The kindergarten rules for living well -- like "share everything" and "play fair" -- aren't much use in the regulated corporate world. Those rules can even get you in trouble. Now, there is an app for business complications of the worst ...
Bangladesh state-owned Petrobangla has sought permission to re-offer six shallow water oil and gas exploration blocks that attracted no bids in the county's recent bidding round, company chairman Hussain Monsur said Thursday. Monsur said ...
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) expects its solar business to reach breakeven and may obtain profits in the second quarter as market conditions have been improving. Doris Hsu, president of SAS, stated that since ...
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Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler have held early talks over a proposed technical partnership to create new engines for the iconic British manufacturer. Aston Martin is actively seeking a collaborator to reduce ...
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Yahoo has begun talks on a possible purchase of the online video website Hulu, the Dow Jones news site AllThingsD has reported. The move comes after the French government blocked Yahoo's effort to take a controlling stake in another ...
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Canadian group Manulife Financial and MetLife in the US are understood to be among the potential bidders to acquire a major stake in AmLife Insurance, the life insurance business of Malaysian bank AMMB Holdings. Sources familiar with the ...
China Mengniu Dairy has agreed to acquire 26.92% stake in China's unpasteurized milk producer Modern Dairy from Advanced Dairy and Crystal Dairy, in a deal estimated to be worth HKD3.18bn ($410m). Under the terms of the deal, Mengniu ...
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German automotive manufacturer Daimler reportedly in talks with British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin for technical and supply cooperation. The move is part of the UK automaker's plan to seek an industrial partner to compete ...
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Microsoft has gotten little from a 2012 investment of $300 million with Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it's poised to reap some rewards as it and its partners start to ship smaller tablets. On April 30, 2012, Microsoft and the ...
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Sainsbury's Bank, the 50/50 joint venture between the supermarket chain and Lloyds Bank, will outsource its entire banking IT platform when Sainsbury's takes complete control of the financial services organisation. Further reading ...
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Microsoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies' internet search partnership An arrangement requiring Microsoft to pay Yahoo a minimum amount per search on Yahoo's website ...
Georg Fischer announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Hakan Plastik A.S. in Cerkezk?y (Istanbul, Turkey). Hakan Plastik is the leading provider of plastic piping systems in the building technology and water infrastructure markets ...
Sagent Pharmaceuticals has signed an agreement to acquire 50% interest of its joint venture (JV) partner, Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceuticals, in the Kanghong Sagent Pharmaceutical (KSPC) JV, for $25m. KSCP will become a wholly-owned ...
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Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on May 7 announced a merger with Sino Solar, its joint venture which makes crystalline silicon solar cells, through the acquisition of a 58.12% stake at NT$7.05 per share for NT$810 ...
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Economic woes in recent years have spurred companies of all sizes to shake up data center hiring, training, development and other processes to better align IT and business operations -- and boost the bottom line. Many companies now look ...
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