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Thomas Cook to sell stake in Indian unit
08 Feb 2012
Thomas Cook Group Plc today said that it has decided to sell its majority stake in Thomas Cook India Ltd, sending the Indian unit's shres soaring nearly20 per cent
Illumina rejects Roche's $5.7- bn hostile bid
08 Feb 2012
US-based gene sequencing leader Illumina has rejected Roche's $5.7-billion hostile takeover bid saying that the Swiss drug maker’s offer was inadequate and dramatically undervalued the company
Illumina rejects Roche's $5.7- bn hostile bid
08 Feb 2012
US-based gene sequencing leader Illumina has rejected Roche's $5.7-billion hostile takeover bid saying that the Swiss drug maker’s offer was inadequate and dramatically undervalued the company
Coca-Cola posts $1.65 billion net income for Q4
08 Feb 2012
Coca-Cola posts $1.65 billion net income for Q4
08 Feb 2012
BHP reports rare fall in earnings
08 Feb 2012
Rio Tinto to spend $3.4 billion on iron ore expansion
08 Feb 2012
Rio Tinto, the world's third-largest mining company, has earmarked a further $3.4 billion to expand its iron ore mines in Western Australia's Pilbara region to meet future demand from Asia, especially China
Investors voice opposition to Glencore-Xstrata merger
08 Feb 2012
Two of Xstrata’s biggest shareholders have publicly voiced their concerns and said that they would vote against the "lop-sided" deal
Investors voice opposition to Glencore-Xstrata merger
08 Feb 2012
Two of Xstrata’s biggest shareholders have publicly voiced their concerns and said that they would vote against the "lop-sided" deal
Investors voice opposition to Glencore-Xstrata merger
08 Feb 2012
Two of Xstrata’s biggest shareholders have publicly voiced their concerns and said that they would vote against the "lop-sided" deal
Nestle, Danone in lead for Pfizer's $10-bn Wyeth baby nutrition business
07 Feb 2012
Pfizer acquired the infant-nutrition division in its $68-billion takeover of Wyeth in 2009, and since early July 2011 has been exploring alternative divestment options
Xstrata and Glencore agree on $90-billion all-share merger
07 Feb 2012
Diversified Swiss miner Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore today agreed on a $90-billion merger, the largest takeover in the industry that would create a mining and trading powerhouse with sales of $209 billion
Xstrata and Glencore agree on $90-billion all-share merger
07 Feb 2012
Diversified Swiss miner Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore today agreed on a $90-billion merger, the largest takeover in the industry that would create a mining and trading powerhouse with sales of $209 billion
Xstrata and Glencore agree on $90-billion all-share merger
07 Feb 2012
Diversified Swiss miner Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore today agreed on a $90-billion merger, the largest takeover in the industry that would create a mining and trading powerhouse with sales of $209 billion
Tata Teleservices may file a review petition against licences cancellation
07 Feb 2012
Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTL), in which Japan's NTT DoCoMo owns a 26-per cent stake, may file a review petition in the Supreme Court against the court's order to cancel three of the company's telecom licences
Citi to be first western bank to issue credit cards in China
07 Feb 2012
With China Banking Regulatory Commission granting it approval to launch its credit card business, Citigroup will become the first western bank to issue credit cards in mainland China
Citi to be first western bank to issue credit cards in China
07 Feb 2012
With China Banking Regulatory Commission granting it approval to launch its credit card business, Citigroup will become the first western bank to issue credit cards in mainland China
Citi to be first western bank to issue credit cards in China
07 Feb 2012
With China Banking Regulatory Commission granting it approval to launch its credit card business, Citigroup will become the first western bank to issue credit cards in mainland China
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