Firms/companies
Apple granted patent for solar powered MacBook
30 Jan 2014
Apple is reported to have been granted a patent for a MacBook that would be powered with solar cells
Icahn takes his Apple stake to near 1% after stock plunges
29 Jan 2014
The latest purchase takes Icahn’s holding of Apple shares to over $4 billion, or nearly 1 per cent of the company's market cap.
Royal Dutch Shell to sell 23% stake in Brazilian oil project to Qatar Petroleum for $1 bn
29 Jan 2014
Hero MotoCorp unveils 5 future models, including diesel concept two-wheeler
29 Jan 2014
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, today unveiled five new models, including hybrid and diesel two-wheelers that would be launched, starting April
Google adds prescription glasses to Google Glass
29 Jan 2014
Yahoo Q4-2013 profit up 28% at $352 mn despite revenue fall
29 Jan 2014
Yahoo's main revenue source continued to struggle at a time when rivals such as Google, Facebook and Twitter are posting strong revenue growth
Airtel announces 115% growth in Q3 profits after 4 years of decline
29 Jan 2014
Apart from being India’s top operator, Bharti Airtel is also a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa
Facebook's "trending" feature irritates users
28 Jan 2014
Maruti Suzuki Q3 net rises 36% to Rs681 crore
28 Jan 2014
HUL Q3 net profit up 22% at Rs1,063 cr
28 Jan 2014
AT&T not to bid for Vodafone for six months
28 Jan 2014
Allaying market speculations over a possible takeover, US telecommunications giant AT&T Inc said yesterday that it doe snot plan to bid for Vodafone Group Plc
Google proposes ad-linked free taxi service to bring shoppers to physical stores
27 Jan 2014
A new Google patent proposes ad-supported free taxi rides for commuters to shop at brick and mortar stores — a move that may help them to be one up on online retailers
Featured articles
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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