EBay founder Omidyar plunges into news industry with new media venture

EBay Inc founder and chairman Pierre Omidyar discussed about his new media venture via a blog post on Wednesday.


L'Oreal to acquire two Shiseido brands

Japan hair and cosmetics company Shiseido on Thursday said it had been discussing with L'Oreal about the latter's acquisition of the Decleor and Carita skincare brands for EUR230 million or USD314.3 million.

Toyota issues voluntary recall due to airconditioning condenser housing issue

Toyota Motor Sales USA voluntarily recalled some cars because of problems encountered with the airconditioning condenser unit housing.

HSBC unit slapped with record USD2.46 billion final judgment

A decision by US Judge Ronald Guzman put HSBC's Household International Inc liable to pay USD2.46 billion as settlement for misleading its investors.


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The government regulatory agency FIFB pushed back review of necessary approvals for the SIA-Tata Sons airline deal.
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