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Toyota to buy back stock worth $3.5 billion, give half to charity
27 Mar 2014
Cash-rich Toyota plans to retire about half of the current buy-back by the end of June, by giving it to a charity fund run by the company for a paltry $1 pershare
Nissan recalls over 1 million vehicles over airbag software glitch
27 Mar 2014
Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor is recalling over 1 million cars, SUVs and vans mainly in North America over a software glitch which may not activate the front passenger air bag in a crash
Telenor Broadcast sells Conax to Swiss group
26 Mar 2014
Telenor Broadcast sells Conax to Swiss group
26 Mar 2014
Facebook to buy virtual reality headset maker start-up Oculus for $2 bn
26 Mar 2014
Making its second mega acquisition this year, Facebook yesterday struck a deal to buy 20-month start-up Oculus VR Inc, a maker of a virtual reality headset, for $2 billion in cash and stock
Facebook to buy virtual reality headset maker start-up Oculus for $2 bn
26 Mar 2014
Making its second mega acquisition this year, Facebook yesterday struck a deal to buy 20-month start-up Oculus VR Inc, a maker of a virtual reality headset, for $2 billion in cash and stock
Kodak seeks buyer for its Eastman Business Park
26 Mar 2014
Eastman Kodak Co, which last year emerged from bankruptcy, is seeking a buyer for its Eastman Business Park – one of the largest industrial and technology parks in the US
CCI now probes Coal India’s “unfair” fuel supply agreement with GHCL
26 Mar 2014
Coal India has approached the Competition Appellate Tribunal challenging CCI’s order following which the penalty on the firm has been stayed
Sahara Group seeks time till March 2015 to repay Rs20,000-cr investor money
25 Mar 2014
Sahara group today submitted a fresh proposal before the Supreme Court, seeking time till 15 March 2015 for returning over Rs20,000 crore of investors' money in installments
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