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Yahoo!7 News Facebook may be economic, jobs driverYahoo!7 NewsWASHINGTON (AFP) – Out of thin air, Facebook is evolving into a global driver of jobs and economic growth. But how big is the impact? That's a matter of much debate. The social networking giant set to launch a massive public offering this ... Continue Reading

Hindu Business LineFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to resolve wage revision issue of IDBI staffEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he would make efforts to resolve the issue of wage revision in IDBI as soon as the current session of Parliament is over. Mukherjee gave the assurance in ... Continue Reading

Daily MailFinance Ministry claims inconsistency between Vodafone's argument before SC ...Economic TimesNEW DELHI: The finance ministry has drafted a strong rejoinder to British telecom major Vodafone's notice invoking India's investment pact with the Netherlands, as the company routed its investments into India through a Cayman-based entity.India to pursue Vodafone for ... Continue Reading

IBNLive.comFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee defers GAAR by a year, soothes investorsEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee rolled back a slew of measures that had riled investors and consumers but appeared to defy intense international pressure by sticking to his guns on a retrospective change in law allowing the government ... Continue Reading

USA TODAY Obama Hands Congress Economic 'To Do' ListNew York TimesWASHINGTON — With a polarized Congress already on the defensive, President Obama on Tuesday will outline a five-point “to do” list for lawmakers that packages job creation and mortgage relief ideas he has proposed before, administration officials say.Obama to talk jobs ... Continue Reading

FM's Finance Bill: Investors and markets await clarity on GAAR and VodafoneEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: A finance minister of the NDA regime, Yashwant Sinha, was often panned for 'rolling' back measures proposed in his budgets. Many investors are eagerly hoping that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee would take a leaf out of ... Continue Reading

Hindu Business LineDMK adds to Congress' dilemma, backs PranabEconomic TimesThe M Karunanidhi-led DMK on Saturday endorsed the finance minister's name for Rashtrapati Bhavan, taking up a notch the pressure on the Congress from allies to pick the veteran for the top job despite worries about its implications for the UPA ... Continue Reading

The HinduIndian economy more resilient than other nations to withstand global turmoil ...Economic TimesNEW DELHI: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said reversal of policy rates will help revive investments and boost business sentiments and the government was committed to keeping subsidy at below 2% of GDP in current financial year.Pranab ... Continue Reading

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) Tuesday said it eked out a GBP2 million net profit in the first quarter, as the group put aside extra cash to cover claims from customers wrongly sold payment protection insurance and it said it is preparing itself for a period of economic stagnation in ... Continue Reading

Finance Bill 2012: New process of filing tax return to become more taxingEconomic TimesThe Finance Bill 2012 proposes that, with effect from tax year 2011-12, every resident individual who has an asset outside India has to file the tax return mandatorily irrespective of income. In other words, income is not ... Continue Reading