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PepsiCo acquires Brazil's cookie and cracker producer, Mabel
03 Nov 2011
PepsiCo outbid global rivals Bunge Inc and Mexico's Grupo Bimbo for Mabel.
PepsiCo acquires Brazil's cookie and cracker producer, Mabel
03 Nov 2011
PepsiCo outbid global rivals Bunge Inc and Mexico's Grupo Bimbo for Mabel.
Aditya Birla mulls bidding for Australian thermal coal miner New Hope
03 Nov 2011
Aditya Birla Group needs thermal coal for its group companies Hindalco Industries and UltraTech Cement, the country's largest aluminium and cement producer respectivel.
GAIL opens natural gas trading desk in Singapore
02 Nov 2011
Duqu exploited at least one zero-day vulnerability: Researchers
02 Nov 2011
Apart from remaining vigilant, there are no known ways at present for users to follow to prevent a Duqu attack .
Credit Suisse to cut 1,500 jobs in investment bank division
02 Nov 2011
Like other global financial institutions, Credit Suisse had gone on a hiring spree after the global financial crisis under the assumption that the US and European economies would bounce back.
Cnooc plans $7-bn bid for BP’s stake in Argentina’s Pan American Energy
02 Nov 2011
China's biggest offshore oil producer, Cnooc Ltd, is planning a $7.06-billion bid to acquire BP's stake in Argentine oil company Pan American Energy for.
Cyber hackers targeting intellectual property: Symantec
01 Nov 2011
The purpose of these cyber attacks, traced to China, appears to have been industrial espionage, according to security firm Symantec.
BHP Billiton, Mitsubishi to invest $4.2 bn in Australian coking coal projects
01 Nov 2011
The project will initially add 8 million tonnes of coking coal a year and later expand to 10 million tonnes a year.
BHP Billiton, Mitsubishi to invest $4.2 bn in Australian coking coal projects
01 Nov 2011
The project will initially add 8 million tonnes of coking coal a year and later expand to 10 million tonnes a year.
Panasonic forecasts decade's highest loss of ¥420 billion
01 Nov 2011
The loss is attributed to ballooning restructuring costs after it acquired Sanyo, coupled with a soaring yen and week demand from the US and Europe.
Valero Energy stock plummets after RIL denies acquisition rumours
01 Nov 2011
The stock price of US-based Valero Energy plummeted 7 per cent yesterday after Reliance Industries scotched rumours that it planned to buy the company.
Valero Energy stock plummets after RIL denies acquisition rumours
01 Nov 2011
The stock price of US-based Valero Energy plummeted 7 per cent yesterday after Reliance Industries scotched rumours that it planned to buy the company.
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