Firms/companies
Facebook to enable users to know if they were exposed to anti-Hillary Russian propaganda
23 Nov 2017
Tesla builds world’s biggest lithium ion battery; Musk on track to win wager
23 Nov 2017
Elon Musk's Tesla has completed construction of the world’s largest lithium ion battery in Australia, putting it on track to meet a 100-day deadline for switching the battery packs on, the South Australian government said
Broadcom mulls raising offer for Qualcomm
23 Nov 2017
Colorado fines Uber $8.9 mn for unruly drivers
21 Nov 2017
Uber orders 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo
21 Nov 2017
The deal between Uber and Volvo could set the stage where thousands of autonomous vehicles ferry paying customers to their destinations without a human operator
Detroit sees 1st new car plant in 25 years, thanks to Mahindra
21 Nov 2017
With an investment of $230 million, the plant at Auburn Hills in north Detroit will focus on off-road vehicles that are Mahindra’s strength, and create new jobs in the US
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation