World stock markets fall ahead of US jobs report Springfield News-Sun | BANGKOK — World stock markets were mostly lower Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs report that is a key gauge of how robust the world's No. 1 economy is. | Benchmark oil was nearly unchanged at $96 per barrel while the dollar fell against the euro but rose against the yen. | Major benchmarks slippe...
Abu Dhabi, Singapore sovereign funds stock up on HDFC Bank The Times Of India MUMBAI: Sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi and Singapore were the buyers of HDFC Bank shares in October-December, when the stock fell almost 9%, according to shareholding data on BSE. | Abu Dhabi Investment Authority bought 4.53 crore shares, or 1.9...
Fortis buys Singapore diagnostic firm for $50 mn, stock up The Times Of India MUMBAI: Fortis Healthcare said Wednesday it had bought an 85 percent stake in Singapore's Redline-Asia, an outpatient diagnostic chain, for about $50 million (Singapore $62.9 million). | The stock reacted positively to the news and rose 3.6 percent i...
Sunday Papers: RBS staff held after tax probe Citywire Top stories | The Sunday Telegraph: Royal Bank of Scotland has been drawn into a criminal tax fraud investigation as five current and former employees of its investment banking arm have been arrested as part of a wider probe thought to involve at least two other City institutions. The Independent on Sunday: Comet is pressuring landlords to slash it...
Gap-year holidays that reveal the madness of overseas aid The Daily Telegraph Britain’s £7bn aid budget is paying for unqualified teenagers to travel the world. | Image 1 of 2 India is now rich enough to afford a substantial aid programme of its own Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave Image 1 of 2 Pranab Mukherjee, the finance minister of India, has described British aid to h...
