The impact of recession on Google was apparently visible in the first-quarter financial results, which the internet search giant posted on Thursday, but Google posted better than expected financial results for the first-quarter, in spite of the recession.

The largest cellular service provider in India, Bharti Airtel has launched its new service called "My Airtel My Offer" for its prepaid subscribers. The service lets the subscribers know various new schemes and offers by launched Airtel, without receiving any calls or SMSs on their mobile phones.

The Micro-Star International (MSI) has unveiled its latest feature-rich GX403 gaming notebook. According to MSI, the GX403 notebook is loaded with a slew of features for smooth and fast computing.

The GX403 notebook is ultra portable, with 2.2kg weight including battery. The notebook is sized 303 (l) x 231-255 (w) x 24-30 (h) mm. Offering ultra clear and bright vision, the notebook features a 14.1 inch LCD display screen with a 1280 x 800 high resolution and 16:10 ratio. The screen lets users enjoy games or movies with ultimate realism.

Gold rates dropped to a one-week low on Thursday (April 17) as higher U. S. equities broke safe-haven demand, and the bullion market showcased signals of a slump in investment demand and technical selling.

Slow physical buying was also offering little support to prices. U. S. gold future for June delivery fell $13.70 at $879.80 per ounce on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Nirmal Bang Research has suggested investors to 'sell' ONGC stock as there are full chances of a downward trend in this stock in the coming days.

According to report, investors can sell the stock with a strict stop loss of Rs 880 to achieve a target that lies between Rs 790-740.

Today (April 17), the stock opened at Rs 860, as against its last closure at Rs 851.75 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Thursday (Feb 16). Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 76.03 and 11.47 respectively. The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 1124 and a low of Rs 538.10 on BSE.

Karvy Stock Broking Limited has maintained 'Buy' rating on Reliance Communications Limited stock to achieve a target of Rs 245 within 1-2 days.

According to Karvy, day traders can buy the stock above Rs 232 with a stop loss of Rs 224.

Shares of the company, on Thursday (April 16), closed at Rs 217.45 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 8.36 and 26.80 respectively. The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 608.85 and a low of Rs 131.35 on BSE.