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(Reuters) - A U.S.-led coalition launched 11 air strikes in Iraq and nine in Syria since early Friday against Islamic State militants, the Combined Joint Task Force said. Four of the strikes in Syria hit Islamic State po...

Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the Jordanian drug maker, is expected to take the place of Tullow Oil in Britain's benchmark share index at this week's quarterly review of FTSE indices

Six funds have made large bets against the invoicing firm's Aim-listed stock

The 30-share Sensex closed 0.48% higher at 29,361.50 points, while the 50-share Nifty closed 0.65% higher at 8,901.85 points in volatile trade

The budget does little to boost consumption, but has signalled that GST implementation--a crucial reform for consumer companies--is on course

Need to introduce measures aimed at improving agricultural productivity such as soil health cards

Clean energy cess on coal increased to Rs200 per tonne from Rs100 per tonne

There's one big item of expenditure that is coming down, and that's subsidies, particularly petroleum subsidies

There's a big difference between pre-budget expectations of the market and what was actually delivered by finance minister Arun Jaitley

For those looking to invest in the NPS, you can now enjoy deduction up to `2 lakh now

The proposal is to club foreign portfolio investors and foreign direct investors under the same umbrella, which will make things easier for overseas investors

With respect to services, there has been some attempt to broadbase taxes and reduce exemptions

Ben Martin looks back over 15 years and finds investors nowadays more focused on risk, and the absence of many familiar names

As per market estimates, close to `27,000 crore is lying in inoperative accounts

When the FTSE 100 was last at today's levels, the investment community was in a state of euphoria, fuelled by premature optimism about the transformative impact of the internet

Redressal mechanism across financial sector regulators to help financial product consumers

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett told investors on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) had found his successor, giving more details than ever about the heir to the company he has run for 50 years. "Both the board and...

Before he became the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett got married, taught at Omaha University and raised a family.

Brent crude rises $2.53 to $62.58 a barrel, US crude up $1.59 at $49.76

Sensex stocks that gained or lost after the NDA government presented its first full-year budget

NEW DELHI -- India on Saturday unveiled a please-all federal budget that ostensibly sought to balance the interests of the country's impoverished millions and its business community. "India is about to take off," the cou...

Portfolio and foreign direct investments will be treated as one category and will have to comply with FDI norms