Firms/companies
Shell may sell remaining stake in Woodside for $7.4 bn: report
03 Jan 2014
Potential buyers of the stake could include the sovereign wealth funds of the Middle East
LG lines up new PC models for the New Year
02 Jan 2014
Fiat acquires remaining stake in Chrysler in $4.35 bn deal
02 Jan 2014
Sales of Fiat-Chrysler brands such as Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Abarth, Jeep, Dodge and Ram are now booming and it was Chrysler`s profits that have been keeping Fiat in good health amidst a deep downturn in Europe
Sony considering Windows OS-based handset in 2014: reports
01 Jan 2014
Though Sony has been making Android devices for years, a potential partnership with Microsoft could become a game changer for both companies
Cooper Tire terminates merger agreement with Apollo Tyres
30 Dec 2013
US tyre maker Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced the termination of its $2.5-billion merger agreement with India’s Apollo Tyres
FIPB clears Tesco’s $110-mn investment in multi-brand retail JV with Tatas
30 Dec 2013
Tesco, the world’s third-largest retailer, has tied up with Tata Group company Trent Hypermarkets Ltd to become the first multi-brand retail chain to enter India
Sanofi fails to win US FDA approval for Genzyme's MS drug Lemtrada
30 Dec 2013
The drug, which gained approval in the EU in September, and in Australia and Canada this month, formed a key part of Sanofi’s $20.1-billion acquisition of Genzyme in 2011
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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