Japan released yet more worrying figures Friday showing the world's third largest economy was already stuttering before a damaging territorial dispute erupted with its largest trading partner.

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Eight core industries grew at a slower pace of 2.1 per cent in August, as against 3.8 per cent in the same month last year due to negative growth in crude oil, natural gas, fertiliser and cement.

Moody's will retain its 'stable' outlook on India, expecting economic growth to improve on the back of consumer demand, although the country is still constrained by its fiscal deficit, an analyst at t

India's infrastructure sector is poised for a big leap and offers significant investment opportunities for US businesses and other investors, Planning Commission Member B.K. Chaturvedi has said.

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The BSE benchmark Sensex declined by over 86 points in early trade on Wednesday as funds and retail investors preferred to book profits after Tuesday's gains.

Besides, a subdued trend on Asian bourse

The rupee fell by 24 paise to 53.60 against the US dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on Wednesday as the American currency gained against euro in the global markets.

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The BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday fell by 62 points on profit-booking, mainly in front-line stocks Bharti Airtel, Coal India, TCS, Infosys and Maruti, amid weak global cues.

After resuming lower

The country's growth rate is expected to pick up in the second half of this fiscal and reach 6.7 per cent for entire 2012-13, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council chairman C. Rangarajan said o

The Sensex on Monday erased initial gains and closed 79 points lower on heavy selling in HUL, ITC and HDFC, amid a weak global trend.

The BSE benchmark index, which had surged to 14-month high in the

Allying fears that opening up of the retail sector for FDI will hurt small kirana shops, plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday said modern retail is an expanding segment and i