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Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya Airbus reduces KFA orders

ED sees political pressure in IDBI Bank's loan to Mallya

ED officials emphasised that after questioning bank officials, they strongly suspect political intervention behind the loan sanction.

Mar 23, 2016

SEBI bans Sharepro for share transfer fraud

An order by the market regulator alleged the company's registrar's operations head siphoned off dividend and did not allot shares to the rightful owners.

Mar 23, 2016

Wal-Mart jumps into milk processing, hits Dean Foods' stock

The move comes with Wal-Mart's profits weighed down by costs to increase wages and invest in its e-commerce operations.

Mar 23, 2016

Mounting debts could derail China's plans to cut steel, coal glut

Tackling industrial overcapacity has become a priority for Beijing to make its slowing economy more efficient.

Mar 23, 2016

Edelweiss to buy JPMorgan's mutual fund business in India

The assets under management of JPMorgan Asset Management India were valued at about Rs 7,081 crore.

Mar 22, 2016

Big basket online grocery portals e-commerce startups

BigBasket raises $150M in fresh funding; Abraaj Group, IFC, Sands Capital participate

Bigbasket raised funds to expand even as many similar portals such as Groffers, PepperTap are downsizing.

Mar 22, 2016

CBDT panel proposes digital economy tax

The proposals, if accepted by the government, would affect not only Google and Facebook but several other start-ups that rely heavily on digital advertising.

Mar 22, 2016

Airbus Group may forge some aircraft parts in India

Airbus is in talks with Mahindra & Mahindra and Bharat Forge to get some of its aircraft parts forged in India, the Economic Times reported.

Mar 22, 2016

Bharti Airtel to sell telecom towers in Tanzania

The Rs 1,192 crore deal is expected to be closed in the first half of 2016.

Mar 22, 2016

Spot gold steadies, but rate hike worries resurface

Prospects for higher interest rates were already helping the dollar revive from five-months lows touched last week.

Mar 22, 2016

Petrobras posts record loss as oil price slump forces writedowns

Petrobas had a consolidated net loss of 36.9 billion reais ($10.2 billion) in the fourth quarter, according to securities filing.

Mar 22, 2016

Marriott wins back Sheraton-owner Starwood with new offer

The bidding war for Starwood has pitted Marriott's ambitions to create the world's largest lodging company with about 5,700 hotels.

Mar 22, 2016

Indian bonds rally on rate cut expectations

Bonds yields have fallen to the lowest since 2013 over the government's prudent fiscal consolidation and deposit rate cuts on several small savings schemes.

Mar 21, 2016