Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 15 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 15 2005

US Airways gets creditor's approval.
January 15, 2005... By Tony Mecia, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--One of US Airways' largest creditors said Friday that the airline has met a crucial financial deadline that calls for the carrier to come up with...

Soldiers take off for Iraq from new air terminal at Fort Benning, Ga.
January 15, 2005... By Angelique Soenarie, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--As soldiers of the 3rd Brigade begin to deploy for Iraq today, they will take off from Fort Benning's new terminal instead of riding a bus...

Graniteville, S.C., businesses struggle after train wreck, chlorine leak.
January 15, 2005... By John O'Connor, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- Sweet tea was the only thing owner Doug Siles was serving Friday at the Chik-N-Snak restaurant. Everything else in stock...

Schools near Graniteville, S.C., train wreck site prepare to reopen.
January 15, 2005... By John O'connor, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- Despite the cooling January weather, dozens of air-conditioning units hummed Friday at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School. ...

Love for cars is in the air at international auto show in Detroit.
January 15, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--After a week of news conferences and Friday's sold-out charity preview, the starched shirts and stuffed shirts have departed Cobo Center. As of 9 this...

Auto show in Detroit kicks off with gala fund-raiser.
January 15, 2005... By Kim Norris, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--When her 6-year-old son, Edward, was diagnosed with autism, Joanna Lofton did not know where to turn for help. Edward couldn't talk or walk more than a few...

Northwest adds weekly nonstops from Detroit to Bermuda.
January 15, 2005... By Sarah A. Webster, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--In 3 1/2 hours, you could be in Bermuda -- that little collection of islands east of South Carolina surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Northwest...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., health business column.
January 15, 2005... By Mike Stobbe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS TAKE A NEW DIRECTION: Prescription discount cards for seniors came in a wave, and then a flood. Now many are in the process of...

Former Detroiter returns to redevelop Ambassador Hotel in Southfield, Mich.
January 15, 2005... By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Although he lives and works in the Miami area, developer Don Peebles always listened closely when someone mentioned Detroit. Peebles, among the leading...

Daily Mail, London, business briefs column.
January 15, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--BRITAIN'S THIRD-LARGEST DRUGS GROUP Shire Pharmaceuticals (ahead 10 pence at 616 pence) has stepped up its fight to protect the patent of top-selling hyperactivity drug...

Body Shop butters up the market with a sales boost.
January 15, 2005... By Ian Lyall, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Body Shop was one of the top store performers over the festive period -- an unaccustomed position for a company more used to occupying the less fragrant lower...

Daily Mail, London, Broker Buys and Sells column.
January 15, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--BROKER BUYS: --Asia Energy: Evolution says buy at 472 pence (now 647 1/2 pence). The market will revalue the stock as the story develops. Target price is 12 pounds-plus....

Daily Mail, London, Alex Brummer column.
January 15, 2005... By Alex Brummer, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--TSUNAMI'S DEEPER MESSAGE: Nearly three weeks have passed since the Asian tsunami -- the biggest natural disaster in living memory -- and the attention of...

British food company Geest keeps sales up as Icelandic firm prepares bid.
January 15, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Food producer Geest is keeping sales moving ahead while Icelandic suitor Bakkavor pores over its books. The company, up 18 pence at 643 pence, said underlying sales for...

British insurers warn that new rules could raise prices for consumer coverage.
January 15, 2005... By Ruth Sunderland, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Customers are at risk of being forced to pay more to insure their homes and cars as a result of new regulations brought in by the Financial Services...

Despite tsunami, Asia's long-term prospects remain intact.
January 15, 2005... By Brian O'Connor, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--The tsunami tragedy cast a long shadow over several Asian countries. The worst affected areas will take years to rebuild shattered communities. Tourism may...

Grocer union vows to use 'every weapon' in talks with California supermarkets.
January 15, 2005... By Dan Laidman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--OAKLAND, Calif. -- Hundreds of Bay Area grocery workers converged Friday at the site of their unions' tense negotiations with a trio of...

CORRECTION: Takeover of PeopleSoft not likely to hurt real estate.
January 15, 2005... By Rick Jurgens, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., has moved a correction for the story slugged CC-ORACLE-REALESTATE-20050115 filed by Knight...

Berkeley, Calif., entrepreneur imports olive oil from Palestine.
January 15, 2005... By Dan Laidman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--OAKLAND, Calif. -- In the months after Sept. 11, 2001, Bashir Anastas drifted away from his career as a traffic engineer and toward...

Mirant settlement with California may add clout to PG&E in market.
January 15, 2005... By Rick Jurgens, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--A multimillion-dollar settlement with an Atlanta company accused of price-gouging during the 2000-01 energy crisis could strengthen...

Walnut Creek, Calif., region gains 12,000 jobs in 2004.
January 15, 2005... By George Avalos, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Despite a dismal December, the job market in the East Bay and the Bay Area bounced back in 2004. Normally, December is a month...

Former MedImmune drug researcher gets prison term in biotech stock scandal.
January 15, 2005... By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--WASHINGTON -- A star scientist who played a key role in developing one of the top-selling drugs in Maryland's biotechnology industry was sentenced to...

Maryland-based chemical maker still faces opposition to reorganization plan.
January 15, 2005... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--W.R. Grace & Co., the Columbia, Md.-based specialty chemical maker going through bankruptcy, said yesterday it has revised its reorganization plan and...

NorthWestern Energy cuts retirees' pensions.
January 15, 2005... By Jan Falstad, Billings Gazette, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--When Sherwood Christensen opened his pension statement on New Year's Eve, he noticed immediately that someone had shorted his pay. Since he retired...

Starbucks plans to open Brownsville, Texas, location by fall.
January 15, 2005... By Gilberto Salinas, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--The Starbucks Coffee Co. announced this week a plan to open its first coffee house in Brownsville this fall and is considering adding a second...

Restaurant plan is back on for old newspaper facility in Collinsville, Ill.
January 15, 2005... By Elizabeth Donald, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Plans for a restaurant at the former Collinsville Herald building are back on, Collinsville officials said Friday. The downtown building...

Belleville News-Democrat, Ill., business beat column.
January 15, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--ONLINE STORE WILL OPEN SOON: Online buying is growing, and more metro-east entrepreneurs are getting in the middle of it. The latest is Parry...

Heavy rain, snow boost California water reserves.
January 15, 2005... By Steve E. Swenson, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--The recent snow and rain in California have boosted the expected water delivery via the State Water Project to 60 percent of requested amounts....

Bakersfield, Calif., car dealers move into larger showrooms.
January 15, 2005... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Like people around Bakersfield, car dealers are buying and building new homes. Bakersfield Nissan moved to its new building at 2800 Pacheco Road...

Mirant, California reach $645 settlement over energy crisis.
January 15, 2005... By Margaret Newkirk, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Atlanta's bankrupt Mirant Corp. has reached a settlement agreement estimated at roughly $645 million related to its role in the California...

Market-watching is laden with folklore.
January 15, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--The stock market has been misbehaving so far in January, and conventional wisdom says that's bad for the rest of the year. One principle, the...

Scrushy trial unlikely to be dull after HealthSouth CEO's alleged fraud.
January 15, 2005... By Patti Bond, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--In any other setting, the barrage of cameras and microphones overtaking downtown Birmingham next week might be just what Richard Scrushy wants....

Georgia-Pacific, Disney form 10-year alliance.
January 15, 2005... By Renee DeGross, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Georgia-Pacific and Mickey Mouse are joining forces. The Atlanta lumber and consumer products giant on Friday announced a 10-year,...

Boeing to eliminate AirTran mainstay.
January 15, 2005... By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Boeing will stop making the 717 airliner in 2006, ending production of a jet that is a workhorse for AirTran Airways but had few other...

Macon, Ga., reels in Bass Pro complex.
January 15, 2005... By Walter Woods, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Macon has landed a big one. Bass Pro Shops, the Missouri outdoors equipment superstore, will open a retail store and regional distribution...

AirTran pilot is fired after failing alcohol breath test before flight.
January 15, 2005... By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--AirTran Airways fired a pilot Friday who was arrested in Las Vegas after he failed an alcohol breath test before a flight to Atlanta. ...

Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Mad Shopper column.
January 15, 2005... By Mary Ethridge, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--With all the emphasis on bling-bling and flashy designer clothes in contemporary culture, who would have thought the hottest fashion accessory of...

Gel-like technology allows newest Goodyear truck tires to seal punctures.
January 15, 2005... By John Russell, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is launching a line of truck tires with gel-like rubber compound designed to instantly seal tread punctures. The goal...

Exclusive private golf club in Augusta, Ga., is close to completion.
January 15, 2005... By Adrian Burns, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--After more than half a decade of planning, and almost three years of construction, Champions Retreat is getting set to tee off. The exclusive...

Daily Mail, London, market report column.
January 15, 2005... By Geoff Foster, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--PINSTRIPE BRIGADE ALL SET FOR MERGER ACTION: Member firms of the London Stock Exchange may be up in arms about the possibility of the 300-year-old...

Deadline passes; British financier free to make new bid for Marks & Spencer.
January 15, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--BHS boss Philip Green played his cards close to his chest ahead of the bar being lifted on him making a fresh assault on struggling Marks & Spencer. Green, who walked...

New firm FirstAfrica joins oil rush with 117 million pounds deal.
January 15, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Financial Development Corporation, which until recently was a comeback vehicle for controversial financier Terry Ramsden, has reinvented itself as FirstAfrica, an oil...

Icelandic entrepreneur leads hostile bid for online auction firm QXL.
January 15, 2005... By James Quinn, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Icelandic raider Thor Bjorgolfsson is turning the heat on British online auctioneer QXL after launching a hostile 800 pence-a-share offer. Bjorgolfsson,...

Scotch distiller becomes part of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.
January 15, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Glenmorangie's chief executive raised a dram to a 2.9 million-pound windfall as the Scotch whisky maker fell into French hands. Paul Neep cashed in his shares and options...

London Stock Exchange buyer could get 6 million pounds tower windfall.
January 15, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--The winner of the war for control of the London Stock Exchange could land a 6 million pounds windfall connected to the former Stock Exchange Tower. The Tower's new...

Durham, N.C.-based drug development company Icagen cuts total from IPO expected.
January 15, 2005... By Anne Krishnan, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Icagen has slashed the sum it expects to receive from its initial public offering, and the Durham drug development company is moving forward with...

Suffern, N.Y., hospital gets public hearing for heart surgery center.
January 15, 2005... By Tim Logan, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--SUFFERN, N.Y. -- After months of pleading its case to build a heart surgery center, Good Samaritan Hospital finally won a public hearing...

Govt to consult EEPC for trade agreements.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--KOLKATA, India -- The Centre will consult Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) and other major export promotion councils for future bilateral trade agreements....

Centre gives go-ahead to Darjeeling agri export zone.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--KOLKATA, India -- The Union government has given the final go-ahead to the proposed Darjeeling Agri Export Zone (AEZ). To begin with, Tea Board is conducting a...

ICICI Pru Life's new business premium jumps 127 percent in 9 months.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has recorded a growth of 127 percent in new business premium during the period April-December '04. The company...

Whyte & Mackay eyes SWC's liquor unit.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- Liquor MNC Whyte & Mackay has emerged as the third serious bidder for Shaw Wallace's liquor business. The other two bidders are Vijay Mallya's UB group...

UB leads the race for Shaw Wallace.
January 15, 2005... By M Padmakshan, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- The Vijay Mallya-controlled UB group appears to have emerged as the highest bidder for the liquor business of Shaw Wallace, by...

It's a lot of sweat and toll for marathoners.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- For Zachariah Joseph, running the Mumbai marathon on Sunday is about getting to feel the pulse of the city. Working as a sports marketing executive in...

Indian mobike market now runs on adrenaline.
January 15, 2005... By Puja Mehra and Krishna Kant, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- Hunks Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham are not the only ones dhooming across the country. Of all two-wheelers owned in...

Two-wheeler sales cross 6 m.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- Two-wheelers vroomed back to burning rubber in calendar 2004, clocking six million units for the first time. Total two-wheeler sales last calendar hit...

FIIs step up bonds buy.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- After a fortnight of selling, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have stepped up purchases of debt securities. Today, they bought Rs 283 crore...

Gail seeks global bids for LNG supply, delivery.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- Gas Authority of India (Gail) has invited global bids from prospective suppliers of LNG for striking long term (20-25 years) and short term (5-10...

Glaxo told to pay up for asthma drug 'overcharging'.
January 15, 2005... By Gireesh Chandra Prasad, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- Drug price watchdog National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is tightening its grip on pharma majors that are...

India's no global classroom.
January 15, 2005... By Urmi A Goswami, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- India's dreams of becoming a global knowledge hub may remain just that. If one takes a leaf out of the American book, then the key to...

After being in the dumps, gold gets its gleam back.
January 15, 2005... By Nidhi Nath Srinivas, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- Gold may be everyone's darling now. But just six months ago, it certainly wasn't as hot, as financial institutions scrambled to...

Grandma's Restaurant in Duluth, Minn., names new president.
January 15, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Brian Daugherty has been named president of Grandma's Restaurant Co. of Duluth, Minn. Daugherty has risen through the ranks. He began work at...

Environmentalists win bid to regulate taconite industry mercury emissions.
January 15, 2005... By Steve Kuchera, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to develop proposed regulations for mercury and asbestos emissions from taconite plants. ...

Minnesota, Wisconsin shipyards prepare for winter overhaul season.
January 15, 2005... By Peter Passi, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--With the Soo Locks set to close Saturday, many lakers are making the final push of the season en route to their winter moorings. Eleven ships plan...

Wisconsin governor supports funds to improve transportation locks.
January 15, 2005... By Shelley Nelson, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Gov. Jim Doyle plans to include Wisconsin's share of a $225 million Soo Locks improvement project in his transportation budget next month. ...

Duluth, Minn., TV stations appeal FCC ruling allowing sale.
January 15, 2005... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--ABC and Fox affiliates in Duluth, Minn., are continuing their efforts to block the proposed sale of KDLH-TV, Channel 3, to Malara Broadcast Group. The owners of...

Airlines take fare war to the Gulf.
January 15, 2005... By Cuckoo Paul, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- Fares on international routes are falling like nine pins as airlines compete fiercely to fill up empty seats. Apart from Europe...

Infrastructure, airline co top on agenda: Chandy.
January 15, 2005... By Joe A Scaria, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Four months after taking over as the Kerala chief minister, Oommen Chandy, takes stock of his achievements and reveals his roadmap for the immediate...

Ministry jumps the gun, Nalco results out before board meet.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--KOLKATA, India -- It may have been bungling on part of the government or worse. But the slip-up may prompt the market regulator to step in. The Union ministry of...

Clothing companies like the fit.
January 15, 2005... By Nidhi Nath Srinivas, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- The International Monetary Fund has forecast a 4.3 percent increase in global economic output this year. And guess who is...

NDA only alternative to RJD, says Jaitley.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- Maintaining that anti-RJD space in Bihar had come to be occupied by the NDA, the BJP on Friday alleged that the Congress, by announcing that it'll go it...

Small traders join beeline to China.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- If you can't beat them, join 'em: this old Western maxim can aptly be applied to the Indian response to the challenge from the East. The Chinese...

Coffee growers upbeat on price rise.
January 15, 2005... By Raghu Krishnan, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--BANGALORE, India -- The good times have finally started rolling in for India's 1,78,308 coffee planters. Farm-gate prices for a kg of Washed...

Diageo to now party in India and Middle East.
January 15, 2005... By Nandini Sen Gupta, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- In line with the global restructuring process, spirits major Diageo has realigned its organisational structure to provide increased...

Gold melts as dollar recovers.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- In an extremely volatile trade, gold succumbed to heavy selling pressure on the bullion market on Friday after the dollar bounced back against major...

Cess apart, where are the teachers?
January 15, 2005... By Urmi A Goswami, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- Remember that 2 percent extra you cough up every time you pay your cell phone or restaurant bill? The money from the edu-cess may...

European Union ready to retain so for Indian goods.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- The European Union (EU) has offered to retain generalised scheme of preference (GSP) benefits for Indian textiles and protect India's market access while...

India inc's mantra: bhag for the buck.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- Anil Ambani, Niall Booker, Anand Mahindra, Deepak Parekh, Adi Godrej, Nachiket Mor, Naina Lal Kidwai, Leo Puri, Nirvik Singh the list can just go on...

NGOs line up to help orphans in J&K.
January 15, 2005... By Masood Hussain, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--SRINAGAR, India -- After over 17 years of strife, a section of the civil society in plains has started coming to Kashmir's rescue in managing the...

No pain, all gain in this revamp.
January 15, 2005... By Soma Banerjee, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- The Lahiri committee recommendations -- expected to serve as the blueprint for the oil sector's duty structure in Budget '05-06 --...

PepsiCo head honcho meets FM.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- In a week when PepsiCo India top brass is in Malaysia to give finishing touches to its annual budgets and plans for Year 2005, the beverage major's...

Excise duty levy on MRP upsets pharma industry.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- The government's decision to levy excise duty on the MRP (maximum retail price) with an abatement of 35 percent has been criticised by the pharma...

Freedom Fighter: One who fights against India.
January 15, 2005... By Swaraj Thapa, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--NEW DELHI -- Freedom fighters or anti-nationals? It was after a heated debate that the Union Cabinet yesterday finally ruled that the 4,000 odd...

Syndicate Bank plans rural VC fund.
January 15, 2005... By Arun Iyer, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--BANGALORE, India -- The Manipal-headquartered Syndicate Bank is planning to launch the first ever national rural venture fund in the country. "The...

Scandent to list its IT services arm on Indian SEs.
January 15, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--MUMBAI, India -- The Singapore-based Scandent group, after a string of high-profile acquisitions, is all set to make its debut on the Indian bourses through its IT...