Hewlett Packard's (HP) Indian unit faced a US$386 million order after the Indian customs department stated that the company has underpaid dues while importing spare parts and other products into India.
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Heavy rainfall dampens robusta coffee industry
Rainfall in one of the world's main growing area of robusta coffee signals bearish bets as the industry stumbles, falling to its lowest level in almost a year and a half. The weather is expected to be more favorable for growers in Indonesia next week.
Billionaire leads Thailand’s biggest takeover
Thailand's CP ALL Pcl acquired Siam Makro Pcl after its shareholders agreed on the 189 billion baht ($6.1 billion) deal. This acquisition is considered to be the Southeast-asian nation's largest takeover in history.
Rankings on investment banks released, JPMorgan still number one
Investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) remained at number one after reporting a revenue of $6.9 billion on Wednesday. Four other companies are on JP Morgan Chase's trail, all four of which are currently tied at second place.
Rio and Glencore Discusses Australian Coal Assets
More discussions between Rio and Glencore is said to have transpired after early talks were held for the venture of two thermal coal assets in Australia.
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Patrick Corso departs Providence Equity, the fourth senior departure in the company since 2008. (Photo : Reuters)The image shows a view of Hong Kong's business district.
Within the past week, an informal takeover bid for Kabel Deutschland Holding AG was initiated by Vodafone.
The FTSE Emerging Markets index fell 1.7 % on Tuesday. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the flag of South America's largest economy, Brazil. FTSE declined from its peak last May to more than 10 percent.
Gemalto was chosen by SoftBank Mobile for the commercial launch of mobile NFC services in Japan. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the Softbank corporate logo on the frontage of its company headquarters.
Bank of America, Chase, CitiGroup and other big banks were given two years to comply with the Dodd-Frank requirement that pushed swaps trading out of banks.
Newcastle Investment Corp. announced today, a public offer of 30,000,000 shares of its common stock.
Berkley Properties and 601W Companies emerged in a partnership for the recapitalization of Chicago's Prudential Plaza.
Actavis and Medicines360 announced partnership to be able to deliver affordable intrauterine device in the US market.
Doug Suttles has three-decades of experience as an oil and gas veteran. (Photo : )Oil and gas veteran Dough Suttles (left) formerly of BP, is now CEO of Escana Doug Suttles preceded interim CEO Clayton Woitas.
