Firms/companies
Cyrus Mistry focused more on Tata Group’s debt: report
26 Oct 2016
While Ratan Tata bought businesses like JLR, Britain's Tetley Tea and Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus, Cyrus Mistry focused on reducing the group's $30 billion debt level by selling assets and refinancing loans, say reports
Ratan Tata assures CEOs of stability, continuity
25 Oct 2016
Ratan Tata today addressed concerns that CEOs have raised regarding possible changes and assured them that long term interests of the group will get priority
Apple suing supplier of counterfeit Apple products on Amazon
25 Oct 2016
Apple this week filed documents in federal court seeking an injunction to block Mobile Star LLC from selling the Apple counterfeit products on Amazon and Groupon
Access to Twitter, Spotify, Netflix, many others hit by DDoS attack on net traffic monitoring firm
25 Oct 2016
Cyrus Mistry stands down as Tata Group chairman, Ratan Tata takes over
24 Oct 2016
The decision comes after a series of business shocks, including the undoing of the UK steel business, the fading of Tata Motors passenger vehicle business and the Docomo debacle, all of which combined to erode the market value of India’s best known business group
US-funded activists working against Adani’s coal project in Australia: report
24 Oct 2016
Federal ministers, and the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk have warned of the danger posed by activists to jobs and investment in Australia
AT&T confirms $85.4-bn acquisition of Time Warner
24 Oct 2016
US telecom giant AT&T Inc on Saturday confirmed speculations that it had struck a mega deal to buy Time Warner Inc for $85.4 billion in cash and stock, in what could be the year's biggest deal
India emerges most important market for Facebook
24 Oct 2016
IBM saves $273 to $543 per Mac over a PC: IBM executive
24 Oct 2016
Only 5 per cent of IBM's Mac employees need help desk support as against 40 per cent of PC users
Reliance Jio speeds fail to match claims
24 Oct 2016
AT&T to announce acquisition of Time Warner for $85 billion: report
22 Oct 2016
A deal, which would be the biggest in the world this year, would give the telecom company control of cable TV channels HBO and CNN, film studio Warner Bros and other coveted media assets
ICICI, Axis, StanChart get back $2.5 bn of Essar loans
22 Oct 2016
ICICI Bank and Axis Bank, which together have an exposure of $1.5 billion in the Ruias-led group, got back $450 million while StanChart with a higher exposure of $3.3 billion received $2.1 billion in cash
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