Firms/companies
Kraft calls off Unilever bid amid mutual praise
20 Feb 2017
News that the proposed $143-billion deal, what would have been the third-largest of all time, was off came in a terse joint statement from the two companies
Kraft Heinz may sweeten $140-bn bid as Unilever rejects takeover bid
18 Feb 2017
Kraft Heinz suggested it could make another offer after Unilever said the initial offer of $50 a share "fundamentally undervalues" the company, despite being nearly 20 per cent higher than Thursday's closing price
Alphabet’s Project Loon hits high gear despite Lankan snag
18 Feb 2017
Advances in artificial intelligence-infused navigation software have significantly sped up Google’s plans to deploy Project Loon internet balloons to serve remote regions of the world
Samsung chief Jay Y Lee arrested in graft scandal
17 Feb 2017
Lee, scion of South Korea's richest family, is a suspect in the influence-peddling scandal that led parliament to impeach President Park Geun-hye in December
TCS follows Cognizant, board set to okay share buyback
17 Feb 2017
While details of the TCS buyback proposal will be known on Monday, the assumption is that it would buy back shares up to 10 per cent of its net worth or about Rs8,400 crore from its cash kitty of over Rs38,000 crore
Tata Motors, Microsoft tie up for connected cars
16 Feb 2017
Tata Motors plans to showcase the first vehicle with enhanced driving experiences at the 87th Geneva International Motor Show on 7 March 2017
Nokia unveils next-gen fibre access solutions
16 Feb 2017
Tata Steel UK workers accept company’s rescue proposal
16 Feb 2017
Tata Steel UK workers have voted in favour of proposals to de-risk the struggling business of an unsustainable pension plan, potentially saving 8,000 jobs, although with reductions to their pension benefits
Cabinet gives go-ahead for SBI’s acquisition of subsidiary banks
15 Feb 2017
However, the merger, which will create a banking behemoth, does not include Bharatiya Mahila Bank as earlier proposed
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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
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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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