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SoftBank says no final pact yet to invest in Uber
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp said on Tuesday it was considering investing in Uber Technologies Inc but there was no final ......
People
Uber India policy chief Shweta Rajpal Kohli quits in latest high-level exit
Uber’s chief of policy for India and South Asia has quit, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, ......
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Bill Gates commits $100 mn for VC fund, startups to fight Alzheimer's
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that ......
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Retail inflation quickens to seven-month high in October
India’s retail inflation picked up in October to a seven-month high, driven by faster rises in prices of food and ......
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Uber reaches deal for multibillion-dollar SoftBank investment
Uber Technologies Inc’s warring board members have struck a peace deal that allows a multibillion-dollar investment by SoftBank Group Corp ......
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Bitcoin slides by $1,000 within two days after touching record high
Bitcoin dropped below $7,000 on Friday to trade more than 5 percent down on the day, having fallen by well ......
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Uber CEO hints unlikely to make profit in some Asia markets anytime soon
Uber Technologies Inc will continue to lose money in its home market for at least the next six months as ......
Finance
Govt to lower items under highest rate in GST
India will slash by nearly three-quarters the number of items subjected to the highest rate of a new nationwide tax, ......
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Bitcoin hits record high as developers, investors scrap plans to split currency
Bitcoin hit a record high just shy of $8,000 on Wednesday after a coalition of developers and investors suspended a ......
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Baring Private Equity Asia raising new $6 bn fund
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia is aiming to raise $6 billion in a new Asian private equity fund, as ......
