As the investors burnt their fingers with heavy losses in the stock market in 2011, the tried-and-tested gold added to its glitter and silver could retain only part of the sheen it gained during the year.

Social networking sites will be most vulnerable to cybercriminal attacks across the world in the next one year, says a report from Trend Micro.

Cyrus Mistry, the chosen successor of Ratan Tata to lead the Tata Group, and Apple's new boss Tim Cook are among the top 12 new business leaders to watch next year as they "navigate" through "intriguing" business scenarios, says WSJ.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Friday said trading would halt for the day if the benchmark Sensex moves up or down 20 percent, or 3,100 points, in a single day for the January-March quarter.

Citibank on Friday became the first foreign lender to hike interest rates on NRE deposits in the wake of RBI deregulating interest rate offered on deposits by non-resident Indians early this month.

India's external debt climbed 6.6 percent to $326.6 billion by September-end from $306 billion at the beginning of the current financial year on account of a sharp increase in commercial borrowings, export credits and short-term debts, official data showed on Friday.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Friday said it will not participate in the global tender process for implementing the Rs 5,000 crore Kochi Metro Rail Project.

The BSE Sensex on Friday fell for the fourth day in a row, losing another 89 points on the last trading day of the year on FII outflows amid worries over slowdown in growth, persisting euro-zone debt crisis and lingering concerns about the US recovery.

India's leather exports grew 30 percent year-on-year to about USD 380 million in September, thanks to the growing demand from new markets in Latin America and the Middle-East.

The board of national carrier Air India approved the proposal of issuing preferential shares worth Rs 7,500 crore to the airlines’ lenders as a part of its financial restructuring plan (FRP).