Firms/companies
Dell to sell IT consulting arm to Japan's NTT
28 Mar 2016
Dell Inc is expected to soon announce the sale of its non-core information technology consulting arm to Japan’s NTT Data Corp for $3.5 billion as it seeks to fund its acquisition of EMC Corp
Microsoft meets investors trying to buy out Yahoo: report
26 Mar 2016
Microsoft is reported to have met with possible bidders for Yahoo such as Verizon Communications and private equity firms, who needs backing from the software maker for their offers
ArcelorMittal to sell LaPlace, Vinton steel plants in US to Black Diamond
26 Mar 2016
ArcelorMittal has entered into a definitive transaction agreement to sell its LaPlace and Vinton Long Carbon facilities in the United States to an affiliate of Black Diamond Capital Management
RCom, Aircel extend merger exclusivity talks
23 Mar 2016
Facebook, WhatsApp end BB 10 support
23 Mar 2016
Apple iPhone SE priced at Rs39,000 in India
23 Mar 2016
LIC buys Konkan Railway bonds worth Rs250 cr
23 Mar 2016
Strike at Tata Motors’ Sanand plant ends
23 Mar 2016
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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
02 Apr 2023
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
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