Firms/companies
ONGC stake sale in New Year to fetch govt over Rs14,900 cr
22 Dec 2014
Based on the latest closing price of Rs349.30, the sale of nearly 428 million shares of ONGC could fetch the government about Rs14,940 crore
Obama warns proportional response to cyber attacks on Sony
20 Dec 2014
The US President, however, faulted the Hollywood studio for giving in to intimidation by withdrawing `The Interview,’ the satirical movie based on a fictional assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Flipkart raises $700 mn in fresh funding; files for Singapore listing
20 Dec 2014
The fresh investments, raised from Baillie Gifford, Greenoaks Capital, Steadview Capital, T Rowe Price Associates, Qatar Investment Authority, DST Global, GIC, ICONIQ Capital and Tiger Global, takes the number of Flipkart investors to over 50
US sees North Korea hand in Sony hack
18 Dec 2014
US auto parts maker Visteon to sell majority stake in Halla Visteon for $3.6 bn
18 Dec 2014
Halla Visteon, whose clients include Ford, Tata Motors, Volvo, Audi, BMW among others, makes heating, ventilation, air conditioning, compressors, powertrain cooling, fluid transport, and electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicle thermal systems
Apple wins iTunes suit
17 Dec 2014
An eight-member jury concluded that Apple had used an updated iTunes
IBM to sell iPads, iPhones on installments
17 Dec 2014
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