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Apart from the one-lakh lucky customers who will be getting the world's cheapest car at the price of Rs.

One lakh, as promised by Ratan Tata at the time of the launch of the product, the company has recently said that the other customers who have retained their bookings despite not being selected under the lucky one lakh lot will have to shed an additional 3-4% more to fulfil their dream of owning a Nano.

General Electrics has said that its net profit increased by 14 per cent during the second quarter of this fiscal. This happened despite revenues going well below the analyst expectations and also the stock market declining during the period in question.

Post the declaration, shares of GE were down by 4.59 per cent. Analysts said that it were the finance and health care segments which did best while the power and the aviation business still needed work.

Venture capital investors had put in $7.7 billion in US-based companies during the second quarter of 2010. This was shown by the data collected by Dow Jones VentureSource and says that there has been a significant increase in these investments.

The amount invested is the highest that has been invested in the US economy since 2008 when a total investment of $8.4 billion was done in as many as 699 deals.

Toy making company, Mattle said that it has posted lesser-than-expected profits for the second quarter.

It happened despite the fact that company was able to cut costs in a drastic way. A weak euro also played spoil-sports for Mattle despite it showing sales in the Hot Wheels segment.

Mattle had recently joined hands from the makers of Toy Story 3 and make the related merchandise. While this series did well in the market, currency fluctuations made it difficult for Mattle to post profit.

Recently at the HP ISV Summit 2010 conducted on July 15 2010, HP felicitated the disaster recovery management company- Sanovi Technologies for its outstanding contribution in revenues and expansion of HP solution.

Sanovi is an 'HP Alliance one partner' and has been acknowledged as one of the top 5 ISV from total of 125 HP ISV's in the country at summit that entered its second year in India.

P.P.Subramanian, CEO, Sanovi Technologies commented on receiving the award about their plans to expand market reach by offering innovative products.

In order to enhance your look, Modicare's Essensual has launched 20 new products in its portfolio. This new skincare and beauty care range by the Pharma Company includes products like Nourishing Day Gel Cream, Nourishing Day Cream, Age Gracefully Foundation, Maxi Length Mascara and Make up Remover.

The products available at all the Modicare Centers and Modicare Consultants, is priced at a band of Rs. 200-600. The size of the products also comes in a variety of options ranging from 9ml to 50ml.