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Softbank's Mayoshi Son gets $93 bn for Vision Fund from major investors
22 May 2017
With investments from deep pockets like Abu Dhabi, Apple, Qualcomm, Foxconn and Sharp, the technology-focused SoftBank Vision Fund has become the world's largest private equity fund
![Huntsman, Clariant to merge into a $20bn chemicals giant Huntsman, Clariant to merge into a $20bn chemicals giant](/companies/companies_c/Clariant_international/images/huntsman_clariant_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Huntsman, Clariant to merge into a $20bn chemicals giant
22 May 2017
With a combined enterprise value of $20 billion, HuntsmanClariant would offer a wide array of chemicals such as polyurethanes, pigments, automotive fluids, additives and resins that are used across industries ranging from aerospace to agriculture to household-cleaning.
Twitter suffers major outage
20 May 2017
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to update software to resolve emissions concerns of US regulators
20 May 2017
![GM to stop car sales in India; to focus on exports GM to stop car sales in India; to focus on exports](/companies/companies_g/General_Motors/images/gm_stronger_car_sm_domain-b.jpg)
GM to stop car sales in India; to focus on exports
19 May 2017
The plan is consistent with GM’s global allocation of capital and investment in its business around the world and is designed to generate stronger returns
![Volvo to start assembling cars in India this year Volvo to start assembling cars in India this year](/companies/companies_v/Volvo/images/volvo_cars_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Volvo to start assembling cars in India this year
18 May 2017
Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Cars will start vehicle assembly operations in India this year to cater to the fast-expanding premium car segment in India
![iPhone SE to start wearing ‘Made in India’ tag this month iPhone SE to start wearing ‘Made in India’ tag this month](/companies/companies_a/Apple/images/iPhone_se_sm_domain-b.com.jpg)
iPhone SE to start wearing ‘Made in India’ tag this month
18 May 2017
iPhone SE could soon sport a ‘Made in India’ tag after Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron recently conducted a trial run at its iPhone plant in Bengaluru
![Facebook fined €150,000 by French regulator for gathering internet user data Facebook fined €150,000 by French regulator for gathering internet user data](/companies/companies_f/facebook/images/facebook_social_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Facebook fined €150,000 by French regulator for gathering internet user data
18 May 2017
The social network was fined for six violations, including collecting information on users "without having a legal basis" to target them with advertising, and tracking them unfairly without warning that they were being tracked
Twitter co-founder 'Biz' Stone to rejoin company
17 May 2017
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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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
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