Chitrakoot / New Delhi, Feb 28 - ANI: The body of the veteran Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh, who breathed his last on Saturday, was donated to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Sunday. Deshmukh, 94, had wis Source : A little about …. (subscribe) Explore : Technology ...

Although the media have described Nanaji Deshmukh as a veteran RSS leader, its really difficult to typecast a man who carved his own distinctive path of constructive social activism after 1977. Source : Times of India (subscribe) Explore : Activism, Asia, India, Technology, World ...

Treasury prices fell Monday as equities gained on news that a Greek bailout package is in the works, tarnishing safe-haven appeal at the start of a week full of economic data. ...

OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIP) 52.8% HIGHER; shares are up after a report of a hostile takeover bid by Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc., in an attempt to gain access to the cancer drug Tarceva from OSI. Click here for the full report. Doral Financial (NYSE: DRL) 18.5% HIGHER; technicians could be buying the stock today as it seems t...

UPGRADES Societe Generale upgrades American International Group (NYSE: AIG) from Hold to Buy. Wedbush upgrades SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) from Underperform to Neutral. Price target increased from $25 to $32. Click Here for more color. Goldman Sachs upgrades AsiaInfo Holdings (NASDAQ: ASIA) from Neutral to Buy and added the stock to their Conviction Bu...

Millipore Corp. (NYSE: MIL) shares are higher Monday after Germany-based Merck KGaA agreed to buy the company in a transaction that will total $7.2 billion, including assumed debt after a week of speculation over the details of a potential deal. The offer represents a 50 percent premium, $107 per share, on the stock value of Millipore before the n...

OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIP) 49% HIGHER; shares are up after a report of a hostile takeover bid by Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc., in an attempt to gain access to the cancer drug Tarceva from OSI. Click here for the full report. Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ: GAME) 15.6% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.20, even with the analyst estim...

London-listed miners received a strong boost after metals prices surged in response to fears of supply of copper being hit by a massive earthquake in Chile, one of the world’s major producers ...

A burst of mergers and acquisitions activity moved US stocks higher, aided by stronger-than-expected consumer spending and signs that a Greek bail-out may be announced soon ...

In the video embedded above from this morning, NYSE Euronext Chief Operating Officer Larry Leibowitz and Meridien Equity Partners’ Senior Managing Partner Jonathan Corpina talk with CNBC’s Scott Wapner about the NYSE’s next-generation trading floor, the first piece of which is visible for the first time today. A couple/three ...