LPOs rake it in from spurt in US litigation.
Byline: Harsimran Singh (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) NEW DELHI: A slowdown in the US is giving a push to the Indian legal process outsourcing (LPO) sector. Indian LPO firms are reporting a rise of over 200% in revenues in the past 12 months as they see...

Consumer spending seen picking up.
Byline: FIL C. SIONIL Consumer spending is expected to heightened this summer that could perk up business activities and contribute to the growth of the domestic economy. HSBC-Philippines Deputy Chief Executive Officer Martin Cook gave this projection during yesterdayas launch of the bankas Mabuhay Miles...

Sensex slips at open; global cues dampen sentiment.
MUMBAI: The market opened lower on Monday, as investors booked profits after last week's climb tracking declines in Asian shares. A dip in US consumer spending over the weekend triggered the weakness in markets overseas. Back home, inflation, which crossed 6 per cent, also weighed on sentiment. ...

Profit Booking: Sensex slips in opening trade.
MUMBAI: The market opened lower on Monday, as investors booked profits after last week's climb tracking declines in Asian shares. A dip in US consumer spending over the weekend triggered the weakness in markets overseas. Back home, inflation, which crossed 6 per cent, also weighed on sentiment. ...

Blame it on inflation, ad margins shrink 60 pc.
Byline: Abhijeet Mukherjee NEW DELHI: The decline in consumer spending is taking its toll on the fortunes of the advertising industry. Inflation has forced agencies to settle for abysmally low margins. Compared to last year, margins have shrunk over 60% this year. An adman explains...

Blame it on inflation, ad margins shrink 60%.
Byline: Abhijeet Mukherjee NEW DELHI: The decline in consumer spending is taking its toll on the fortunes of the advertising industry. Inflation has forced agencies to settle for abysmally low margins. Compared to last year, margins have shrunk over 60% this year. An adman explains...

Estee Lauder delivers strong second quarter results.
* The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. reported $2.31 billion in net sales for its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007--a 16% increase. The company reported net earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007 of $224.4 million--an 8% increase. William P. Lauder, president and...

It's advantage India, say corporate titans.
NEW DELHI: The world is shifting from geo-politics to geo-economics and global partnerships are important in the emerging geo-economic framework, Reliance Industries chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani said. Speaking at the India Economic Summit, organised by the World Economic Forum and CII on Sunday, Mr Ambani said...

Black Tuesday.
October 29, 1929, was a dark day in U.S. history. The roaring '20s had been an exciting decade with a "get-rich-quick" mentality. People invested heavily in land and businesses, believing the value could only go up. Then the bubble burst. In 1929, stock prices started to fall, triggering a...

'IT services market to grow to $10b by 2011'.
Byline: Sujata Dutta Sachdeva NEW DELHI: At a time when market sentiments are at an all time low, a Gartner report makes some positive predictions about India. It says, the Indian IT services market will continue its upward swing to become worth $10 billion by 2011 at...