FM Jaitley exhorts US companies to invest more in infrastructure sector

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 11:55

Jaitley was addressing the 11th Indo-US Economic Summit, which among others was attended by the US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma.

'India, US must increase cooperation in financial services sector'

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 22:59

India's financial services sector offers huge opportunities to US companies and both the nations must increase cooperation in areas, including, infrastructure financing, insurance, pension and corporate bond market, a Ficci report said on Tuesday.

Walmart leads Fortune 500 as Facebook surges in rankings

Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 23:12

Walmart kept its lock on the top ranking of the Fortune 500 annual list of the largest US companies Thursday, while Apple was the most profitable and Facebook the most upward-bound, Fortune Magazine announced.

US firms like Microsoft, Google lead EU lobbying league

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 03:21

US companies, including tech rivals Microsoft and Google , were among leading spenders on corporate lobbying in Brussels last year, a Reuters review of new data showed.

New Indian govt needs to ensure predictability: USIBC

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 14:25

For the first time India has a government that understands business and foreign investment, the new head of an influential Indo-US business advocacy group has said while cautioning that the country needs to ensure "predictability" on law, policy and bureaucracy.

Top US CEOs reaped billions from stock gains in recent years

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 10:53

CEOs at large U.S. companies collectively realized at least $6 billion more in compensation than initially estimated in annual disclosures in the five years after the financial crisis first hit, according to a Reuters analysis. The reason for the windfall: the soaring value of their stock awards.

64 US companies in Aero India 2015

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 17:16

US Ambassador to India Richard Rahul Verma Wednesday opened the US Pavilion at the Aero India, calling the exhibits "the best of US aviation and defence technology".

Barack Obama proposes 14% tax on US Cos' untaxed foreign earnings

Last Updated: Sunday, February 1, 2015, 21:04

President Barack Obama`s fiscal 2016 budget would impose a one-time 14 percent tax on some $2 trillion of accumulated US corporate profits earned abroad and set up a 19 percent tax on future foreign earnings, a White House official said on Sunday.

Over 20 companies to support Jan Dhan Yojana

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 12:44

Over 20 Indian, US and other international private sector organisations will partner USAID in supporting the central government`s Jan Dhan Yojana programme, a statement said on Wednesday.

Modi-Rajan-Commodities trinity keeping India a favourite: Citi

Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2014, 17:16

India remains a consensus favourite investment destination for US companies, largely on the back of a 'Modi-Rajan-Commodities trinity', global financial major Citigroup said in a report Monday.

Obama names Indian-American to key trade job

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 13:32

US President Barack Obama has named yet another Indian American, Kerala University physics graduate Arun M. Kumar, to lead the trade promotion arm of the US Commerce Department charged with helping US companies succeed in markets around the world.