Firms/companies
BofA in tentative $12-bn deal with US regulators to resolve shoddy mortgages probe
06 Jun 2014
BofA, the second-largest bank in the US by assets, is being pressed to pay billions more than the $12 billion it is offering, which would exceed its 2013 profit of $11.43 billio
Murugappa Group in farm equipment JV with two Japanese firms
06 Jun 2014
Murugappa Group company Coromandel International has entered into a joint venture with Japanese companies, Yanmar & Co and Mitsui Trading, to make farm machinery
Sprint close to buying T-Mobile USA for $32 bn
06 Jun 2014
The merger of Sprint and T-Mobile USA would create a strong challenger with around 94 million subscribers to larger rivals AT&T Inc and Verizon Wireless, which have over 94 million and 115 million customers respectively.
GM blames ‘incompetence, neglect’ in recall scandal
06 Jun 2014
GM CEO Mary Barra said some of employees were dismissed due to misconduct or incompetence, while others simply failed to do anything to fix the problem
EU lifts ban on Ranbaxy’s Toansa-made drugs
06 Jun 2014
European regulators on Thursday lifted the EU ban on drugs manufactured at Ranbaxy Laboratories' Toansa plant, saying they do not pose a risk to public health
Assocham proposes $3-trillion capacity boost for Railways in 15 years
05 Jun 2014
Assocham has proposed a transformational mega plan for Indian Railways to handle about 50 per cent of the traffic generated by a $7-trillion economy by 2029-30
Germany’s Henkel to buy Spotless Group in $1.28-bn deal
05 Jun 2014
Henkel says this acquisition is part of its global strategy to selectively invest in attractive country-category positions in mature markets
Google adds new email security to beat snoops
05 Jun 2014
Google this week introduced a new Chrome add-on called End-to-End, to keep users' data safe from snooping
Tesco enters India’s multi-brand retail market with 50% stake in Trent
04 Jun 2014
British retailer Tesco Plc has completed the acquisition of a 50-per cent stake in Tata Group's retail arm Trent Ltd, becoming the first foreign supermarket chain to enter multi-brand retail in India
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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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