Industry
Suntory, Tilaknagar Industries in race to buy Imperial Spirits
24 Apr 2014
Japan's second-largest brewing and distilling company Suntory Holdings and Mansion House brandy maker Tilaknagar Industries, are in the race to buy Coimbatore-based Imperial Spirits
Deepak Fertilisers to make open offer for 26% stake of Mangalore Chemicals
23 Apr 2014
The acquisition will raise Deepak Fertilisers' stake in Mangalore Chemicals to 26.1 per cent, obliging it launch an open offer for buying at least 26 per cent from the public
Online retailers have clear advantage by not collecting sales tax
23 Apr 2014
Two studies show that consumers spend less at online retailers when they have to pay sales tax – and investors are quite aware of the threat these firms face from new tax-collection laws
European regulator approves Suntory's $13.6-bn Beam deal
22 Apr 2014
In recent years, Suntory has been making acquisitions and developing business partnerships with major beverage companies in a bid to rapidly expand its global footprint
Netflix to hike fees for new subscribers
22 Apr 2014
Novartis AG, GSK in $23-bn assets swap deal
22 Apr 2014
Swiss drug giant Novartis AG and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) today announced a swap of assets in a deal valued at around $23 billion
IFFCO arm to set up $1.6-bn urea plant in Canada’s Quebec province
19 Apr 2014
IFFCO said, La Coop Federee, an agri-food organisation in Quebec and one of the shareholders of the Quebec project, has agreed to purchase some 5,00,000 tonnes of urea a year
LinkedIn hits 300-mn member mark
19 Apr 2014
Professional social networking site LinkedIn, now has 300 million members, the company announced yesterday
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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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