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Johnson & Johnson to cut 8,000 jobs

IANS - Wed, Nov 4

New York, Nov 4 (DPA) US consumer goods and pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it would cut around 8,000 jobs in a bid to trim costs in the wake of the recession.

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Sensex ends at two-month low IANS - Tue, Nov 3
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets fell sharply by 491 points to touch a two-month low Tuesday, with investors dumping stocks especially of realty, metals, energy and power companies.
US stocks gain on Ford profits, positive economic news IANS - Tue, Nov 3
New York, Nov 3 (DPA) US stocks started the week stronger Monday amid a surge of positive economic news and surprising profits for carmaker Ford.
Sensex falls fifth day straight, ends below 16,000 points IANS - Fri, Oct 30
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) A key Indian equity index Friday closed 0.97 percent down for the fifth consecutive day to end below 16,000 points.
Sensex ends below 16,000 points IANS - Fri, Oct 30
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) A key Indian equity index Friday closed 1.07 percent down for the fifth consecutive day to end below the 16,000 points.
Sensex slips into red; energy, telecom scrips drag IANS - Fri, Oct 30
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) A key Indian equity index slipped into the red Friday after gradually moving down from its morning highs. The benchmark index was ruling 0.2 percent in the negative.
GAIL profit down 30 percent IANS - Wed, Oct 28
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) State-run gas utility GAIL India has posted a 30 percent fall in net profit for the quarter ended Sep 30 at Rs.713 crore as compared to Rs.1,023 crore reported in the like period last year.
Sensex down, but recoups bulk of losses IANS - Wed, Oct 28
Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets ended trade Wednesday 0.36 percent in the negative after recouping most of its intra-day losses.
Sensex ends 0.36 percent down IANS - Wed, Oct 28
Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) A key index of Indian equities markets ended trade Wednesday 0.36 percent in the negative after recouping most of its intra-day losses.
Sensex tanks as investors sell in a hurry IANS - Tue, Oct 27
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets nosedived Tuesday to end about 2.3 percent lower than its previous close with traders hitting the sell button amid indications from the central bank that it would start tightening its monetary policy.
Indian, other Asian markets trading weak IANS - Tue, Oct 27
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) Indian equities markets were trading under selling pressure, with a key index ruling 1.39 percent in the red in the afternoon session Tuesday.
India's central bank hikes statutory liquidity ratio IANS - Tue, Oct 27
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) Concerned over creeping inflation, India's central bank Tuesday slightly tightened its monetary policy for this fiscal while retaining most policy rates, with signs of an industrial recovery providing the necessary cushion.
Sensex ends 70 points down in volatile trade IANS - Mon, Oct 26
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IANS) Despite strong global cues, a key index of the Indian equities markets ended a volatile trading session 70 points in the red Monday as investors remained cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's mid-year policy review Tuesday.
Sensex ends 70 points down IANS - Mon, Oct 26
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IANS) Indian equities ended in the red Monday, with a key index shutting shop 70 points lower than its previous close.
Court stays inflated BSES bills to consumer IANS - Sun, Oct 25
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Delhi High Court has come to the rescue of a man who was slapped with bills amounting to over Rs.200,000 by the BSES after he unearthed corruption in the electricity supplier. The court has stayed the bills.
Reliance Industries scrip ends 4 percent down IANS - Fri, Oct 23
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Shares of petrochemicals-to-retail major Reliance Industries took a tumble Friday after its foreign partner in the D9 block of Krishna-Godavari basin, Hardy Oil and Gas, said it had encountered problems at the gas find.
TVS Motors net up 136 percent in second quarter IANS - Fri, Oct 23
Bangalore, Oct 23 (IANS) TVS Motor Co. posted a net profit of Rs.24.6 crore for the second quarter this fiscal, registering a record growth of 136 percent from Rs.10.4 crore in the like period last fiscal, the leading two-wheeler maker said Friday.
Sensex ends flat IANS - Fri, Oct 23
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) The key inddices of the Indian equities markets ended flat Friday after declining gradually from the day's highs.
Sensex rises after brief slip IANS - Fri, Oct 23
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) A key Indian equity index moved into the green about an hour before closing bell Friday after slipping briefly into the red a little earlier.
Sensex ends 197 points down following selling pressure IANS - Thu, Oct 22
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) A key Indian equity index closed 197 points in the red Thursday as investors continued to sell stocks across the board.