JM Smucker to buy Twinkies maker Hostess Brands in $5.6 billion dealThe deal was worth about $4.6 billion excluding debt, with Jif peanut butter maker Smucker paying Hostess shareholders $34.25 per share. Th...
12 Sep, 2023, 12.05 AM IST
Indexes end higher in volatile trade as investors assess Powell speechThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq also ended higher for the week, with the Nasdaq rising about 2.3% and ending a three-week streak of losses. The mark...
28 Aug, 2023, 07.32 AM IST
A global stock trader’s guide to navigating food inflationAn index tracking total returns from select agricultural producers has outperformed the broader MCSI World Index by about three percentage ...
20 Aug, 2023, 09.21 AM IST
Pee-gate: Can Air India recover from its reputational damage?The Tatas don't have to look far to know how to fix Air India's latest woes. They can study how J R D Tata ran Air India. JRD excelled in s...
07 Jan, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
SpiceJet's 'red-hot girls' tweet with Dharmendra makes NCW see red, agency seeks response from Ajay SinghThe low-cost carrier has run into some turbulence after outrage on Twitter.
21 Dec, 2022, 01.33 PM IST
Nestle selling North American bottled-water brands for $4.3 billionSwiss-based Nestle said it intends to sharpen its focus on its international premium water brands, including Perrier, S. Pellegrino and Acq...
19 Feb, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
Hindustan Unilever picks ad created by Lowe to relaunch its soap brand LirilHindustan Unilever has gone down memory lane to choose one of the hottest Indian advertisements ever to relaunch its soap brand Liril.
14 Jul, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
Looking back: A tale Indian royals' fascination for the Rolls-RoyceAccording to Murad Ali Baig's 'Rolls Royce and the Indian Princes', more than 20,000 RRs were built before World War I and about 20% of the...
06 Apr, 2015, 09.13 AM IST
IndiGo: Jet Airways' biggest worry for the momentJet Airways is in desperate need of an overhaul if it has to counter the threat from the value-for-money brigade.
24 Feb, 2013, 06.45 AM IST
In the Land of Kamasutra, Playboy Bunnygirls will be suited to Indian sensibilities and moral valuesFor the first time, Playboy will digress from its traditional cleavage-baring costume with black pantyhose and high-heels, originally desig...
29 Dec, 2012, 05.19 AM IST
Ten global companies cut one lakh jobs in 2012; HP tops the listThe technology giant Hewlett-Packard tops the chart of corporate job cuts with its announcement in May to axe 27,000 jobs to save up to $3....
09 Dec, 2012, 02.48 PM IST
Virgin Atlantic open to buying into Indian carriers: Sir Richard BransonBranson, who landed in India to launch new flights connecting Indian cities with the UK and the US, wants to keep his eyes open to investme...
26 Oct, 2012, 11.54 AM IST
- Kashmir Valley: Morel mushroom an unnoticed specialty
At a wayside store that we had stopped off at to buy yet another Kashmiri treasure — the amazing thin-shelled walnut — my eyes feel on a ba...
24 Mar, 2011, 08.24 AM IST
- The hero of India's floral retail
A true entrepreneur is one who sees opportunities where others see problems,” says Vikaas Gutgutia, the mastermind behind Ferns'N'Petals, I...
22 Oct, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- Air hostesses as shopping consultants!
Air hostesses are your companions at 35,000 feet and now they will also act as shopping consultants.
01 Jun, 2007, 02.10 AM IST
- Hostesses to ring in new colours at Indian
Air hostesses of national carrier Indian will sport brand new uniforms from Tuesday. Crew rostered for flights from Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata,...
01 May, 2007, 12.12 AM IST
- Maharaja meets the makeup man
The Maharajah will get to show off his new wardrobe by February ’07, when Air-India’s wide-bodied aircraft join the fleet.
23 Aug, 2006, 12.15 AM IST