Washington  - If massive government action to revive the US economy is successful the recession affecting the world's largest economy could begin to turn around this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday.

Testifying before the US Senate Banking Committee, the central bank chairman said the government stimulus is essential to break the cycle of adverse feedback that helps to keep the economy down.

Stock analysts have maintained ‘buy’ rating on Reliance Capital stock with an intraday target of Rs 441.

According to them, interested traders can purchase the stock between Rs 426-428 with a strict stop loss of Rs 405. If the stock market remains on positive track, the stock pricing becomes more attractive, and reach above Rs 450.

Shares of Indiabulls Securities closed in negative zone after touching intraday high of Rs 23 on Tuesday, after the company announced to buy back shares from the open market at a price of up to Rs 33. The Company' Board of Directors has approved the idea to buy-back of equity shares worth Rs 83.18 crore under the sub-section (2) of Section 77A of the Companies Act, 1956.

New York - US investment giant Morgan Stanley is considering cutting another 5 per cent of its workforce, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the discussions.

The decision could come in the next two weeks, the report said. The financial firm that employees 47,000 people already eliminated 7,000 positions last year amid the crisis in the financial markets that saw Morgan Stanley lose 2.4 billion dollars in the fourth quarter.