Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd has announced that the Register of Members & Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from July 16, 2009 to July 21, 2009 (both days inclusive) for the purpose

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Boeing cuts global plane outlook US aerospace giant Boeing has slashed its long-term view of the plane industry ahead of the Paris air show. Boeing forecast the number of new planes ordered over the next two decades would be 29,000, instead of the 29,400 it had projected a year earlier.

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Barclays has agreed to sell its fund management division, Barclays Global Investors (BGI), to US money management firm Blackrock for £8.2bn ($13.5bn). Blackrock is paying a mixture of cash and shares in a deal that will create the world’s biggest asset manager. Barclays staff who own stocks in BGI will share a windfall. Bob Diamond, [...]

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No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe European buyers of Windows 7 will have to download and install a web browser for themselves. Bowing to European competition rules, Microsoft Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer.

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Cosmo Films Ltd has announced regarding a Press Release dated June 12, 2009, titled “Cosmo Films completes acquisition of US based GBC Commercial Print Finishing for US $ 17.1 million”

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Gitanjali Gems Ltd has announced that the Company has sold its investment in Ivida Technologies Pvt Ltd, which was incorporated in the year 2007 to deal in software, technology and telecom business, as a 100% subsidiary of the Company. The gloomy performance of technology sector as well as Company’s intention to focus over core area [...]

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Intel Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Wind River Systems Inc., which makes software for embedded devices, for about $884 million in cash. Intel’s $11.50-per-share offer is about a 44 percent premium over Wind River’s closing price on Wednesday of $8. Wind River stock lost

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Switzerland has entered recession after official figures showed that the country’s economy shrank by 0.8% in the first three months of 2009. The decline came after a contraction of 0.3% in the last quarter of 2008. Switzerland’s economic woes have been led by its

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France’s unemployment rate has risen to a two-year high as it continues to be hit by the global recession. The jobless rate totalled 8.7% between January and March, up from a revised 7.6% for the last quarter of 2008, official figures have shown.

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Wal-Mart expects to hire about 22,000 people Wal-Mart has said it expects to hire about 22,000 people as it opens or expands 150 US stores. Many of the roles will be part-time cashiers – but the firm said it also would employ store managers, pharmacists and personnel workers.

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