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BigBasket raises $300 mn from investors led by Alibaba
03 Feb 2018
BigBasket, operated by Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd, has raised $300 million in a Series E funding round led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd with Sands Capital, International Finance Corp and Dubai-based Abraaj Capital
Flipkart’s losses widen to Rs8,771 cr despite 29% rise in revenue
03 Feb 2018
Flipkart Ltd, the Singapore parent of online retailer Flipkart, has reported a loss of Rs8,771 crore ($1.4 billion) for the financial year ending March 2017, even as revenues rose by 29 per cent to Rs19,854 crore
Bitcoin down 15 per cent to lowest for the year
02 Feb 2018
Amazon posts record $2bn profit as Prime membership soars
02 Feb 2018
Growing membership of its Prime fast-shipping and video streaming club and the new US tax laws helped Amazon.com outperform its peers like Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft
Why do investors seek out stock swindles?
30 Jan 2018
China weighs halt to purchases of US debt securities
11 Jan 2018
China, with its huge pile of US treasuries, is unlikely to take any hasty decision that would destabilise the market as it would amount to a monetary 'hara-kiri’
Bicoin surpasses $14,000 in new high
08 Dec 2017
SEC Cyber Unit cracks down on PlexCoin
05 Dec 2017
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