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Barclays may cut up to 30,000 jobs in two years: report
20 Jul 2015
Barclays is expected to cut more than 30,000 of its staff within two years as it accelerates a cost-cutting programme
Yahoo’s revamped messenger app reportedly ready
20 Jul 2015
Google shares zoom 16.3%, add $65 bn market value in a day
18 Jul 2015
The surge came after it posted better-than-expected profit for the first time in six quarters, taking the Nasdaq composite index to a record intra-day high
Yahoo to spin off its $32-bn Alibaba stake into 'Aabaco Holdings'
18 Jul 2015
Yahoo’s stake in Alibaba is currently worth over $32 billion, which would make Aabaco Holdings a sizable company
Yahoo to spin off its $32-bn Alibaba stake into 'Aabaco Holdings'
18 Jul 2015
Yahoo’s stake in Alibaba is currently worth over $32 billion, which would make Aabaco Holdings a sizable company
SBI moots profit share for staff to retain talent
17 Jul 2015
The move is aimed at retaining officers at the middle and senior management levels
SBI moots profit share for staff to retain talent
17 Jul 2015
The move is aimed at retaining officers at the middle and senior management levels
Posco suspends $12-bn Odisha project, may scrap it
17 Jul 2015
A decade after South Korean steelmaker Posco agreed to set up a 12-million tonne steel plant in Odisha, the company has announced a suspension of the project amidst indications that it may scrap the project altogether
Samsung tests "see through" safety trucks in Argentina
17 Jul 2015
Cameras mounted on the front of a truck capture footage of the road in front and display it live on its rear for drivers trying to overtake the truck from behind it
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