Brazilian oil giant Petrobras is selling its majority stake in one of its largest oil and gas prospects to Norway's Statoil to lower its massive $130-billion debt

PE firm Advent in talks to buy inVentiv for nearly $4 bn

01 Aug 2016

Advent has so far prevailed over rival buyout firm CVC Capital Partners in bidding for inVentiv, one of the largest pharmaceutical contract research organisations in the US

Unapproved GMO wheat found growing in Washington field

30 Jul 2016

Genetically modified wheat not approved for sale or commercial production in the US has been found growing in a field in Washington state, US agriculture officials said yesterday

Cable groups seek to reverse net neutrality ruling

30 Jul 2016

OLED displays to replace LCD screens by 2020: report

30 Jul 2016

Tata, Docomo spat: both sides stick to guns

30 Jul 2016

“Health supplements” could adversely affect health: report

30 Jul 2016

Shah panel may get time till August-end to report on ONGC-RIL gas dispute

29 Jul 2016

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