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Halliburton to acquire rival Baker Hughes for $34.6 bn
18 Nov 2014
Oil services giant Halliburton will acquire its rival Baker Hughes for about $34.6 billion, leading to a merged entity worth $67 billion
Government plans ambitious hike in renewable energy target
18 Nov 2014
The union government is looking at a solar power generation target of 100,000 MW by 2022, up from the 20,000 MW goal set by the previous government
BSkyB crops name to SkyTV after European deal
14 Nov 2014
Amec and Foster Wheeler merge in friendly $3.2-bn deal
14 Nov 2014
Gas and engineering project management company Amec has acquired its Swiss rival Foster Wheeler AG in a friendly $3.2 billion deal to form Amec Foster Wheeler PLC
Halliburton and Baker Hughes in merger talks
14 Nov 2014
US oilfield services providers Halliburton & Co and Baker Hughes Inc are in merger talks in a deal that will value the merged company at around $67 billion
Govt hikes excise duty on petrol, diesel as prices fall
13 Nov 2014
The duty hike could help the government mop up an additional Rs13,000 crore as revenue
Big Fish Games being acquired by
13 Nov 2014
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