The new year is starting off with a whopper of a rumor. CNET News reports that Microsoft is planning to cut 15,000 jobs, 17 percent of its workforce, on January 15. Previous rumors stated Microsoft would look to cut 10 percent of its global workforce, says DailyTech.

World leader Microsoft may soon lay off more than 9000 employees of the company.

The world technology giant has been advised to layoff 9100 employees to increase its profit and shrug off the economic recession that has paralysed the whole world, particularly the western countries.A leading brokerage company Oppenheimer

ICICI Bank's Joint Managing Director and group Chief Financial Officer Chanda Kochhar is likely to take over from its CEO and managing director K V Kamath after he demits office on April 30, 2009, reported PTI citing sources. The bank's board is meeting tomorrow to decide on the successor.

There are currently 1,125 billionaires on Forbes’ list of the richest people in the world. Their average age is 61 years old.
Nishita Shah is 27 years old and one of the wealthiest people in Thailand, reportedly earning $350 million in 2007. She is director of Precious Shipping

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