Firms/companies
IMF reforms boost voting rights of India, other emerging countries
28 Jan 2016
With the 2010 IMF quota and governance reforms coming into effect, India China, Brazil and Russia are now among the 10 largest members of the Fund, with greater say in governance
Bharti Airtel net falls 22.2% dip in net profit
28 Jan 2016
AIG to cut costs, return $25 bn to shareholders
28 Jan 2016
Facebook Q4 profit tops $1.56 bn as revenue zooms past $5 bn
28 Jan 2016
At $5 billion, Facebook's quarterly revenue is more than what internet giant Yahoo now generates in an entire year
Low oil prices put ONGC Videsh in a bind
28 Jan 2016
Shell shareholders approve $49-bn acquisition of BG Group
28 Jan 2016
The combined company would overtake Chevron Corp as the world's second-largest oil and gas producer and close in on market leader Exxon Mobil
Vodafone deploys Cisco’s SON to cut call drops
28 Jan 2016
Suitors in race to buy Toshiba's medical equipment unit valued at over $3 bn
27 Jan 2016
PE firm KKR & Co has teamed up with Mitsui & Co, Permira has joined hands with Konica Minolta, while Carlyle Group has roped in Sony Corp to bid for Toshiba Medical Systems
Ford to recall 391, 000 Ranger pickups
27 Jan 2016
Apple iPhone sales growth slows for first time
27 Jan 2016
While the slowdown in iPhone sales has some pundits predicting the end of a technology era, Apple continues to bank on robust sales growth in markets like India and China
Railway broadband to connect 500,000 homes in two years
27 Jan 2016
RailWire plans to leverage the Railways’ vast telecom infrastructure to enable all citizens and businesses, both in rural and urban areas, to participate in the internet and web economy
Johnson Controls to buy Tyco International in $16.5-bn inversion deal
27 Jan 2016
After the merger, Johnson Controls, among the largest US car battery manufacturers, will move to Ireland where corporate taxes are about a third of those in the US
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
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
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
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