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Md. bank earnings drop 82 percent ... state-chartered banks' earnings in recent quarters also could stem from the absence of data, MBA officials said. Mercantile, which was acquired by last year, had a state banking charter, ... More...

New PepsiCo Bottle Uses 20 Percent Less Plastic May 7, 2008 In a drive to reduce the packaging of its products, PepsiCo. will unveil a new bottle this month that will be made with 20 percent less plastic and sport a trimmed label size. The announcement comes as the beverage sector battles a...

Slow but steady increases almost across the map What, if anything, do you associate with Finland? How about Slovenia and Poland? Well, not to shut down whatever cultural research you were going to do, but we'd like to suggest "Firefox" as an answer; new research shows that the browser does...

100 percent FDI on Titanium mining gets govt nod In a significant move, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for 100 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on titanium mining in India. Speaking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister P R...

80 percent of India lives on half dollar a day And they say .... India Shining The state-run National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (NCEUS) said most of those living on below 20 rupees (50 US cents) per day were from the informal labor sector with no job or social...

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. is targeting sales growth of around 11 percent for its China unit this year, as the firm aims at the country's high-end consumer products market, a company official said on Saturday. Since last year, LG Electronics has been increasingly focusing on the high-end...

India's merchandise exports rose 23.1 percent in April from a year ago, despite a sharp appreciation in the Indian currency, the commerce ministry said Friday. Exports totaled US$10.6 billion (euro7.9 billion) in April compared with US$8.6 billion (euro6.4 billion) in the same month a...

PANTALOON TRADED AT 11.20 PERCENT PREMIUM Mumbai Business Standard Trades between FIIs generated a combined volume of Rs 305 crore on the BSE Wednesday, decrease of 40 percent from Rs 510 crore clocked on Tuesday as many as 13 stocks witnessed trades of 61.38 lakh shares on Wednesday...

ASHOK LEYLAND NOV SALES UP 64 PERCENT Mumbai The Economic Times Ashok Leyland Ltd, country's second-biggest bus and truck maker, said on Wednesday its sales in November rose 64 percent to 6,923 from 4,213 units a year earlier. Domestic sales rose 59 percent to 6,420 units from 4,033 units...