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Google confirms sale of mystery barge
04 Aug 2014
Google has confirmed that it is abandoning at least one of the mystery barge projects that had led to much speculation last year
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P&G to cut 100 underperforming brands, focus on key products
04 Aug 2014
While Procter & Gamble did not say which of the estimated 100 brands would either be discontinued or sold off, these brands taken together had aggregate sales declines of 3 per cent a year over the last three years
Grasim Q1 net profit down 20% at Rs487 crore
02 Aug 2014
Fiat shareholders approve Chrysler merger
02 Aug 2014
![ArcelorMittal back in the black with $52 mn Q2 net income ArcelorMittal back in the black with $52 mn Q2 net income](/companies/companies_a/Arcelor_Mittal/images/arcelormittal_sm_domain-b.jpg)
ArcelorMittal back in the black with $52 mn Q2 net income
02 Aug 2014
ArcelorMittal improved its maintenance practices, which has enabled the company to increase the useful lives of plant and equipment
Google scrapping barge project: reports
01 Aug 2014
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Microsoft required to turn over customer's emails stored abroad: US Judge
01 Aug 2014
Microsoft had challenged a criminal search warrant for emails stored abroad
BlackBerry launches BBM for Windows phone users
01 Aug 2014
Panasonic Corp to invest in Tesla's Gigafactory
31 Jul 2014
British Gas half-year profit down 26%
31 Jul 2014
IDFC Q1 net profit falls 13.55% to Rs482 crore
31 Jul 2014
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