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Archive for July, 2010

Emboldened RIM readies new touchscreen BlackBerry

Saturday, July 31, 2010 18:25

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Research In Motion is not known for its dramatic flair. Like the BlackBerry itself, with its renowned email security, the Canadian smartphone maker seems to put function before form.

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U.S. SEC charges Wyly brothers with $550 mln fraud

Saturday, July 31, 2010 17:05

NEW YORK(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged billionaire Samuel Wyly and his brother Charles with fraud for reaping more than $550 million of illicit gains by trading stock in four companies while they were serving as directors. ...

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

Saturday, July 31, 2010 15:35

MUMBAI (Reuters) - 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. ...

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RBI chief briefs fin min on inflation

Saturday, July 31, 2010 15:34

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

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

Saturday, July 31, 2010 15:08

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.

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U.S., India formally sign nuclear reprocessing pact

Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:50

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.

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

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:23

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.

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U.S. bank failures total 108 after 5 shut on Friday

Saturday, July 31, 2010 4:26

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank failures reached 108 so far in 2010 on Friday as regulators seized five small banks in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast, none publicly traded.

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Reliance, Universal near deal on India park – FT

Saturday, July 31, 2010 1:53

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. ...

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BlackBerry maker to launch tablet in November – report

Saturday, July 31, 2010 1:36

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion will introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc's iPad, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the company's plans.

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