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Pearson to sell stake in The Economist to Agnelli family for $731 mn
13 Aug 2015
Within three weeks of the sale of its popular Financial Times (FT) business newspaper, British publisher and education major Pearson Plc has sold a significant chunk of the coveted weekly publication The Economist
Pearson to sell stake in The Economist to Agnelli family for $731 mn
13 Aug 2015
Within three weeks of the sale of its popular Financial Times (FT) business newspaper, British publisher and education major Pearson Plc has sold a significant chunk of the coveted weekly publication The Economist
India to overtake US in smartphone sales by 2017
12 Aug 2015
Maran case: SC stays HC order on bail; slams CBI
12 Aug 2015
The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court order cancelling former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran's anticipatory bail in the illegal telephone exchange case
Japan restarts N-power plant 4 years after Fukushima meltdown
11 Aug 2015
The move paves way for another 42 workable reactors to come back online, although safety concerns and legal hurdles may delay the process
Alibaba invests $4.6 bn in electronics retailer Suning
11 Aug 2015
The investment demonstrates Alibaba’s appetite for brick-and-mortar selling space despite its dominant position in online shopping
Alibaba invests $4.6 bn in electronics retailer Suning
11 Aug 2015
The investment demonstrates Alibaba’s appetite for brick-and-mortar selling space despite its dominant position in online shopping
Taiwan’s Foxconn plans Rs31,500 cr investment in Maharashtra
10 Aug 2015
The announcement came from Foxconn founder and chairman Terry Gou and the Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis after signing of a memorandum of understanding over the weekend in Mumbai
Taiwan’s Foxconn plans Rs31,500 cr investment in Maharashtra
10 Aug 2015
The announcement came from Foxconn founder and chairman Terry Gou and the Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis after signing of a memorandum of understanding over the weekend in Mumbai
US fertilizer giant CF Industries to buy European rival OCI’s assets for $8 bn
07 Aug 2015
CF Industries Holdings Inc is acquiring Dutch rival OCI NV’s European and North American plants and global distribution for approximately $8 billion, in a bid to create the world’s biggest publicly-traded nitrogen producer
Pershing Square builds $5.5-bn stake in Mondelez
06 Aug 2015
Activist investor William A Ackman has amassed a $5.5-billion stake in Mondelez in case it becomes takeover target
ONGC, GAIL restrained from going ahead with coal bed methane project in TN
06 Aug 2015
The Tamilnadu government has warned that if the exploration activities even marginally harmed the rice fields, it would not allow the project
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