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Ministry of Power and Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd - THDC India Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) defining the performance guarantee parameters for the FY 2010-11. An energy generation target of 3000 MU (Million Units) has been set for the year 2010-11 for the company. THDC India Limited shall expedite the works of Koteshwar H.E. Project (400 MW), Tehri Pumped Storage Plant PSP (1000 MW) and Vishnugad Pipalkoti Project (444MW).

IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate.

Japan's Canon Inc said it had acquired or been tendered 71 percent of Oce's shares in a takeover bid of the Dutch printer maker that closed Monday, short of its target of 85 percent.

At least 14 people were killed and 32 wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest audacious assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed push against the insurgents.

Toyota Motor Corp's output in North America in the February-April period will likely fall short of its original target by 20 percent, as a result of massive vehicle recalls depressing sales, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Target Corp posted a quarterly profit slightly above Wall Street expectations, helped by better-than-expected holiday sales, improved margins and a lower tax rate.

Target Corp posted a quarterly profit slightly above Wall Street expectations, but investors had hoped for a bigger improvement and shares fell 1 percent.

Target Corp on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit as the No. 2 U.S. discount retailer avoided the drastic clearance sales that crimped results in its holiday quarter a year ago.

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Gearing up for a bipartisan meeting it hopes will help seize back control of the healthcare debate, the White House will unveil its own plan on Monday for how to overhaul the $2.5 trillion medical care system.

Spyker Cars has set Saab an ambitious 2012 profit target as it stressed development funding was secured despite needing more cash to fund its acquisition of the ailing Swedish auto brand.

Every second critical infrastructure supplier has been a target of a cyberattack, a survey of security software firm McAfee showed on Thursday.

Apple shares were up on Tuesday, a day after the electronics maker reported its latest quarterly results.

Texas Instruments on Monday posted a quarterly profit at the top end of its target range and the chipmaker said it saw strong demand in all its end markets.

A surge in spam has been predicted this year on social networking sites like Facebook, according to a new report.

Dutch conglomerate Philips Electronics is set to give a new timeline for reaching its mid-term targets in the coming weeks, a move which could boost its shares as much as 10 percent, analysts said.

Coming to a video game console near you, an onslaught of new military-themed shooter games -- and they're not all for children as game publishers target a more mature audience.

President Barack Obama, reeling from an election defeat in the Senate, will propose stricter limits on financial risk-taking on Thursday in a move that may recall Depression-era curbs on banks.

IBM raised its 2010 profit target and reported a stronger-than-expected 9 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, as cost cuts and a shift to more profitable contracts helped it weather a slump in corporate spending.

Intel Corp's fourth-quarter revenue and margin outlook handily beat Wall Street's expectations, helped by better pricing and demand for server chips, underscoring hopes for a 2010 tech sector recovery and sending the stock rising.

The White House and New York's top prosecutor attacked excessive Wall Street bonuses, as the nation's biggest banks prepare to hand out awards critics say were made possible by taxpayer bailouts.