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India’s richest PSU Coal India growth flat
19 May 2011
Citigroup’s Vikram Pandit awarded huge pay package
19 May 2011
Citigroup has rewarded CEO Vikram Pandit with a "retention award" of over $16 million for steering the banking giant to profitability through the financial crisis and executing a strategy for sustainable growth.
Citigroup’s Vikram Pandit awarded huge pay package
19 May 2011
Citigroup has rewarded CEO Vikram Pandit with a "retention award" of over $16 million for steering the banking giant to profitability through the financial crisis and executing a strategy for sustainable growth.
Toshiba near $2.5 billion deal to acquire Landis+Gyr: report
18 May 2011
Toshiba Corp of Japan is reported to be close to acquiring Swiss electronic meter maker Landis+Gyr, for about 200 billion yen ($2.5 billion)
Toshiba near $2.5 billion deal to acquire Landis+Gyr: report
18 May 2011
Toshiba Corp of Japan is reported to be close to acquiring Swiss electronic meter maker Landis+Gyr, for about 200 billion yen ($2.5 billion)
BP, ConocoPhillips scrap $35-bn Alaska gas pipeline JV
18 May 2011
BP and ConocoPhillips have decided to scrap their planned $35-billion joint venture natural gas pipeline project in Alaska because of poor customer demand and bad project economics
Hero Honda may rebrand to Hero Moto
18 May 2011
Coal India overtakes ONGC to become richest PSU
18 May 2011
Some six months after getting listed on the bourses, Coal India Ltd has surpassed Oil & Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) to become the country's most valuable state-owned company, with a market capitalisation of Rs2.5 lakh crore
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