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Raghuram Rajan must get 2nd term as RBI chief: CLSA
07 May 2016
Brokerage and investment group CLSA says Rajan’s focus on real interest rate is in sharp contrast to the ‘quackery’ being practised by G7 central bankers
Ranbaxy ex-bosses to challenge Rs2,562-cr fine for hiding info from Daiichi
06 May 2016
In a majority ruling this week, a three-member arbitration panel in Singapore imposed a fine on the billionaire brothers earlier this week in a case filed by Daiichi Sankyo in 2013
Apple hires GoogleX lab co-founder Yoky Matsuoka
05 May 2016
Winner of the MacArthur "Genius Grant", Yoky Matsuoka is a leader in the field of neurorobotics, which combines robotics with how the human nervous system coordinates muscle and skeletal movements
Trump presumptive GOP candidate, Cruz drops out
04 May 2016
Though Trump has not formally secured the 1,237 delegates he needs to win the nomination — and likely won't until June — there is no serious opposition within the Republican party left to block his path
Australian tech entrepreueur, Craig White claims to be creator of digital currency, bitcoin
03 May 2016
PIN system inventor made no money from his idea
02 May 2016
PIN system inventor made no money from his idea
02 May 2016
Motorola ex-chief Rick Osterloh joins Google
29 Apr 2016
Motorola ex-chief Rick Osterloh joins Google
29 Apr 2016
Mark Zuckerberg: salary $1, cost of security $4.3 mn
29 Apr 2016
Facebook pays the most to protect its chief executive, but others like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Oracle’s Larry Ellison are not far behind, as top CEOs face a variety of threats, from jihadist groups to wacky relatives
Indra Nooyi, Bhavesh Patel among 10 highest-paid CEOs
29 Apr 2016
PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi and LyondellBasell's Bhavesh Patel are among the world's 10 highest paid executives
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