Stock markets - world
Apple tops $800-bn market cap, looks set to cross $1-trillion mark
10 May 2017
Apple accounts for about 4 per cent of the $21.7 trillion market cap of the entire S&P 500 index and if the company continues on its growth path, it would top the $1 trillion market cap later this year
Tesla’s first quarter revenue doubles
04 May 2017
BP back in the black with $1.4 bn Q1 profit
03 May 2017
Argos acquisition boosts Sainsbury’s group sales
03 May 2017
Samsung sees 48% rise in Q1-17 earnings at $8.8 bn
07 Apr 2017
The $8.8bn profit forecast does not include the expected gains from its new phone, the new and improved Galaxy 8, which hits the shelves later this month
Tesla overtakes Ford Motor in market value for first time
04 Apr 2017
Tesla shot past Ford Motor Co in market value for the first time and moved close to General Motors, winning grater investor support than Detroit carmakers
EC blocks LSE's £21-bn merger with Deutsche Borse
29 Mar 2017
The European Commission has blocked the merger between LSE and Deutsche Boerse after the London exchange rejected the commission's condition for it to offload its 60-per cent stake in the Italian trading platform MTS
Toshiba to file for bankruptcy as Westinghouse losses mount to $9 bn
27 Mar 2017
Toshiba will seek shareholders’ approval for the sale of the chip unit on Thursday, while Chapter 11 filing for Westinghouse would be done by the US unit's board
eMarketer cuts Snapchat’s ad revenue by $30 mn
15 Mar 2017
Saudi Aramco's $100-bn IPO to be world's biggest ever
04 Mar 2017
Saudi Arabia is aiming to sell 5 per cent of state-run oil firm Saudi Aramco, valuing the company at $2 trillion and making it far bigger than the biggest listed companies such as Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, or Facebook
Bitcoin tops price of ounce of gold
03 Mar 2017
Snap shares set to debut after $3.4 billion IPO
02 Mar 2017
HCBC’s profits, headcount drop globally, rise in India
27 Feb 2017
UK-based banking major HSBC saw its India headcount rise by 4,000 people to reach 37,000 last year even as its worldwide workforce got trimmed by nearly 23,000 persons
VW earns $5.4 bn profit in 2016; emerges world's top automaker
25 Feb 2017
Despite the 'dieselgate’ scandal, the group delivered 10.3 million vehicles in 2016, driven by strong demand in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, overtaking Toyota to become the world's largest carmaker
Digital currency bitcoin hits three-year peak
24 Feb 2017
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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