Firms/companies
Microsoft to acquire GitHub in a $7.5 billion deal
05 Jun 2018
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella says by joining forces with GitHub, the company will strengthen its commitment to developer freedom, openness and innovation
Tata Motors looks to JLR as domestic brands fail to deliver
04 Jun 2018
In the domestic market Tata Motors has been banking on commercial vehicle sales to boost revenue, the company is expected to look increasingly at its marquee UK brands to drive India sales as well, says Namura Securities
Bayer to phase out Monsanto brand name post closing of deal on 7 June
04 Jun 2018
German agro-chemicals giant Bayer AG plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto on 7 June, becoming its sole shareholder in a blockbuster $66-billion deal
Sebi bars Vijay Mallya from securities market for 3 years
02 Jun 2018
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has barred fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya from the securities market for another three years and also restrained him from holding directorship in listed companies for five years over alleged illegal diversion of funds from United Spirits
Maruti Suzuki beats Volkswagen in brand value
02 Jun 2018
Maruti Suzuki has been ranked the 9th most valuable auto brand with in the world with a brand value of $5986 million, in a survey of the Top 10 such brands
Walmart-Flipkart deal: RBI, ED to look into alleged FDI rule violation
02 Jun 2018
The commerce ministry has asked the Reserve Bank of India and the Enforcement Directorate to look into the alleged violation of FDI rules in the $16-billion Walmart-Flipkart deal
Microsoft pips Google to become world’s third-most valuable company
01 Jun 2018
Microsoft Corporation on Wednesday emerged the third-most valuable corporation in the world, with a market cap of $753 billion, surpassing Google parent Alphabet’s market cap of $742 billion
Air India finds no takers, but govt expects a last hour rush
31 May 2018
If a bidder does not step in, further decisions on the sale of AI will be taken by a group of ministers, formed to divest the airline, who will have to plan afresh to find an investor
Reliance to halt oil imports from Iran from Oct-Nov: report
31 May 2018
While India’s external affairs minister Sushma Swraj has said India does not follow unilateral sanctions imposed by the US on Iran, companies with close links to the US financial system could face penalties if they do not comply
Coke ventures into alcohol-based drink in Japan
30 May 2018
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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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
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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
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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