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Nintendo loses billions in market value after stating it would not directly profit from the game
26 Jul 2016
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India to be key driver in global green bonds market
05 Jul 2016
Bond buyers are eager to capitalise on climate-related initiatives, and an increase in sales from Indian issuers could also help spur the dollar-bond market as a whole, says Bloomberg
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Brexit: turmoil in Asian markets; Britons petition for fresh vote
27 Jun 2016
As China, Japan and South Korea moved to prevent currency and stock markets from going haywire, over three million Britons and counting signed a petition demanding a fresh referendum on exit from the EU
MSCI holds off including China stocks in index
15 Jun 2016
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Zuckerberg could lose control of Facebook if he quits
03 Jun 2016
The rules, which were first proposed as part of a reclassification of Facebook’s shares to help meet Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy plans, will be voted on by shareholders at an annual meeting on 20 June
Philips lighting to launch IPO
17 May 2016
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Warren Buffett reveals more than $1 bn stake in Apple
17 May 2016
Apple’s stock, which has lost about a third of its value over the past year, rose by 4 per cent yesterday after Berkshire Hathaway revealed the stake
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AstraZeneca, Reckitt Benckiser face investor ire over fat executive pay
02 May 2016
Reckitt Benckiser was fined the equivalent of £885,000 in Australia for misleading consumers after a court ruled that pills that claimed to target ailments such as migraine or back pain were identical
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Apple's little wonder iPhone fails to enthuse customers
27 Apr 2016
Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 second quarter ended 26 March 2016, reporting its first-ever decline in iPhone sales and its first revenue drop in 13 years
Phillips prepares IPO for lighting division
25 Apr 2016
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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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