Firms/companies
EC pushes Google for more changes in web search
09 Sep 2014
ONGC to hike crude oil, gas output
09 Sep 2014
ABB announces $4-bn share buyback
09 Sep 2014
ABB Ltd chief executive Ulrich Spiesshofer said the buyback programme would be funded through cash from recent divestments
SAT stays Rs1,849-cr Sebi penalty on Satyam’s Raju and others, upholds ban
08 Sep 2014
The tribunal has asked Sebi to explain the reason for imposing such a large amount as part of a disgorgement order and directed it to file an affidavit by 7 November
SC grants Subrata Roy another 15 days to seal hotel sales
08 Sep 2014
The Supreme Court had earlier allowed the Sahara chief to use the conference hall in Tihar jail for negotiations till 9 September
Sweden’s Electrolux to buy GE appliance unit for $3.3 bn
08 Sep 2014
The deal is Electrolux’s biggest ever acquisition that would double its sales in North America and help it take on rival Whirlpool Corp
RBI, govt to recast monetary policy framework: Rajan
08 Sep 2014
The reworked monetary policy would continue to be anchored on inflation fighting, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said
Airtel divests African telecom tower assets to Eaton Towers
08 Sep 2014
Bharti Airtel has divested 3,500 telecom towers to Eaton Towers in six countries across Africa, which it will lease back under a 10-year contract
Sahara to mortgage hotels to raise $1.7 bn bail money for chief Subrata Roy
06 Sep 2014
Roy on Friday told the Supreme Court that a deal he had struck with the Sultan of Brunei for sale of his three hotels in London and New York was in danger of getting cancelled due to a media leak
Regulators investigating Amazon over direct sales to consumers in India
06 Sep 2014
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating whether the local subsidiary of the e-tailer might have made direct sales to customers, but made it look as if the sales had been made by other companies
Reliance, Microsoft partner to launch innovation hubs for start-ups
05 Sep 2014
The first hub will start operations in Mumbai, in October, and will be subsequently emulated across various other cities in India, RIL said
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