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JSW Steel eyes Rs30,000-cr acquisition of Bhushan Steel, defers Italian plans
01 Dec 2014
JSW Steel Ltd, the third-largest steel maker in India, has deferred plans to acquire Italian steelmaker Lucchini SpV and instead decided buy Bhushan Steel's Odisha unit and through it a stake in Orissa Sponge
Apple launches iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3
01 Dec 2014
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WhatsApp could overtake Facebook
29 Nov 2014
Facebook is facing threat from instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and WeChat
Samsung continues to lead India tablet market
29 Nov 2014
![Loop Mobile to close operations today Loop Mobile to close operations today](/companies/companies_l/loop_mobile/images/loop_mobile_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Loop Mobile to close operations today
29 Nov 2014
Loop Mobile, Mumbai’s oldest telecom operator, will shut down its operations on Saturday midnight after two decades of operations
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P&G explores sale of Wella hair care business worth around $7 bn
29 Nov 2014
The potential sale comes two weeks after P&G agreed to sell its Duracell battery unit to Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway in a stock swap deal worth $3 billion
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Facebook losing appeal with teens: Study
28 Nov 2014
Facebook is fast losing its appeal with teens who are increasingly spending less time on Facebook than on instant messaging apps
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EU lawmakers vote to break up search engines
28 Nov 2014
Google, with a market share of over 90 per cent for internet search in some European countries, has faced an assault on its business from across the bloc
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Ebola virus gives birth to a new vaccine
28 Nov 2014
Over the long term, GlaxoSmithKline's new vaccine is intended to protect against all Ebola outbreaks, and the drug maker hopes to produce one million doses a month of the vaccine by the end of 2015
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Cooper Tire to sell majority stake in Chinese JV to partner Chengshan
28 Nov 2014
US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co, the target of a failed takeover by India’s Apollo Tyres, yesterday agreed to sell its majority stake in Chinese joint venture to partner Chengshan Group, Gurgaon-based tyre make
Twitter to track apps on users’ smartphone
27 Nov 2014
![US e-commerce giant Amazon initiates talks to buy Jabong for $1.2 bn US e-commerce giant Amazon initiates talks to buy Jabong for $1.2 bn](/companies/companies_a/Amazon/images/amazon_nov_sm_domain-b.jpg)
US e-commerce giant Amazon initiates talks to buy Jabong for $1.2 bn
27 Nov 2014
Amazon is reportedly in early stage talks to acquire Jabong.com for around $1.2 billion – a move designed to ward off stiff competition from entrenched rivals Flipkart and eBay-backed Snapdeal
Apple to cease production of iPhone 5c: reports
27 Nov 2014
Sony to introduce watch made from e-paper
27 Nov 2014
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