European Shares Seen Tad Lower On US Debt Ceiling Worries

European stocks may open slightly lower on Wednesday as investors parse the latest Fed officials’ comments and await news on the U.S. debt ceiling negotiations. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Tuesday that she doesn’t think the central bank can hold interest rates steady yet. However, comments from Chicago […]

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Sensex, Nifty To Edge Lower On Weak Global Cues

Indian shares are seen opening lower on Wednesday, tracking weak global cues and amid news that the monsoon will be delayed this year. Consistent FII buying and falling oil prices may help limit the downside to some extent as the session progresses. On the earnings front, Bharti Airtel beat estimates […]

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‘FICCI is focusing on start-ups’

‘For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,’ FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard. After rescheduling a few times, industrialist Subhrakant Panda makes himself available for a lunch meeting on a Friday. Though he had time on Thursday as well, that’s the one […]

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23 Deadliest Jobs in America

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the fatal work injury rate for fallers, one of the major jobs in the logging industry, last year was an unbelievable 530 per 100,000 workers. That comes from 33 worker deaths out of a workforce of about 5,600, in a single year. […]

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