Wednesday, May 14, 2008

General Motors Corp.,

General Motors Corp., the biggest U.S. automaker, may need to raise about $9 billion over the next two years should selling conditions not ``materially rebound' in the second half, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said today.

MBIA Inc. Ambac Financial Group Inc

Moody's Investors Service said deepening losses at MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc. may imperil their Aaa credit ratings less than three months after affirming the top grade.
The two largest bond insurers recorded a total $6.7 billion of first-quarter charges for losses on home-equity loans and collateralized debt obligations,

yahoo

Yahoo! Inc., the Internet company that spurned a $47.5 billion bid from Microsoft Corp., rose as much as 1.6 percent in Nasdaq trading on reports that billionaire investor Carl Icahn might try to unseat the board, opening the door to another offer.

U.S. Economy: Consumer Prices Increase Less Than Anticipated

U.S. consumer prices rose less than forecast in April, reflecting cheaper cars and lodging costs that offset the biggest jump in food expenses in 18 years

clinton won

Hillary Clinton won an overwhelming victory in yesterday's West Virginia primary that did little to cut into Barack Obama's lead in the Democratic presidential race.

JPMorgan May Cut 4,000 Jobs on Bear Merger

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the third- largest U.S. bank, may eliminate 4,000 of its own staff as it brings on employees from the purchase of Bear Stearns Co

bank of england rate cut

England Governor Mervyn King signaled he is about done cutting interest rates Reducing the Bank of England's benchmark rate to 4.5 percent from the current 5 percent

news

European stocks rally on positive Wall St

US consumer prices show modest gain

Economic woes begin to hit UK jobs market

The first clear signs that the credit crunch and stuttering economic growth have begun to hit the jobs market emerged on Wednesday with official figures showing that the number of people claiming unemployment benefit has risen for the third month in a row.

Wall Street

Wall Street advances after better-than-expected consumer price report eases inflation concerns

US marketnews

Inflation pressures ease in April despite biggest jump in food prices in 18 years

Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac's first quarter loss widened to $151 million as the U.S. housing market worsened, though the results were not as poor as expected. Mac also said Wednesday it plans to raise $5.5 billion in new capital.

Macy's says it lost $59 million in the first quarter because of lower sales and the cost of consolidating business units that should save money starting next year.

news

BEML speeds up on tie-up with Sail
New order lights up Jyoti order worth Rs 27.24 crore from Aravali Power Co for 600 megawatt Indira Gandhi super thermal power plant - Jhajjar

Overseas order fuels PSL company said its subsidiary PSL FZE, Sharjah, UAE has secured an order worth $45 million for supply of steel pipes.

stock split

Apollo Sindhoori Capital Investments hit 5% upper circuit at Rs 418.75 at 10:27 IST on BSE after the company said it will consider splitting its shares in the board meeting scheduled on 22 May 2008.

new orders

BEML bags SAIL order worth Rs 477 cr
KEC Int'l gets 111.41cr contract from Power Grid

india stock news

Omaxe to invest $20 bn for low-cost homes
Dubai cos eye Indian infrastructure space
MphasiS to add 3,600 seats in Chennai
DuPont India eyes $1 bn revenue in India in 5 yrs
Lloyd Electric buys Czech co Luvata
Airtel to focus on villages in Madurai
JSW Steel's production grew 14% in April 2008

Secondary steel producers like Bhushan Steel and Uttam Galva have agreed to a price cut of Rs 4,000 a tonne

Glaxo in pact with Astellas, Japan

PFC

Power Finance Corporation Ltd has informed that the Company has signed an MoU with Ex-Im Bank of U.S. on May 14, 2008.

The US Exim

The US Exim has committed USD 2.2 billion lines of credit for funding infrastructure projects and USD 6 billion for funding aircraft purchases by Air India and Jet Airways over the next few years

case against HDFC Bank

Himatsingka Seide (HSL) has filed a case against HDFC Bank in the Bangalore civil court over foreign exchange derivatives losses

railway sector

India and France have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for promoting bi-lateral cooperation in the Railway sector

results will be announced

HDIL to announce FY08 results on May 21

ITC to publish FY08 resutls on May 23

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday it had signed a co-production agreement with Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo for anti-hypertensive drug Olmesartan Medoxomil and its combination products

sbi

State Bank of India has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Insurance Australia Group (IAG) and will ensure that its proposed non-life joint venture is not adversely affected by international M&As,

SBI merger

The Finance Ministry is awaiting the Law Ministry`s advice regarding a proposal for merging the State Bank of Saurashtra with the State Bank of India, pursuant to which, the approval of the Cabinet will be sought

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline Pharma announced a collaboration with Japan based Astellas Pharma for exclusive rights for the latter`s injectible anit-fungal agent namely, Micafungin in the India market.

indian market news

Provogue to open 2 stores every month

Bank of Baroda has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai-based real estate company Dubai Properties for financing buyers of the latter`s products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),

The world`s richest Indian Lakshmi Mittal, is planning to buy 3.9% stake in Indiabulls Properties Investment Trust (IPIT), which will be listed in Singapore,

BEML has bagged Rs 4.77 billion order for supplying earth moving equipment and spares to Steel Authority of India (SAIL),

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), is in talks to acquire Kinetic Motors,

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) will invest Rs 2.36 billion over the next three years in its recently acquired Bharat Heavy Plates and Vessels (BHPV),

Tata Indicom plans to invest Rs 6 billion this fiscal to set up new telecom towers and enhance network

Kiri Dyes and Chemicals is planning to enter Vietnam and Indonesia markets

Garware Offshore Services is on verge of finalizing a deal to buy an anchor handling tug-cum-supply vessel from Singapore for an estimated cost of USD 15.5 million

Garware Offshore Services is on verge of finalizing a deal to buy an anchor handling tug-cum-supply vessel from Singapore for an estimated cost of USD 15.5 million

The government plans to invest Rs 7.5 billion on the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) project for developing health centers in partnership with health majors like Apollo Group and 140 trauma care centers including Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI), Hyderabad

patni

Patni Computer in last lap of bagging USD 50 mn deal

indian economy news

Japan to invest Rs 85.82 bn on nine Indian infra projects

The ambitious USD 90 billion industrial corridor project is on track, despite rising prices of steel and cement,

Indo-German bilateral trade to grow 30%
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) absorbed Rs 24.30 billion in the 1-day reverse repo auction held on May 13, 2008.