Verizon to buy AOL in $4.4 billion deal

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 17:18

Verizon Communications Inc said it would buy AOL Inc in a deal valued at about $4.4 billion to gain access to AOL`s digital advertising service and content.

Vanitha Narayanan is first woman Chairperson of AMCHAM India

Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2015, 15:45

She has been responsible for taking up multiple challenging assignments for India and several other countries.

HDFC makes to world's top-10 list of consumer finance firms

Last Updated: Sunday, May 10, 2015, 14:43

Mortgage lender HDFC has emerged as the only Indian company among the world's 10 biggest consumer financial services firms, after giants like American Express, Visa and Mastercard.

Insurance bill passage shows firm commitment of Indian govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 08:29

Describing the passage of India's Insurance Bill - that raises the FDI cap to 49 per cent - as a "substantial step", an influential US insurance organisation has lauded the new government for going ahead with the economic reforms and infusing new energy.

Brent crude slips towards $66 on Saudi plan to halt Yemen bombing

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 10:13

Brent crude oil futures slipped by 8 cents to $66.37 a barrel by 0215 GMT, after touching a 2015 high of $67.10 on Monday.

Median income of Indian Americans in 2013 was $100,547

Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 08:34

In its latest report, the US Census Bureau said Indian Americans are the third largest Asian community in the United States after Chinese and Filipinos.

Chinese e-commerce company Baozun files for US IPO

Last Updated: Saturday, April 18, 2015, 02:21

Chinese e-commerce company Baozun Inc filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of American Depository Shares.

Hero-invested company files for bankruptcy in US

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 12:09

Hero had acquired 49.2 per cent stake in EBR in 2013 for USD 25 million (about Rs 148 crore) and had plans to market its products in the US through the EBR network.

RBS prevails in US fraud lawsuit over pre-crisis disclosures

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 01:02

A US appeals court on Wednesday declined to hold Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc liable for allegedly defrauding investors in its American depositary shares by downplaying its subprime asset exposure prior to the global financial crisis.

'H-1B visa system is broken, needs to be fixed'

Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 09:20

With the announcement that both the 65,000 and 20,000 H-1B visa caps for fiscal year 2016 have been reached, a top business body in the US has made a renewed call for Congress to fix the immigration system that keeps US companies from hiring the top world talent they need.