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Nike chief says Woods indiscretion a minor blip on glorious golf career
Washington, Dec.15 (ANI): Nike chairman and co-founder Phil Knight has described the indiscretions of Tiger Woods as a minor blip on what has otherwise been a brilliant golf and sporting career.
He said that risking potential scandal is “part of the game” when signing athletes to [...]
Syntel rated top it outsourcer on forbes “200 best small companies” list
Mumbai, Nov 13 (ANI/Business Wire India): Syntel, a global information technology services and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) company, announced today that it is the top-ranked IT outsourcing company on Forbes Magazine’s “200 Best Small Companies” list for 2009.
Syntel jumped more than 60 spots on this year’s list, which ranks the fastest-growing companies in America [...]
Yves Saint Laurent named Top-Earning Dead Celebrity by Forbes
London, Oct 28 (ANI): Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent has been named the top earning dead celebrity by Forbes magazine.
In its ninth annual list Forbes.com said the Frenchman, considered one of the greatest designers of the 20th century and who died in 2008, made 350 million dollars.
Following him were composers Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein [...]
China’s super-rich only second to US
Beijing, Oct 13 (IANS) China’s super-rich have bounced back from the financial crisis, and the country now has more known dollar billionaires than any other nation except the US, a study released Tuesday said.
The annual Hurun Report said China has 130 known dollar billionaires, up from 101 last year. The number in the US is [...]
Birla Corp on Forbes’ list
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) Birla Corp, the flagship company of the MP Birla Group, has been included in the ‘Best Under a Billion’ list by the Forbes Magazine.
Altogether 200 companies feature on the list picked up from more than 25,326 publicly listed firms with sales of less than $1 billion in the Asia-Pacific region, a [...]
Tiger Woods becomes sport’s first billion-dollar earner
Washington, Oct 2 (DPA) Tiger Woods has become the first sportsman to earn more than a billion dollars, according to a report in Forbes magazine.
The 14-time major winner reached the financial milestone courtesy of the $10 million bonus he received for winning the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup title last weekend.
According to Forbes, the 33-year-old American [...]
Lee declares his goal for breaking 100 mph bowling speed barrier
London, Sep.14 (ANI): Fresh from destroying England with a scorching display of fast, swinging yorkers that skittled stumps all over Lord’s to help Australia seal a series-clinching 4-0 lead with three ODIs remaining, Brett Lee has declared his goal of breaking the 100mph (160.93km/h) speed barrier.
That feat would be worth a fair sum for [...]
