Firms/companies
![Facebook to lose 80% users between 2015-2017: Princeton study Facebook to lose 80% users between 2015-2017: Princeton study](/companies/companies_f/facebook/images/facebook_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Facebook to lose 80% users between 2015-2017: Princeton study
23 Jan 2014
According to a research model, Princeton University researchers say Facebook users would simply lose interest over time as more of their peers desert the site
![Reckitt Benckiser to hike stake in healthcare arm Reckitt Benckiser to hike stake in healthcare arm](/companies/companies_r/Reckitt_Colman/images/healthcare_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Reckitt Benckiser to hike stake in healthcare arm
23 Jan 2014
Reckitt Benckiser India plans to integrate its healthcare, personal care and homecare businesses through the merger
![Carl Icahn raises stake in Apple to $3 bn Carl Icahn raises stake in Apple to $3 bn](/companies/companies_a/Apple/images/carl_icahan_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Carl Icahn raises stake in Apple to $3 bn
23 Jan 2014
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has increased his stake in US technology giant Apple Inc by $500 million to $3 billion pressurising the company to return more wealth to its shareholders
![Sony launches convertible laptop range Vaio Flip Sony launches convertible laptop range Vaio Flip](/companies/companies_s/Sony_Electronics/images/vaio_flip_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Sony launches convertible laptop range Vaio Flip
22 Jan 2014
Sony, which has now decided to focus its energies on convertible laptops, has brought its new Vaio Flip laptop range to the Indian market.
![Verizon to buy Intel Media, Intel's start-up internet service Verizon to buy Intel Media, Intel's start-up internet service](/companies/companies_I/Intel/images/internet_service_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Verizon to buy Intel Media, Intel's start-up internet service
22 Jan 2014
Verizon Communications is buying Intel’s struggling start-up internet TV service, Intel Media, in a bid to deliver video over both its bundled fibre-optic home broadband service and its 4G wireless
![Rolls-Royce may table $13.4-bn bid for Finnish engineering giant Wartsila Rolls-Royce may table $13.4-bn bid for Finnish engineering giant Wartsila](/companies/companies_r/Rolls_Royce/images/wartsila_domain-b.jpg)
Rolls-Royce may table $13.4-bn bid for Finnish engineering giant Wartsila
21 Jan 2014
A Finnish newspaper today reported British defence and aerospace giant Rolls-Royce may table a bid of around €50 per share for Finland's Wartsila
![Lenovo restarts talks to buy IBM’s low-end server unit Lenovo restarts talks to buy IBM’s low-end server unit](/companies/companies_l/Lenovo/images/IBMx86_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Lenovo restarts talks to buy IBM’s low-end server unit
21 Jan 2014
Lenovo Group has restarted talks to buy IBM's low-end server unit, as the world’s largest PC maker tries to expand its portfolio amid a shrinking PC market
![Tata Motors launches first ‘home-made’ engine in 15 years Tata Motors launches first ‘home-made’ engine in 15 years](/companies/companies_t/Tata_Motors/images/tata_indigo_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Tata Motors launches first ‘home-made’ engine in 15 years
21 Jan 2014
Tata Motors Ltd has launched of the first of a new series of petrol engines to power some of its future cars to keep up with consumer preference for petrol engines as diesel prices continue to rise
![Anheuser-Busch InBev buys back S Korea's Oriental Brewery for $5.8 bn Anheuser-Busch InBev buys back S Korea's Oriental Brewery for $5.8 bn](/companies/companies_a/anheuser_busch/images/ab-inbev_domain-b.jpg)
Anheuser-Busch InBev buys back S Korea's Oriental Brewery for $5.8 bn
20 Jan 2014
AB InBev, the world's biggest brewer, will buy back South Korea's Oriental Brewery that it sold in 2008 to finance the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch
![Shell to sell stakes in two Australian projects to Kuwait for $1.14 bn Shell to sell stakes in two Australian projects to Kuwait for $1.14 bn](/companies/companies_s/Shell/images/sovereign_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Shell to sell stakes in two Australian projects to Kuwait for $1.14 bn
20 Jan 2014
Shell is under pressure from investors to sell non-core assets to focus on more profitable ventures and improve the company's financials
Featured articles
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_733d509d-493c-41e9-b429-1260d912bb91-Aerogel-Crayon.jpg)
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!
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_294b0bec-6ff0-43c9-9fbc-a14e7cc70fa5-COP28.jpg)
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.
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_97943c9b-6e8f-429b-b355-1d4502bac437-Ponzi-Money.jpg)
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.
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_0f8359a3-2528-4faf-86c9-707fb7bccc01-Hdfc-logo.jpg)
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
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_dc6b9dcc-e31e-4574-82e7-928e089406e0-Finger_millet.jpg)
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
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_e37827da-fafd-4991-8635-60fade3df34c-ICM.jpg)
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
Business History Videos
![](https://businesshistory.domain-b.com/Uploads/Videos/Images/thumb_61209e69-fdfb-493a-add7-afc253731af7-YouTube-thumbnail-Hovercraf.jpg)
History of hovercraft Part 3...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
![](https://businesshistory.domain-b.com/Uploads/Videos/Images/thumb_f5cfed27-cd8d-4644-9c6b-d1f3f64fb558-YouTube-thumbnail-Hovercraf.jpg)
History of hovercraft Part 2...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
![](https://businesshistory.domain-b.com/Uploads/Videos/Images/thumb_1510a271-632f-46ba-846b-a761ccffe903-History-of-Hovercraft.jpg)
History of Hovercraft Part 1...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
![](https://businesshistory.domain-b.com/Uploads/Videos/Images/thumb_b54c323b-99c2-47ed-9df1-06452504c83a-YouTube-thumbnail-Indian-tr.jpg)