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Credit squeeze ends WM's $6.73-billion hostile bid for Republic
14 Oct 2008
The credit squeeze forces Waste Management Inc, the largest US trash haulier, to aithdraw its $6.73 billion hostile offer for rival Republic Services Inc.
Tatas in the running for Ford's proposed Mazda stake sale
13 Oct 2008
Ford, is considering selling part of its controlling stake in Japanese automaker Mazda. And interestingly, Tata Motors has been mentioned as a possible buyer.
AIG to refocus on property, casualty
04 Oct 2008
AIG may sell over 15 businesses to repay $85 billion Fed loan
29 Sep 2008
AIG is considering plans to sell most of its operations, including its international life insurance unit and US pension businesses.
BPL sells minority stake to Deutsche Bank
29 Sep 2008
HCL Tech makes $811 million counterbid for UK's Axon
26 Sep 2008
HCL Technologies has launched an $810.8 million counterbid for UK-based SAP consulting firm Axon Group Plc, trumping a $750 million bid by Infosys Technologies.
Autoline acquires Italian design firms
25 Sep 2008
Gap to acquire women's active wear maker Athleta
23 Sep 2008
US FAA approves plan for Delta/Northwest merger
23 Sep 2008
HSBC dumps Korea Exchange Bank acquisition plan
20 Sep 2008
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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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