Firms/companies
HDFC Bank Q3 net rises 20% to Rs3,357 crore
25 Jan 2016
VW emissions cheating was open secret in department
25 Jan 2016
Volkswagen's development of software to cheat diesel-emissions tests was an open secret in its engine development department, says a report citing results from VW's internal investigation
Google to pay £130 mn in UK back taxes
25 Jan 2016
Johnson Controls in advanced talks to buy Tyco International for around $20 bn
25 Jan 2016
A successful deal would see Johnson Controls expand from a diversified manufacturer of auto parts, batteries and building controls to fire protection and security products company as well
Philips terminates $3.3-bn Lumileds sale to Chinese PE firm on US regulatory concern
23 Jan 2016
Despite extensive efforts by Philips the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) refused regulatory clearance on national-security grounds
Toshiba prepares to sell part of chip business
23 Jan 2016
Google paid Apple $1 bn to be default search bar in 2014
22 Jan 2016
Court documents from Oracle's copyright lawsuit against Google reveal that the internet search giant paid around $1 billion to Apple in 2014 for making its search bar the default option on iOS
Tata-JLR emerges UK’s top carmaker in 2015, amidst an auto boom
22 Jan 2016
Jaguar Land Rover has made a remarkable comeback to emerge the biggest car maker in Britain for the first time, capping a six-year turnaround under its new management Tata Motors
Foxconn offers to buy Japanese electronics maker Sharp for $5.3 bn: report
21 Jan 2016
Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, has offered to buy Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp for ¥625 billion ($5.3 billion), The Wall Street Journal today reported, citing people familiar with the matter
Symantec agrees to charge Carlyle $1 bn less for Veritas
21 Jan 2016
Neither Symantec nor Carlyle gave the exact reasons for lowering the purchase price, but media reports suggested that banks were not able to get a $5.6-billion debt package to fund the deal amid a difficult debt market environment
Titan unveils Juxt smartwatch in tie-up with HP
21 Jan 2016
The timepiece features a subtle honeycomb dial, 3D indices and can be paired with smart phones having either Android 4.4 or iOS 8.1 and above operating system
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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
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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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