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Teva trumps Valeant with a $6.8-bn deal to acquire Cephalon
02 May 2011
Trumping a hostile bid by Valeant Pharmaceuticals Teva will acquire specialty pharma company Cephalon
Teva trumps Valeant with a $6.8-bn deal to acquire Cephalon
02 May 2011
Trumping a hostile bid by Valeant Pharmaceuticals Teva will acquire specialty pharma company Cephalon
Posco gets clearance for Orissa project
02 May 2011
Bharti to raise up to $1 billion through global bond issue
02 May 2011
The company had earlier said it would prepay by March 2011 about $900 million of the $7.5 billion loan it took from banks to fund its African acquisition of Kuwait-based Zain Telecom
Bharti to raise up to $1 billion through global bond issue
02 May 2011
The company had earlier said it would prepay by March 2011 about $900 million of the $7.5 billion loan it took from banks to fund its African acquisition of Kuwait-based Zain Telecom
Nano sales top 10,000-unit for the first time in April
02 May 2011
Sales of the Nano crossed the 10,000-mark for the first time in April, a growth of 184 per cent over the sales for the same month in 2009
DuPont raises offer price for Danisco to $6.64 billion
30 Apr 2011
DuPont raised its offer to 700 Danish crowns per share ($139.28) and also reduced the minimum number of shares required to be tendered to 80 per cent for acceptance.
Rio Tinto plans to de-list Riversdale
30 Apr 2011
Rio Tinto plans to de-list Riversdale
30 Apr 2011
Rio Tinto plans to de-list Riversdale
30 Apr 2011
Governments demand answers from Sony over PlayStation data theft
30 Apr 2011
The US, Britain, Australia and Hong Kong are investigating the hacking and theft of personal data from Sony's PlayStation Network. The network has 77 million users worldwide
Samsung launches Nexus S smartphone in India
30 Apr 2011
Sony considering ways to show appreciation for customers’ patience after “external intrusion”
30 Apr 2011
Priority sector lending by banks in India slackens
29 Apr 2011
Credit flow to agriculture decelerated to 10.6 per cent during 2010-11 from the 22.9 per cent growth recorded in the previous year.
Daimler introduces green car rental service
29 Apr 2011
Daimler introduces green car rental service
29 Apr 2011
Daimler introduces green car rental service
29 Apr 2011
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