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Penguin, Random House merger creates world's biggest book publisher
02 Jul 2013
The merger has created Penguin Random House, which will control more than quarter of the global book business and annual revenues of around $3.9 billion
Kazakh govt helps CNPC oust ONGC from ConocoPhillips stake deal
By By Ravi Kunder | 02 Jul 2013
The Kazakhstan government has squashed ONGC's bid to acquire ConocoPhillips' stake in in the giant Kashagan oilfield, which it will now buy and sell to China's CNPC. By Ravi Kunder
CPP group founder gives up takeover bid
29 Jun 2013
CPP group founder gives up takeover bid
29 Jun 2013
The New York Times Co receives six bids for The Boston Globe: report
28 Jun 2013
The New York Times Co has received six bids for The Boston Globe, after the auction of the daily newspaper closed yesterday
Rio Tinto may sell Mozambique coal unit
27 Jun 2013
Sprint shareholders vote for SoftBank’s $21.6-bn deal
26 Jun 2013
About 98 per cent of Sprint shareholders voted in favour of the $21.6-billion deal, which would give SoftBank 78 per cent ownership of the third-largest US telecommunications company
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Server CPU Shortages Grip China as AI Boom Strains Intel and AMD Supply Chains
By Cygnus | 06 Feb 2026
Intel and AMD server CPU shortages are hitting China as AI data center demand surges, pushing lead times to six months and driving prices higher.
Budget 2026-27 Seeks Fiscal Balance Amid Rupee Volatility and Industrial Stagnation
By Cygnus | 02 Feb 2026
India's Budget 2026-27 targets fiscal discipline with record capex as markets tumble, the rupee weakens and manufacturing struggles to regain momentum.
The Thirsty Cloud: Why 2026 Is the Year AI Bottlenecks Shift From Chips to Water
By Axel Miller | 28 Jan 2026
As AI server density surges in 2026, data centers face a new bottleneck deeper than chips — the massive water demand required for cooling next-generation infrastructure.
The New Airspace Economy: How Geopolitics Is Rewriting Aviation Costs in 2026
By Axel Miller | 22 Jan 2026
Airspace bans, sanctions and corridor risk are forcing airlines into costly detours in 2026, raising fuel burn, reducing aircraft utilisation and pushing airfares higher worldwide.
India’s Data Center Arms Race: The Battle for Power, Cooling, and AI Real Estate
By Cygnus | 22 Jan 2026
India’s data centre boom is turning into an AI arms race where power contracts, liquid cooling and fast commissioning decide the winners across Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
India’s Oil Balancing Act: Refiners Rebuild Middle East Supply Lines as Russia Flows Disrupt
By Axel Miller | 21 Jan 2026
India’s refiners are rebalancing crude sourcing as Russian imports fell to a two-year low in December 2025, lifting OPEC’s share and raising geopolitical risk concerns.
Arctic Fever: How ‘Greenland Tariff’ Politics Sparked a Global Flight to Safety
By Axel Miller | 20 Jan 2026
Greenland-linked tariff threats have injected fresh uncertainty into transatlantic trade, triggering a risk-off shift in markets and reshaping global supply chain planning.
The New Oil (Part 5): Friend-Shoring, Supply Chain Fragmentation and the Cost of Resilience
By Cygnus | 19 Jan 2026
Friend-shoring is reshaping lithium, rare earth and graphite supply chains, creating a resilience premium and new winners and losers in clean tech.
The New Oil (Part 4): Can Technology Break the Dependency?
By Cygnus | 16 Jan 2026
Can magnet recycling and rare-earth-free motors reduce global dependence on strategic minerals? Part 4 explores breakthroughs, limits and timelines.
