Firms/companies
Maruti seen recalling nearly one lakh Dzire cars
09 Apr 2014
Walmart plans 50 new wholesale stores, e-commerce in India
09 Apr 2014
Walmart is planning to follow the inventory-based business model of e-commerce companies such as Amazon, eBay, Flipkart and Snapdeal, which is seen as a more viable option
Suzlon arm gets €850-m working capital loan
09 Apr 2014
Fake paid app tops sales at Goolge Play Store
08 Apr 2014
Google launches ‘Know your candidates tool’
08 Apr 2014
Microsoft to end support for Windows XP today
08 Apr 2014
Windows XP, one of the most widely-used operating systems, is set to lose official support today
Citigroup to pay $1.13 bn to settle residential mortgage claims
08 Apr 2014
The settlement offer would relieve Citi from having to buy back mortgages sold to the trusts, but would not cover home loans sold through private-label securitisation trusts by Citi's consumer mortgage business
Cement giants Holcim and Lafarge announce merger of equals
08 Apr 2014
Two of the world’s biggest cement companies, Holcim of Switzerland and Lafarge of France yesterday agreed to merge, creating the world's biggest cement maker, with a market cap of $50 billion and annual sales of nearly $43 billion
Mahindra working on S-101 to take on Ford Ecosport, Renault Duster: Report
07 Apr 2014
The yet-to-be-named car would likely make its entry into the highly competitive SUV market in early 2015, say reports
Google plans to emerge as MVNO: Report
07 Apr 2014
US media reports said Google has plans for its own wireless network that customers would use to make calls, send texts and browse the web on their mobiles
Reliance Jio, RCom sign third agreement
07 Apr 2014
Sun Pharma, Ranbaxy to merge in Rs24,000 all-stock deal
07 Apr 2014
The merger will create India's largest pharmaceutical company and the world's fifth largest speciality generics company with annual emerging market sales nearing Rs6,000 crore
Russia’s Rosneft looks to ONGC, Reliance for possible tie-up
07 Apr 2014
Rosneft is the world’s top listed oil producer by output and a tie-up with it could open up opportunities for Indian companies, both in oil and gas
State Bank of India launches Twitter handle
05 Apr 2014
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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
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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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