Bank of America earnings beat estimates
Bank of America Corp. released lower earnings for the first quarter Thursday, but the results still beat Wall Street's estimates as the credit quality improved.
The US second largest bank said its pr
Coca-Cola teams with Internet music darling Spotify
Spotify and soda superstar Coca-Cola on Wednesday joined forces in a move that promises to put a global spotlight on the Internet music darling.
The companies announced they will combine Coca-Cola Co
Mamata makes it to Time influential list
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been named among the 100 most-influential people in the world by the prestigious Time magazine in its 2012 list which also includes US President Barack O
Twitter acquires social-media analytics company Hotspots.io
Micro-blogging site Twitter has acquired social-media analytics company Hotspots.io for an undisclosed sum.
"We're incredibly excited to announce that Twitter has acquired the Hotspots.io team," Hot
Pakistani bomb plotter eyed multiple targets in New York
The admitted Pakistani bomb-maker in a foiled 2009 plot against New York city's subways has revealed how he and an Al Qaeda handler in Pakistan considered everything from the subway to movie theatres
Citi shareholders against $15 million package for Pandit, top execs
Showing frustration with large payouts to Wall Street executives, Citigroup's shareholders have voted against the bank's proposal on top level compensations, which included a USD 15 million package
US soldiers found posing with remains of suicide bombers
US troops posed with mangled remains of suspected Taliban suicide bombers. American paratroopers sent to check out reports that Afghan police had recovered the mangled remains of a suicide bomber, pos
2012 Pulitzer Prize winners announced
Agence France-Presse and the news websites Huffington Post and Politico each won their first Pulitzer Prizes on Monday as the prestigious journalism awards highlighted global issues and online reporti
Take India-US business ties to next level: Indian envoy
With India focused on developing itself as a global hub for innovation, New Delhi wants the business community to explore new ways to advance India-US trade and investment ties to the next level.
"We
Mukesh Ambani got Rs 1.4 cr as compensation from BofA in 2011
US-based Bank of America paid about Rs 1.4 crore as director compensation during 2011 to Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani who had joined the board of the global banking giant last year.
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