Lights, camera, Activision!This week, Microsoft Corp. agreed to pay a stunning $68.7 billion—all cash—to acquire Activision Blizzard, the company behind blockbuster g...
Ola’s Twitter ambition; crypto bill may skip budget sessionOla Electric is taking the Tesla route to build a Twitter community. The government is awaiting RBI's pilot on digital currency before deci...
Decoding their business: How successful entrepreneurs create wealthMixed with ingenuity, instincts and perseverance, successful entrepreneurs rely on their business to grow their money.
Mukesh Ambani tops Hurun India Rich list 2020, Radhakishan Damani debuts in top 10Radhakishan Damani, the founder of Avenue Supermarts, debuted in the top 10 wealthiest individuals ranking in the Hurun India Rich List 202...
Softbank backed Oyo Hotels & Homes begins restoring salaries of employeesSoftbank backed Oyo Hotels & Homes has announced it is restoring full salaries of employees with a fixed compensation of upto Rs 8 lakh and...
View: The rise & hard fall of SoftBankSon was the only bid in town for most young start-up founders. But with snowballing setbacks, that bid is gone.
SoftBank forecasts record losses as startup bets backfireSon’s conglomerate has taken one blow after another since the implosion of WeWork’s initial public offering last year and SoftBank’s subseq...
SoftBank’s big bet on sharing economy backfires with CoronavirusInvestors are increasingly spooked about the stability of Son’s empire and its $100 billion Vision Fund amid the pandemic. Before this week...
Oyo's Ritesh Agarwal finds backing from Mizuho, NomuraJapanese financial groups to fund Oyo founder’s $2-billion share purchase plan.
SUITS & SAYINGS: Round-up of weekly whispers & murmursET’s weekly roundup of the wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors and policy parlours.
Accor in advanced talks to invest up to $40 million in TreeboThe potential investment is expected to give Treebo a post-money valuation of $205-240 million and is likely to be part of a future larger ...
OYO China fires 25 employees for unethical practices; issues warning to 110 moreForms an integrity committee to ensure compliance across levels, and further build on corporate governance in the company
'Firms must ensure onus of data protection is not on consumers'Osama Bedier, founder and chief executive of Poynt, said allowing consumers’ greater control over their personal data was a situational iss...
View: India's next PM is likely to be its weakest ever. Just see the signsMany recent developments point to just one conclusion: Indian state's power is in the steepest decline ever.
OYO makes room for business travellersThe brand, priced higher than the more pocket-friendly OYO Rooms, is targeted at millennial business travellers and offers amenities like a...
OYO may ride on SoftBank JV to make inroads into ChinaSoftBank's Son, who has ploughed billions into India’s startup ecosystem, said OYO was growing “exponentially” and heaped praise on its fou...
Forget retirement, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son aims to be biggest tech investorSon made billions in returns from investments in Alibaba and Yahoo, and the new fund will likely pursue a similar strategy of backing techn...