Industry
US grocery store chain Kroger to buy Harris Teeter for $2.5 bn
09 Jul 2013
Kroger, which operates 2,419 stores in 31 states, will finance acquisition of 212 Harris Teeter supermarkets, located primarily in high-growth markets, vacation destinations and university communities
Foods advertised on popular children's websites do not meet nutrition standards
By By Megan Orciari | 09 Jul 2013
Hulu receives three bids of over $1 bn: report
09 Jul 2013
Los Angeles-based Hulu is best known for free online access to popular TV shows, though it also offers paid subscription for TV shows from its partners like Viacom
Chinese regulator probes Tetra Pak over alleged abuse of market dominance
06 Jul 2013
After its investigations into infant milk and drug pricing, Chinese regulators now widen their probe to Swiss food processing and packaging giant Tetra Pak over alleged abuse of market dominance
German solar group Conergy files for bankruptcy
05 Jul 2013
Diageo closes United Spirits acquisition with 25% stake
04 Jul 2013
Diageo, however, has ended as the major shareholder in USL, the leading Indian spirits company, with a shareholding of 25.02 per cent.
Bone marrow transplant busts HIV in two patients
04 Jul 2013
Doctors caution that it is too early to talk about a cure as the virus could return at any point
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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
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
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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