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Bombardier, Alstom team up for $3.6-deal with Belgian rail for coaches
19 Dec 2015
Montreal-based Bombardier’s share of the contract is valued at $2.3-billion, while the French manufacturer will supply equipment worth about $1.3 billion
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Apple’s Cook slams tax evasion charges as ‘political crap’
19 Dec 2015
Chief executive Tim Cook admits that Apple holds more taxable income outside the US than any other company, but says this is standard practice due to antiquated tax laws
Reliance Jio to launch 4G on 27 December
18 Dec 2015
GlaxoSmithKline’s majority-owned HIV business to buy drugs from US rival Bristol-Myers Squibb
18 Dec 2015
Dell subsidiary SecureWorks files to go public
18 Dec 2015
Suzuki to build plant for Maruti in Gujarat
18 Dec 2015
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RBI announces new norms for banks to set lending rates
18 Dec 2015
Under the new rules, banks must set their lending rates every month on the basis of their marginal cost of funds, which will be based on the rate offered on new deposits
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Barclays sells index business to Bloomberg for $787 mn
17 Dec 2015
Barclays’ index benchmarking includes its various financial market indices, risk analytics and tools for portfolio construction and analysis
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Facebook goes all out to push Free Basics in India
17 Dec 2015
Facebook users are being confronted with a message supporting Facebook’s stand on Free Basics which the users are expected to forward to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Telenor Group boasts of over 200 mn customers
17 Dec 2015
![SC slams RBI, banks for covering up malpractices SC slams RBI, banks for covering up malpractices](/finance/banks/RBI/images/rbi_new_building_sm_domain-b.jpg)
SC slams RBI, banks for covering up malpractices
17 Dec 2015
The Supreme Court said the Reserve Bank of India cannot withhold information on defaulters and other issues covered under the RTI Act under the guise of fiduciary relationship
Reliance Jio ready for ‘small-scale’ launch
17 Dec 2015
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