
New Delhi: Asus India has launched two new notebooks - Multimedia N56VM and Gaming Notebook G75VW. The multimedia N56VM is the latest addition to Asus' popular N Series of multimedia notebook. It is said to utilise SonicMaster Premium audiophile-worthy sound, wide-view screens with Full HD 1080p, and an all-new look with zinc alloy casing. The Asus N56VM is powered by an Intel 3rd generation core processor, which is claimed to...

11:02 AM, May 17, 2012

Tokyo: Japanese policymakers voiced growing alarm on Tuesday as the yen inched back to highs scaled prior to last week's intervention and global stock markets crumbled under mounting fears of a new financial crisis. Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he would watch markets with a sense of urgency because they are in a severe state, while Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said he needs to be particularly mindful of...

10:44 AM, Aug 09, 2011

New York: US stocks rose on Friday after the Federal Reserve announced it will allow banks to boost or restart dividend payments this year and the Group of Seven (G-7) backed a plan to bring the Japanese yen down from post-war highs, Xinhua reported. Officials from the G-7 countries agreed on a coordinated currency intervention to support Japan's economy after last Friday's magnitude 9 earthquake. This is first time G7...

07:33 AM, Mar 19, 2011

Sydney: The Group of Seven rich nations on Friday agreed to join in rare concerted intervention to restrain a run-away yen, hoping to calm global markets after a wild week of often panic selling. The US dollar immediately surged over a full yen to 80.73 yen, leaving behind a record low of 76.25 hit on Thursday. Japan's Nikkei share index climbed 2.5 per cent, recouping some of the week's stinging...

07:57 AM, Mar 18, 2011

They want to re-establish confidence in the stricken global financial system. ...

02:21 AM, Feb 15, 2009

It's a race to stop global temperatures from shooting higher. ...

07:41 PM, Dec 13, 2008

Economists agree that a rate below 3.0 per cent is recession territory. ...

10:35 AM, Oct 18, 2008

All eyes are on how markets react to news of G7's action plan. ...

01:31 PM, Oct 13, 2008

George Bush for the second time in two days tried and calm the markets. ...

06:20 PM, Oct 11, 2008

Indian banks have little 'exposure' to sub-prime investments in US. ...

12:19 AM, Oct 11, 2008

Bush will meet with the finance ministers of G7 countries on Saturday. ...

08:48 PM, Oct 10, 2008