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Volvo unveils new generation S60 and XC60 cars
23 Oct 2013
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Berkshire replaces Apple as top stock in Tiger 21 survey
23 Oct 2013
Warren Buffett’s firm Berkshire Hathaway has emerged as the preferred stock among US millionaires, followed by Apple
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Twitter extended $1 billion credit line ahead of IPO
23 Oct 2013
The banks underwriting Twitter Inc’s upcoming initial public offering have officially agreed to lend it around $1 billion over the next five years
Reliance Jio granted unified licence
23 Oct 2013
Wipro's Q2 net vaults 28% to Rs1,932.1 crore
23 Oct 2013
Tata Steel bags new contract for supply of rails to UK’s Network Rail for at least five years
23 Oct 2013
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US court throws out whistleblower's plea against Siemens China
22 Oct 2013
The ruling that has ramifications for entities using US courts to sue for violations outside the country
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Fraud behind GM’s Tavera recall, finds probe
22 Oct 2013
General Motors India had admitted in a letter to the government that employees refitted non-compliant engines with those that were already approved
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BHP Billiton surrenders 10 offshore blocks in India for clearance delays
22 Oct 2013
BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest mining company, has surrendered 10 offshore blocks in India due to delays in getting clearances from the defence ministry
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Google stock drives past $1,000-mark as revenue zooms
21 Oct 2013
Google shares jumped past the $1,000-mark on Friday, boosting its market value by about $40 billion
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AT&T strikes $4.85-bn tower deal with Crown Castle
21 Oct 2013
The deal enables Crown Castle to strengthen its position as the largest wireless infrastructure operator in the US with approximately 40,000 towers
Google’s DoubleClick to sell Facebook ads
19 Oct 2013
L&T Q2 net profit rises 7% to Rs978 crore
19 Oct 2013
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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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