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Verizon pushing for $1-bn discount on deal to buy Yahoo
07 Oct 2016
Verizon feels that Yahoo’s value has been diminished by the recent disclosures that its users’ accounts had not only been hacked by outsiders but also secretly scanned by Yahoo itself for US security agencies
Cabinet approves ONGC raising stake by 11% in Russia's Vankor oil field for $930 mn
05 Oct 2016
The approval comes a year after ONGC Videsh acquired a 15-per cent stake in the Vankor oil field from Rosneft, for about $1.35 billion
Salesforce to buy marketing analytics startup Krux for $700 mn
04 Oct 2016
Salesforce has recently been on an acquisition spree and has spent nearly $4 billion on buying Demandware, Quip, and BeyondCore
Salesforce opposes Microsoft-LinkedIn merger
01 Oct 2016
The deal, Microsoft’s largest ever, has already been approved by regulators in the US, Canada, and Brazil, while the European Commission has sought information from rivals as part of its routine steps while reviewing a major merger
Salesforce opposes Microsoft-LinkedIn merger
01 Oct 2016
The deal, Microsoft’s largest ever, has already been approved by regulators in the US, Canada, and Brazil, while the European Commission has sought information from rivals as part of its routine steps while reviewing a major merger
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