Firms/companies
Merck & Co to sell consumer care business to Germany's Bayer for $14.2 bn
06 May 2014
The deal, which will make Bayer the second-biggest over-the-counter drugs (OTC) maker after Johnson & Johnson, is the largest in the German healthcare industry after Bayer outbid Merck to acquire Schering in 2006 for $21.5 billion
Apple to drop out of top three by 2020: VC Fred Wilson
06 May 2014
Apple may drop off from being the most valuable company and may not be able to stay even among the top three, says a venture capitalist
No bail for Sahara’s Roy as SC says he’s playing mind games
06 May 2014
Accusing Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy of repeatedly defying court orders, the Supreme Court today dismissed his petition challenging his detention
ING Vysya rebrands itself Exide Life Insurance after ING exits
06 May 2014
ING Vysya Life Insurance today renamed itself as Exide Life Insurance Co, having got regulatory approval for the change in the wake of the exit of Netherlands-based ING Group from their joint venture
BlackBerry to sell its HO property to Spear Street Capital
06 May 2014
Under the deal BlackBerry will sell more than 3 million square feet of space, including its head office comprising of 19 buildings and some vacant land in Onario
Honda recalls 31,226 Amaze, Brio cars in India to repair faulty brake
06 May 2014
The company has created a special microsite to enable customers to check whether their car will be covered under the recall
GE offers to buy shares in two of Alstom's Indian subsidiaries for Rs2,336 crore
05 May 2014
GE, which aims to generate 70 per cent of its earnings from industrial businesses, will proceed with the tender offers only if its bid for Alstom's energy arm is successful
Godrej & Boyce acquires Somany’s PU foam unit
05 May 2014
Godrej & Boyce has completed the acquisition of the polyurethane foam business of Somany Foam Ltd, a container glass manufacturing company
Steve Ballmer owns more Microsoft shares than Bill Gates
03 May 2014
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer are currently the largest individual shareholders of Microsoft
Facebook acquires Finnish fitness app Moves
03 May 2014
California jury awards Apple $119 mn in patent suit against Samsung
03 May 2014
While Apple and Samsung battle it out in courtrooms around the world, the two are losing market share, particularly to new Chinese rivals
AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer’s revised $106 billion offer
02 May 2014
Today’s 50 pounds ($84.47) a share indicative offer followed AstraZeneca's decision to reject an earlier proposal that valued it at 46.61 pounds per share
AstraZeneca to consider Pfizer’s $106-bn bid
02 May 2014
The announcement comes just days after AstraZeneca Plc denied plans to discuss any partnership proposals with Pfizer
Honda Cars India expects double digit growth
02 May 2014
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