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Tata AIG Life launches child ULIP

Private insurer Tata AIG Life on Wednesday launched a unit-linked life insurance plan (ULIP) for children’s education, InvestAssure Superstar. ... (Continue reading)

Gold hits record high beyond $1,180

LONDON: Gold prices on Wednesday hit record highs nearing 1,183 dollars as a weak greenback and inflationary fears fuelled demand for the precious metal, analysts said. ... (Continue reading)

Is AOL Perfuming the Pig or Moving the Needle?

Bad news isn’t bad wine. It doesn’t improve with age. According to Bain & Co, 80% of CEOs think their brands offer a superior experience, but only 8% of their consumers agreed. AOL seemed to have gleaned that fact. AOL’s... (Continue reading)

Gold hits new high on India talk, weaker dollar

Gold futures climbed to a new record above $1,183 an ounce Wednesday, getting a fresh head of steam after a report that India is open to buying more gold from the International Monetary Fund drew even more investors into the... (Continue reading)

Car Giants GM To Axe 9,000 Jobs In Europe

Up to 60 per cent of the job losses for Opel/Vauxhall, GM’s European arm, will be in Germany with the future of the Opel plant in Antwerp, Belgium, remaining uncertain.The announcement by the US car giant’s acting European head Nick... (Continue reading)

Vaccine Makers Struggle to Speed Output

A new Novartis AG vaccine plant in North Carolina is supposed to boost the U.S.’s ability to fight pandemics like the current swine-flu virus. But despite a ribbon-cutting Tuesday, it won’t be pumping out flu shots for at least another... (Continue reading)

An Old-School Social Network

In 1957, as men in their late 20s, they began meeting—initially over breakfast, then over dinners held at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel or at the Harvard Club in midtown Manhattan. Few were born to means. Many were sons of immigrants. Most... (Continue reading)

Oxford: Motion capture company wins industry award

Vicon, the Academy Award winning provider of motion capture systems for the Entertainment, Engineering and Life Science industries has announced its flagship camera, the T-Series, has won Best New Product Developed in the UK at the BCS & Computing Awards... (Continue reading)

Canada’s richest get richer

Canada’s wealthiest people saw their riches increase this year, despite the global recession, according to Canadian Business magazine. The magazine released its 11th annual ranking of Canada’s 100 wealthiest people today. ... (Continue reading)

Economy worst is not yet over

Any number of pundits claim that we have now passed the worst of the recession. Green shoots of recovery are supposedly popping up all around the country, and the economy is expected to resume growing soon at an annual rate... (Continue reading)