Firms/companies
Tim Cook keen on pact between Apple, Alibaba
28 Oct 2014
Apple CEO Tim Cook told an industry conference that he would talk with Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba's founder Jack Ma this week about a possible partnership
Merck oncology drug wins ‘breakthrough’ classification by US regulators
28 Oct 2014
Keytruda, Merck & Co's flagship new drug, forms part of a new generation of oncology treatments that use the body’s own immune system to attack and destroy tumours
Bharti Infratel Q2
27 Oct 2014
Tata Motors raises $750-mn in bond sale
27 Oct 2014
CSL to acquire Novartis’ influenza vaccine unit
27 Oct 2014
ONGC to invest $180 bn to ramp up production seven-fold by 2030; report
27 Oct 2014
ONGC plans to raise its overseas oil production from 8.5 million tonnes at present to 60 million tonnes by 2030 in two stages
Hind Unilever Q2 net up 8% at Rs988 cr
27 Oct 2014
AT&T locks Apple SIM Cards on new iPads
25 Oct 2014
Toyota Motor sells share in Tesla Motors Inc
25 Oct 2014
Google expands Sundar Pichai’s responsibilities to include key products
25 Oct 2014
If senior VP Sundar Pichai were to succeed in his new role, he could emerge as the natural candidate for the next CEO of Google
Pfizer's $11-bn share repurchase ends chances of renewed bid for AstraZeneca
25 Oct 2014
US drugmaker Pfizer’s board yesterday authorised a new $11-billion share repurchase plan, which analysts say puts an end to speculations that it would renew its bid for British rival AstraZeneca
Procter & Gamble to spin off 50-year-old Duracell battery brand
25 Oct 2014
Procter & Gamble Co (P&G) yesterday said that it would exit its 50-year-old battery brand, Duracell, and create a stand-alone company for it
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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
02 Apr 2023
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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