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Barnes & Noble to buy Microsoft's 17% stake in Nook e-reader unit
05 Dec 2014
The largest US bookstore chain, Barnes & Noble Inc operates Nook, one of the web's largest e-commerce sites, which features more than two million titles for its electronic reader, Nook Bookstore
Barnes & Noble to buy Microsoft's 17% stake in Nook e-reader unit
05 Dec 2014
The largest US bookstore chain, Barnes & Noble Inc operates Nook, one of the web's largest e-commerce sites, which features more than two million titles for its electronic reader, Nook Bookstore
Barnes & Noble to buy Microsoft's 17% stake in Nook e-reader unit
05 Dec 2014
The largest US bookstore chain, Barnes & Noble Inc operates Nook, one of the web's largest e-commerce sites, which features more than two million titles for its electronic reader, Nook Bookstore
Intel to invest up to $1.6 bn in Chengdu chip plant
04 Dec 2014
Intel hopes China would help boost its presence in the mobile sector, where its market share remains low
GlaxoSmithKline's $1.57-bn restructuring to hit US jobs
04 Dec 2014
GSK is struggling with declining sales, especially in the US, mainly due to a fall in its respiratory business, which accounted for 30 per cent of its global sales last year
Govt to sell 5% stake in SAIL on Friday
03 Dec 2014
The NDA government under Prime minister Narendra modi will kick off its first disinvestment programme with the sale of 5-per cent stake in state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd) on Friday
Govt to sell 5% stake in SAIL on Friday
03 Dec 2014
The NDA government under Prime minister Narendra modi will kick off its first disinvestment programme with the sale of 5-per cent stake in state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd) on Friday
Telenor and TeliaSonera to merge Danish operations into equal JV
03 Dec 2014
The merged entity will have a combined mobile subscriber base of around 3.5 million, market share of approximately 40 per cent, revenues of more than DKK 9 billion ($1.5 bn) and significant synergy potential
Telenor and TeliaSonera to merge Danish operations into equal JV
03 Dec 2014
The merged entity will have a combined mobile subscriber base of around 3.5 million, market share of approximately 40 per cent, revenues of more than DKK 9 billion ($1.5 bn) and significant synergy potential
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