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HP May Drop PCs, To Buy Autonomy For $11.7B
Hewlett-Packard Co is considering a dramatic turn away from the struggling PC business by spinning it off into a separate ......
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Foster's Rejects SABMiller's $10B Hostile Bid
Foster’s, the Australian brewer, on Thursday sought to fend off a hostile takeover bid from SABMiller, dismissing the A$9.5bn (US$10bn) ......
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The Upcoming Patent Cliff: Implications For Indian Pharma
The leading global pharmaceutical firms are facing some challenging times as a significant number of patents for branded drugs are ......
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Google's Motorola Deal: From The Frying Pan Into The Fire
The business world was surprised when Google announced it was acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion – 63 per cent ......
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HP PC Business Too Big For Asian Tech Firms To Stomach
Hewlett-Packard Co's personal computer business may be too big for Asia's technology companies to swallow whole, but potential suitors are ......
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Bureau Veritas Buys Bangalore-based Civil-Aid Technoclinic
Paris-headquartered Bureau Veritas SA, world’s second largest group in conformity assessment and certification services, has acquired Bangalore-based Civil-Aid Technoclinic Pty ......
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Hotel Leela To Sell Kerala Hotel For Rs 500Cr
Hotel Leelaventure said on Wednesday it has signed a pact with Travancore Enterprises to transfer its hotel property in Kerala ......
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Datamatics Acquires Majority Stake In US-based Cignex
Datamatics Global Solutions has acquired 72 per cent stake in Cignex Global Holding Corporation, a firm engaged in open source ......
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Malaysia's Axiata Hikes Stake In Idea Cellular To 19.98%
Malaysian telecom firm Axiata (formerly known as Telekom Malaysia) has raised its holding in India’s fourth largest telco Idea Cellular ......
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BBC Worldwide Moves Away From Magazine Publishing
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, is moving away from magazine publishing via two deals totalling ......