Firms/companies
Financial Technologies to move court as govt orders merger of NSEL
13 Feb 2016
The merger will result into making NSEL and FTIL one single entity wherein all the assets and liabilities of NSEL will become assets and liabilities of the merged company
Rolls-Royce cuts dividend for the first time since 1992
12 Feb 2016
Following five consecutive profit warnings in two years, Rolls-Royce Holdings plc on Friday cut its 2015 dividend — for the first time in 24-years
HSBC drops plan for pay freeze
12 Feb 2016
Wipro acquires US firm HealthPlan Services for $460 mn
12 Feb 2016
In its second-largest acquisition, Wipro has acquired US-based HealthPlan Services from private equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners
IMF gives Lagarde a second term as managing director
11 Feb 2016
Lagarde, 60, is still facing legal troubles in France, in relation to a settlement the French government reached with businessman Bernard Tapie during her time as finance minister, which could still complicate her future as managing director
Drugmaker Mylan to buy Sweden’s Meda for $7.2 bn
11 Feb 2016
‘Upset’ Zuckerberg distances himself from Andreessen comments
11 Feb 2016
Facebook founder Zuckerberg came down heavily on Facebook board member Andreessen for his offensive tweet that created uproar on the social media
Cipla Q3 net profit up 4.7% at Rs343 cr
10 Feb 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
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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
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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