On a fortnightly basis, global equity markets traded on a positive note after the Chinese regulators slashed the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points for all banks from March 1, 2016.

The bank slumped to a headline pretax loss of $1.5 billion, after accounting for costs from redundancies and impairments on bad loans. Underlying profit plunged 84 percent to $800 million, missing analysts' average estimate of $899 million, according to Thomson Reuters data.

\"It seems ironic that in the run-up to the global financial crisis we were worried about oil prices being too high in 2007 and 2008. Now we're worried about them being too low,\" said expert.

The December quarter usually accounts for about a third of India's gold sales as it takes in the start of the wedding season as well as festivals like Dhanteras and Diwali.

Global equity markets remained under pressure owing to number of global developments that prompted the traders to place safe bets.

Analysts say this week's news might not seem as dramatic. But the event could reveal more about the company's strategy and its aspirations to be an indispensable part of daily life.

\"Jewellery demand could drop by 30 per cent (year-on-year) in the second half due to fewer weddings,\" said Prithviraj Kothari, vice president of India Bullion & Jewellers' Association (IBJA).

That was a big step down from the fourth quarter's 2.2 per cent pace and marked the weakest reading in a year.

At the F8 developer conference in San Francisco, we got some glimpses of where the social network is taking the world - of course, it's hoping the lead vehicle will be FB!

In 2014, metals - both precious and base - fell after the US Fed ended its quantitative easing programme, reducing liquidity. Slowdown in China added to the woes.

Wholesale prices in April rose a slower-than-expected 5.20 per cent, as a nearly 18 per cent drop in onion prices since March slowed down food inflation to 8.64 per cent from 9.90 per cent in March.

Flying Virgin Atlantic? Brace yourself for cyborg-like attendants armed with detailed info on air passengers.

Boys, get set to shop online as fashion portal Koovs.com launches menswear collection!

In 2009, British luxury brand Burberry, like its competitors, was still unsure of how to build a valuable presence in social media. This case study looks at how it eventually capitalised on the new medium - without eroding the exclusive, aspirational qualities that are core to the world of luxury.

Amit Singhal, a Google Fellow and a Senior Vice President at the company says that over the next year or two, Google would increasingly provide knowledge to the user rather than just information.

As the world gets set to witness the biggest races at the Olympics, watchmaker Omega will keep time on the sidelines.

The S3 has a 4.8 inch Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, Android IceCream Sandwich, 8MP camera, 1.9MP front facing camera for video calling, 2100 mAh battery and NFC.

Given the political compulsions, here are 10 steps Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi should initiate in this Rail Budget.

Anti-trust regulators fear that the combined company, which would be the largest operator of stock exchanges in the world, would unfairly dominate trading of financial tools.

For all those who twiddle their thumbs waiting for the microwave oven to ping when its done, here is what four young tyros built in just 40 hours at the University of Pennsylvania.