us ASK TONY: Scrapped New York trip to care for son but refused refund By Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 09:12:26 +0000 My partner and I booked a short break in New York to celebrate my 50th birthday. At the beginning of August, my son was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma blood cancer. Full Article
us ASK TONY: We cancelled our Greek villa but insurer refused to pay the bill By Published On :: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:23:43 +0000 My husband and I booked and paid for a villa for a week in Corfu, and invited our four daughters and families to join us at our expense. The villa cost £2,391. We paid £96 for insurance with Get Going. Full Article
us ASK TONY: Santander and PayPal refused to refund stolen £450 By Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:15:45 +0000 Someone has fraudulently opened an account with PayPal using my name. PayPal withdrew £450 from my Santander account. It refunded this, but took it back the following week. Full Article
us Tony Hazell: Why I WON'T sell in the coronavirus panic By Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:29:42 +0000 It's been a sobering week for investors. As someone who has been investing for more than 30 years, I have drawn on all my experience to sit on my hands and do very little. Full Article
us ASK TONY: I was banking on my Isa to buy a house but Skipton closed it By Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:42:07 +0000 I opened a Lifetime Isa (Lisa) with Skipton on June 27, 2017. I recently tried to pay into it, but discovered Skipton had closed it on September 16 last year. Full Article
us ASK TONY: Husband's birthday Beatles treat fell victim to coronavirus By Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:25:20 +0100 For my husband's 50th birthday I booked an apartment in Liverpool via Booking.com. He wanted to see all The Beatles memorabilia and we had tickets to see the tribute band. Full Article
us Piyush Goyal: Work, ideas and targets By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 00:31:00 +0530 An articulate ex-banker and a chartered accountant by training, Goyal is particular about numbers Full Article
us Pro-business or aam aadmi: Modi government's tough balancing act By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 06:45:00 +0530 That's one lesson Modi ship's internalised from Vajpayee's exit, that pro-market can proceed if it can be marketed as pro-poor Full Article
us D-Street turns positive on PI Industries, UPL, Coromandel as revenues rise By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:11:00 +0530 PI Industries, UPL are better placed, given pick-up in global demand after a two-year downturn Full Article
us Airbus inks contract with Bengaluru-based startup for talent acquisition By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:50:00 +0530 Airbus has signed a contract with Bengaluru-based startup Traxof Technologies to automate the talent acquisition process for Airbus information management (IM) organisations in India and Europe. Traxof was a part of Airbus BizLabs startup acceleration programme Season 4. The startup was chosen after a rigorous boot camp and jury election, Airbus said in a statement on Monday. Traxofs cloud-based, automated desktop and mobile-based solution provides real-time visibility and monitoring of recruitment processes to support the planned ramp-up of IM resources, especially in India for Airbus digitalisation. The platform also allows the harmonisation of workflows of different stakeholders to optimise the process, it said. Traxof solves a real world problem that is shared by a wide range of our internal stakeholders with a simple off-the- shelf solution, chief information officer, Airbus India & South Asia, Carlo Nizam was quoted as saying. Founded in 2014, Traxof ... Full Article
us Uber sells its India food delivery business to Zomato in all-stock deal By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 07:00:00 +0530 The deal is applicable only in India and Uber Eats will continue to operate in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Full Article
us Novel coronavirus fear now spreads to the start-up ecosystem in India By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:36:00 +0530 Around half a dozen Chinese venture capital firms with active presence in India have postponed their trips to the subcontinent Full Article
us Indian start-up's remote technology helps Wuhan hospitals fight Coronavirus By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:33:00 +0530 BlinkIN, a Bengaluru-based intelligent visual-assistance firm helped service engineers from Germany remotely install air ventilation systems in two hospitals in Wuhan Full Article
us Start-ups come up with tech-driven solutions to track coronavirus patients By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:47:00 +0530 Healthcare company Portea has developed a chatbot called Cobot-19 which will disseminate information related to coronavirus Full Article
us Travel start-ups hit a bumpy road amid restrictions due to coronavirus By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:18:00 +0530 They were riding on the promise of steady double-digit growth, but with travel restrictions and cancellations, their problems are mounting Full Article
us Digital lenders use tech to improve SME loan repayments amid lockdown By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:48:00 +0530 These fintech firms are using past payment behaviour and current transactions to validate customers facing genuine difficulties Full Article
us Recko raises $6 mn in Series A funding; to use funds for expansion, hiring By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:41:00 +0530 The investment was led by Vertex Ventures SEA and India, and saw participation from existing investor Prime Venture Partners. Full Article
us L&T turns to international business, financial services to power growth By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:37:00 +0530 Faced with a sluggish local market, L&T has turned to international business, software and financial services to power growth Full Article
us Business Standard Fund Cafe 2015 By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:36:00 +0530 Can The Mutual Fund Industry Continue On The Growth Spiral? Full Article
us What is holding up India-US foundational agreements - Part 1 By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 12:40:00 +0530 Logistics Support Agreement - A case of bad history and turf battles Full Article
us What is holding up India-US foundational agreements - Part 2 By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:20:00 +0530 CISMOA & BECA - Held up due to a glaring educational deficit Full Article
us Ford Mustang - All You Need To Know About! By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:45:08 +0530 Undoubtedly, Ford Mustang will be one of the oldest nameplates to go sale in the country, soon! Ford officially announced the release of Mustang for the Indian market on 28th of January. The 51 years old American icon will be roaring its ... Full Article
us Hero MotoCorp unveils first in-house bike Splendor iSmart 110 By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:28:00 +0530 The firm also unveiled sports bike Xtreme 200 S, design concept bike XF3R and an electric scooter concept Duet-E Full Article
us Emission scandal: Volkswagen apologises to Indian customers By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:22:00 +0530 The company however reiterated that its cars follow the country's norms and the recall of 3 lakh vehicles is a voluntary step taken by it Full Article
us Audi launches new R8 V10 Plus for Rs 2.47 cr By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 19:58:00 +0530 Company also showcased new Audi A4 among other vehicles adding that it will launch at least 10 new products in India this year Full Article
us Don't worry about BS-VI fuel, focus on R&D: Nitin Gadkari to auto cos By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:28:00 +0530 Automobile manufacturers have expressed doubts on whether BS-VI compatible fuel would be available in time Full Article
us Govt seeks auto industry's view on scrappage policy By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:35:00 +0530 Govt is ready to bring an incentive based scrappage policy for old vehicles Full Article
us With Bankruptcy Code and Mauritius DTAA checked, what's next for the markets? By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 13 May 2016 13:40:00 +0530 There are no new triggers for the markets to anticipate. Now, what happens globally, will follow locally in India Full Article
us The Promoter's role: A question of trust By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 12:35:00 +0530 A long-term investment in a company is a vote of faith in the promoter Full Article
us What the boom in NBFCs tells us By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 08:00:00 +0530 Forget stalling bank credit and NPAs, look at booming consumer credit Full Article
us With health dept in quarantine, MP struggles to tackle coronavirus pandemic By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:24:00 +0530 After Kumar and Govil were tested positive, the government's first response was to downplay the news Full Article
us Coronavirus lockdown: Congress calls for financial package of 5-6% of GDP By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:54:00 +0530 The opposition party also demanded that the Centre pays all pending dues to states to enable them to fight the outbreak, besides giving each of them special packages. Full Article
us National lockdown just 'pause button' against coronavirus: Rahul Gandhi By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:29:00 +0530 Addressing a press conference via video conference, Gandhi also said the entire country has to fight the crisis "unitedly" Full Article
us Don't exhaust ammunition, hold some for backlash, Rahul Gandhi advises govt By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:07:00 +0530 Calls for categorising areas into 'hot zones' and 'safe zones', and ramping up random testing to remain ahead of the virus instead of chasing it Full Article
us Flouting virus lockdown norms, scores reach Deve Gowda's grandson's wedding By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:45:00 +0530 Nikhil, son of former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, tied the nuptial knot with Revathi, the grand-niece of former Karnataka housing minister M Krishnappa Full Article
us CM Mamata, Governor Dhankar trade barbs in Bengal amid coronavirus crisis By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Banerjees allegation drew a sharp reaction from Dhankhar, who said, a state cannot be governed as a personal fiefdom and a constitutional functionary cannot be allowed to turn into a law unto oneself Full Article
us Focus on correct information, right treatment to stop Covid-19: Priyanka By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:27:00 +0530 The death toll due to Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh rose to 27 with two more fatalities, while 177 fresh cases were reported on Saturday Full Article
us AAP's focus on governance trumped BJP's polarisation: Shiv Sena By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:16:00 +0530 The Shiv Sena praised Delhi Chief Minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal, saying he single-handedly took on the 'army of BJP leaders' Full Article
us Upcoming Maharashtra local body polls postponed amid coronavirus scare By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:16:00 +0530 The election commission also stayed the poll-related process Full Article
us Why pushing e-commerce customers to app only environment is likely to boomerang By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:35:00 +0530 Forcing retail customers into an only app-based platform is premature and will boomerang, unless the loyal customer base reaches past a tipping point Full Article
us ECO:nomics: House Maj. Leader on Republican Race By Published On :: Fri, 08 Apr 2016 19:00:15 GMT House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy predicts a brokered Republican Convention and says he will support the ultimate nominee. He speaks at the ECO:nomics conference in Santa Barbara, Calif. Full Article
us Coronavirus Update: U.S. Weighs Oil Aid, Netflix Subscriptions Surge By Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:02:42 GMT As a $484 billion aid package for small businesses moves to the House, the administration weighs helping oil companies; Wisconsin’s Republicans sue over the stay-at-home order; Netflix posts breakneck subscriber growth. WSJ’s Jason Bellini has the latest on the pandemic. Photo: Mark Felix/AFP Full Article
us Big Homes Are Back in Business By Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:35:59 GMT Homes are getting big again. As the economy slowly improves and some consumers' anxieties ease, buyers are upsizing again-though there is far less demand than before for huge houses loaded with upgrades. Robbie Whalen has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Chris Hardesty for The Wall Street Journal. Full Article
us Vote for WSJ's House of the Week By Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:36:09 GMT Stefanos Chen on Lunch Break shows us the latest homes vying to be WSJ's House of the Week, including a high-altitude house in Lake Tahoe, a Spanish-style home in Oklahoma, an English manor in Atlanta and a Bedford, N.Y. home built from the remnants of an old dairy barn. Photo: Steve Turner. Full Article
us Brexit & Beyond: EU Examines Tariffs on Industrial Goods By blogs.wsj.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:16:47 +0000 To subscribe to the newsletter, please sign up here MUST READS EU Examines Tariffs on Industrial Goods: The European Union unveiled its opening bid for trade talks with the U.S., outlining a narrow goal of slashing tariffs on industrial goods that sets the bloc on a collision course with President Trump. EU Nations Set to Snub Washington’s […] Full Article
us Coronavirus Update: Covid-19 Treatment Hopes, Aerospace Survival Plans By Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:50:49 GMT Regulators weigh greenlighting the emergency use of a Gilead drug, Boeing and Airbus plan to cut thousands of jobs, and Elon Musk rails against lockdown measures. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday has the latest on the pandemic. Photo: Associated Press Full Article
us Starting a Business When the Kids Are Around By Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:33:52 GMT School's out. So how do you start a business while the kids are around? Sarah Needleman on Lunch Break looks at how to avoid the guilt factor and even put the kids to work. Photo: Garik Gyurjyan. Full Article
us Indian rival slams Uber's business model By rss.cnn.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 08:48:42 EST Uber's top rival in India has some unsolicited advice for the U.S. startup: Go local. Full Article
us Mexico ready to retaliate by hurting US farmers By rss.cnn.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:37:06 EST Mexican Senator Armando Rios Piter told CNN that he plans to introduce a bill this week that would stop Mexican purchases of American corn. Full Article
us For a Nebraska City, Essential Employees Work as Virus Fears Grow By Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 09:30:14 GMT Industrial businesses in one Nebraska city implement safety procedures and adapt to social distancing guidelines in order to keep the doors open during the coronavirus pandemic. WSJ’s Erin Ailworth reports from Grand Island, Neb. Photo: Erin Ailworth Full Article