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SEC sues Elon Musk for fraud, seeks his ouster as Tesla chief
28 Sep 2018
In its lawsuit, the US regulator said Musk calculated the $420 price per share, at a 20 per cent premium over that day’s closing share price and that the number’s slang reference to marijuana and hints in emails and text messages pointed that it was only intended to impress his girlfriend
The 'invisible hand' doesn't control markets
31 Aug 2018
China pushed down to 3rd rank among world’s top stock markets as Trump tightens trade squeeze
03 Aug 2018
Apple reports $53.3 billion Q3 revenue boosted by global iPhone sales
02 Aug 2018
For fiscal fourth quarter, Apple expects revenue to be between $60 billion and $62 billion as the company races towards the trillion-dollar valuation mark with iPhone and services providing fuel
Vedanta chairman's family trust offers to buy rest of company
03 Jul 2018
Volcan Investments, a trust operated by Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal’s family, has offered to pay 825 pence per Vedanta share, against the London listed stock's closing price of 646.8 pence on Friday
Troubled GE drops out of Dow Jones for first time in 110 years
20 Jun 2018
General Electric (GE) was the last original member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, tracing its roots to Thomas Edison's light bulb business founded in the 1890s. It will be replaced on the index by drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos added $5-bn to his wealth since 1 June: Forbes
19 Jun 2018
Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man with a net wealth of $141.9 billion, is now $49-billion richer than Microsoft founder Bill Gates and $60-billion richer than Warren Buffett, the founder chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Microsoft pips Google to become world’s third-most valuable company
01 Jun 2018
Microsoft Corporation on Wednesday emerged the third-most valuable corporation in the world, with a market cap of $753 billion, surpassing Google parent Alphabet’s market cap of $742 billion
Despite NSE suit, Singapore exchange to go ahead with Indian listings
23 May 2018
The NSE is trying to stop its Singapore counterpart from launching derivatives that could replace the Nifty 50 contracts, and the dispute could leave international investors without one of the world’s most widely used offshore futures contracts
Warren Buffet dumps IBM, buys 75 mn more Apple shares
05 May 2018
Legendary investor Warren Buffet, whose Berkshire Hathway has sold its entire stake in IBM, used the funds from the sale to buy more Apple shares
Alibaba’s Jan-March revenue vaults 61% to $9.9 bn
05 May 2018
Alibaba set a record of $768 billion in gross merchandise value, a measure of sales, in its financial year ended in March
Samsung posts record $15 bn Q2 profit as chip sales zoom
27 Apr 2018
In the mid to long term, Samsung plans to strengthen its business capabilities by delivering differentiated technologies in the component business and solidifying its lead in technologies such as AI and 5G
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