Business
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Mahindra Comviva targets two-fold business growth
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, announced that it is aiming at achieving two-fold business growth over the next three years. To achieve the next growth phase, the company has invested... -
Huawei opens five service centers in Bangladesh
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Leading global technology and smartphone giant Huawei has opened five service centers which are located in Sylhet, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bogra, and Khulna. With the opening of these five centers, Huawei has taken another step... -
Construction of the world’s first full-size replica of the Titanic begun in China
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Construction of the world’s first full-size replica of the Titanic has begun in China, state media reported on Thursday, where it is expected to enjoy smoother sailing as a lakeside tourist draw than its... -
Tokyo stocks opened lower as investors turned cautious ahead of the release of US data
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of the release of US jobs data and a key Italian vote, with the benchmark index edging down from its high for the... -
Nokia and Hewlett Packard Enterprise expand collaboration on Internet of Things
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Nokia and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced a strategic collaboration on Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for enterprise customers. The companies will jointly market and sell solutions for two IoT vertical enterprise segments, including industrial/manufacturing... -
Oil eased in Asian trade after OPEC’s decision
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Oil eased in Asian trade on Thursday, taking a breather after soaring nearly 10 percent on the wings of OPEC’s decision to carry out its first output cut in eight years. The Organization of... -
Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on Thursday with investor sentiment boosted by the yen’s sharp drop and an OPEC deal to cut oil production. The yen’s fall to its weakest level in more than... -
Lufthansa cancelled 900 flights as pilots remained on strike
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: German heavyweight airline Lufthansa cancelled a further 890 flights on Wednesday as pilots remained on strike in a long-running wage dispute. Lufthansa said some 98,000 passengers were grounded by the walkout, which flight crew... -
New British bank notes fall foul of vegetarians
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: Britain’s new plastic five-pound notes, bearing the portrait of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, have fallen foul of thousands of people who object to the use of animal fats in their manufacture. An online... -
Italian lender UniCredit sent invitation letters to 10 banks to form the consortium for multi-billion euro capital increase
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Italian lender UniCredit has sent invitation letters to 10 banks to form the consortium for its planned multi-billion euro capital increase that should be launched in February, two sources close to the matter said...
