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NTPC commissions 50 MW Rajgarh solar project
30 Apr 2014
US sanctions likely to hurt Exxon’s Arctic plans
30 Apr 2014
Bosch reports 7% increase in quarterly sales
30 Apr 2014
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Tata Group expects ‘innovation’ funding to cross $1 bn this year
30 Apr 2014
The Tata Group expects spending on “innovation”, at which it has been recently working across its companies to cross $1 billion in 2014-15
Twitter posts $132 million first quarter loss
30 Apr 2014
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Siemens to table offer for Alstom if given four weeks to conduct due diligence
30 Apr 2014
On Sunday, Siemens barged into Alstom's late-stage talks to sell its energy assets to General Electric Co (GE) by proposing an asset swap deal worth $14.5 billion
Gazprom posts 7% decline in net profit
29 Apr 2014
Google’s self driving cars take to city traffic
29 Apr 2014
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US Supreme Court rejects Novell's appeal against Microsoft
29 Apr 2014
The US Supreme Court has turned down software maker Novell's appeal in its antitrust case against Microsoft, running since 2004
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UK, US govts advise computer users to stop using IE till bug fixed
29 Apr 2014
The US and UK governments have asked users to consider alternatives to Microsoft’s IE browser until the company fixed a security flaw that hackers used to launch attacks
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Reckitt Benckiser confirms bidding for Merck & Co's consumer health business
29 Apr 2014
British consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser has emerged as a front runner in the auction, although Bayer AG, Novartis, and Procter & Gamble Co are also in the race
![Walmart says it has lost millions to Bharti by ending Indian venture Walmart says it has lost millions to Bharti by ending Indian venture](/companies/companies_w/wal_mart/images/walmart_sept_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Walmart says it has lost millions to Bharti by ending Indian venture
29 Apr 2014
In October 2013, Walmart called off its six-year-old partnership with Bharti Enterprises and decided to operate wholesale stores independently in India
Idea Cellular posts 91.4% rise in net profit
29 Apr 2014
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