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RBI chief briefs fin min on inflation

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao on Saturday briefed the country's finance minister (FM) on the current inflationary situation but gave no details of the meeting.

Asians more likely to buy gold in next 6 months

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian investors are more likely to buy gold in the next six months than their North American and European counterparts, a global survey found.

30 Jul 2010

U.S., India formally sign nuclear reprocessing pact

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and India on Friday formally signed an agreement on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel that U.S. officials hope will allow American firms a share of India's $150 billion nuclear energy market.

5:20pm IST

BP may sell German gas stations for $2.6 bln - report

VIENNA (Reuters) - BP Plc is seeking to sell its German petrol station chain Aral for around 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing investment bankers familiar with BP's plans.

3:55pm IST

ICICI Q1 net meets f'cast; sees FY11 credit up 15 pct

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's ICICI Bank met expectations with a 17 percent rise in quarterly net profit, and forecast 15 percent credit growth in the year to March 2011 as loan demand from corporate and mortgage borrowers remain strong.

6:09pm IST

UAE's ADCB posts Q2 loss, Dubai World exposure weighs

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank said on Saturday it had 6.6 billion dirhams ($1.8 billion) worth of exposure to indebted state conglomerate Dubai World and posted a second-quarter loss.

6:16pm IST

Credit demand seen up 15 pct in FY11: ICICI Bank CEO

MUMBAI (Reuters) - ICICI Bank, India's second-largest lender, expects credit demand to grow by 15 percent in the year to March 2011, Chief Executive Chanda Kochhar said on Saturday.

3:53pm IST

Wall St Week Ahead: Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promising picture of the recovery.

4:53am IST

W.House: Europe crisis 'stunted' U.S., world growth

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House blamed the second quarter slowdown in U.S. economic growth reported on Friday on "headwinds," including the debt crisis in Europe.

2:10am IST

Reliance, Universal near deal on India park - FT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's entertainment group is close to signing an agreement with Universal Studios to build a $1.5 billion film-themed amusement park, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the talks.

7:23am IST

REUTERS SHOWCASE

US Q2 GDP

US Q2 GDP

U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses sucked in imports.  Full Article 

Shivinder Singh (L), Managing Director of Fortis Healthcare, speaks to his brother and Chairman Malvinder Singh during a news conference in Singapore, July 1, 2010. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/Files

Master Stroke

Selling Parkway stake to Khazanah is yet another master stroke by the Singh brothers, says T Bhanu.  Full Article 

Skybox Imaging

Skybox Imaging

Alex Kinnier is looking for start-ups that will develop technology that can change the world.  Video 

Book Talk

Book Talk

Spending $250,000 on a degree from universities such as Harvard is a waste of money, a new book says.  Full Article 

Tale of Two Spills

Tale of Two Spills

No heads have rolled following an oil spill in China. Why?  Commentary 

Chapit the Robot

Chapit the Robot

Japan robots chat, play and help find lost specs.  Full Article 

A stockbroker uses his terminal to trade at a brokerage firm in Mumbai September 30, 2008. Reuters/Punit Paranjpe/Files

Company Results

Get news, views and analyses on the earnings season.  Full Coverage 

A farmer works in his paddy field against the backdrop of monsoon clouds in Agartala July 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey

Monsoon Trail

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Markets

India Indices

-123.71
17,868.29
-0.69%
-41.30
5,367.60
-0.76%
25.82
7,407.91
+0.35%
-2.81
636.32
-0.44%

Int'l Indices

19.98
10,487.14
+0.19%
-158.72
9,537.30
-1.64%
-55.93
5,258.02
-1.05%
-64.01
21,029.81
-0.30%
-10.61
2,637.50
-0.40%

Currencies

46.350
72.765
60.496
0.53640