard Madoff has accused the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) ... Read more...
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Jeev shoots 67, lies fifth at Hong Kong Open
November 19th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Nov 19 (IANS) India's Jeev Milkha Singh added a three-under 67 to his first day's 63 to move within three shots of the leader, Ian Poulter, at the $2.5 million ... Read more...
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No evidence of blast on board crashed US plane: UAE
November 6th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Saturday said the evidence collected from the wreckage of a US cargo plane doesn't prove there was any blast on ... Read more...
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Spears ‘wants to invest her millions of dollars’
October 18th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 18 (ANI): Britney Spears has asked for the control of her money to be given to her financial advisors at Merrill Lynch and UBS Financial Services.Brit is reported to ... Read more...
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Russian businessman keep away heirs from family trade
May 29th, 2010 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian businessmen prefer to keep their heirs away from family business in a bid to spare them from the "burden and uncertainty that accompany running a large ... Read more...
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UBS math model predicts Brazil as FIFA World Cup winner
May 13th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 13 (ANI): UBS bankers have used a mathematical model to predict that Brazil will be the champions of the South Africa 2010 World Cup.Brazil, who have claimed the trophy a ... Read more...
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US stocks decline, dollar soars
March 25th, 2010 - 7:26 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 25 (DPA) Concerns about the impact of worldwide government indebtedness on the global recovery outweighed positive US economic news as major Wall Street indices fell Wednesday.
Portugal saw its long-term ... Read more...
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Former NY hedge fund employee pleads guilty to insider trading
February 3rd, 2010 - 2:26 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – A former hedge fund employee on Tuesday pleaded guilty in a federal court to insider trading charges, prosecutors said.David Slaine, 50, a former employee of a ... Read more...
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Bankers, governments discuss regulation at Davos forum
January 30th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Davos, Jan 30 (DPA) Bank executives met central bankers and government officials here Saturday to discuss whether regulations should be imposed on financial markets.
Officials from the US and Europe were taking ... Read more...
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Swiss court stops transfer of bank client data to US
January 23rd, 2010 - 7:12 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Jan 23 (DPA) A Swiss court issued a ruling Friday halting the transfer of UBS AG client data to the United States, putting in doubt a landmark agreement reached over the ... Read more...
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Identity of Brett Lee’s estranged wife’s beau revealed
December 16th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 16 (ANI): The identity of Australian cricketer Brett Lee's estranged wife Liz Kemp's mystery boyfriend has been revealed.Kemp has been dating a successful Sydney finance broker for the past six ... Read more...
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Record tax cheats in Canada disclose off-shore accounts
December 4th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 4 (IANS) A record number of tax cheats in Canada have voluntarily come forward to disclose their off-shore hidden millions of dollars.
In a nation which has one of the highest ... Read more...
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Kapur looking for a good finish at Cambodian Open
November 18th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Siem Reap (Cambodia), Nov 18 (IANS) Indian golfer Shiv Kapur, who has secured his playing rights in Europe, hopes to keep the same streak going on Asian Tour as he gets ready ... Read more...
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Jeev looking to end season in style at Dubai World Championships
November 18th, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Dubai, Nov 18 (IANS) Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh is looking to end the European Tour in style with an impressive finish at the Dubai World Championships starting here Thursday. ... Read more...
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Anirban Lahiri gets call-up for Hong Kong Open
November 9th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Soon after young golfer Anirban Lahiri won his second professional title at the BILT Open Sunday, he received a call that he has found a berth in ... Read more...
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Gangjee tops qualifiers to earn berth in UBS Hong Kong Open
October 21st, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Oct 21 (IANS) India's Rahil Gangjee has topped the qualifiers to earn a berth into the main UBS Hong Kong Open tournament next month.
Gangjee will tee off against ... Read more...
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Cognizant acquires UBS Indian set-up
October 15th, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) The Nasdaq-listed software services firm Cognizant Technology Thursday announced it would acquire Hyderabad-based UBS India Service Centre, the captive service provider to the UBS Group for an undisclosed ... Read more...
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Accountant suing PwC for making her feel “like a prostitute” gets only 750 pound payout
September 25th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 25(ANI): Mihaela Popa, a former accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), who had sued the company of a record 40 millions pounds for race discrimination, constructive unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal in ... Read more...
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We can share details of tax evaders: Swiss vice president
September 3rd, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India and Switzerland will soon start negotiations to enlarge the scope of their bilateral double taxation treaty to allow sharing of details of bank accounts of ... Read more...
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Swiss and U.S. government reach agreement in UBS tax case
August 19th, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by admin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The Swiss and U.S. government have reached an agreement which will direct the Swiss UBS bank to hand over information on thousands of Americans who are suspected ... Read more...
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Switzerland, US agree to deal on UBS
August 12th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Aug 12 (DPA) The US and Swiss governments have reached an agreement in the case against UBS over charges of tax fraud, a US government attorney said Wednesday.
During a conference call ... Read more...
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UBS, US file to postpone client data case
July 13th, 2009 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, July 12 (DPA) Authorities in the US and the Zurich-based bank UBS AG Sunday filed a motion with the backing of the Swiss government to have their court case on client ... Read more...
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Woolworths to return to UK’s High Street
May 25th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 25 (ANI): Britain's popular Woolworths-style stores are likely to the High Street, it has emerged.'Broke' retail stores' former boss is planning to buy back its vacant shopsFormer managing director ... Read more...
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Government delayed affidavit on black money abroad: K.P.S Gill
May 6th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Former Punjab director general of police K.P.S. Gill Wednesday accused the central government of causing an inordinate delay in filing an affidavit in the Supreme Court about the ... Read more...
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UBS confirms Q1 loss of $1.75 bn
May 5th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, May 5 (DPA) The Swiss banking giant UBS confirmed Tuesday it lost nearly 2 billion francs ($1.75 billion) in the first quarter of this year, mostly on exposure to risky positions ... Read more...
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UBS to cut 8,700 jobs after announcing more losses
April 15th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, April 15 (DPA) The Swiss banking giant UBS Wednesday said it will take a first quarter loss of almost 2 billion Swiss francs ($1.7 billion) and will cut 8,700 jobs worldwide ... Read more...
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