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Google buys restaurant review guide Zagat
09 Sep 2011
Google yesterday acquired popular restaurant review guide Zagat, strengthening its local commerce assets
Yahoo may be up for sale after Bartz firing
08 Sep 2011
Bartz, who joined Yahoo after the internet major rejected a $47.5 billion offer from Microsoft in 2008, left the company with just $16 billion in market value.
Regulator rejects SABMiller’s plea to review Foster’s financials
08 Sep 2011
The Australian takeover watchdog today rejected global brewing and bottling giant SABMiller’s plea for a review of the financial statements of its takeover target Foster's Group
Yahoo up for sale: reports
07 Sep 2011
Indian consortium bids for Afghanistan's Hajigak Iron Ore Mines
07 Sep 2011
A consortium of seven government and private steel and mining companies led by Steel Authority Of India has made a bid for the vast Hajigak Iron Ore Mines in Afghanistan
Hero Group buys Gurgaon luxury hotel in new venture
06 Sep 2011
Marking its first foray into the hospitality business, Hero Group, India’s largest two-wheeler maker by sales, has added a new vertical by acquiring an ailing deluxe hotel in Gurgaon.
Colfax in fray for engineering group Charter
05 Sep 2011
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