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Johnson & Johnson suspends its Covid-19 vaccine sales forecasts

Johnson & Johnson is suspending sales forecasts for its COVID-19 vaccine only a few months after saying the shot could bring in as much as USD 3.5 billion this year. The health care giant said Tuesday that a global supply surplus and demand uncertainty prompted the move, which will not affect the company's operational earnings per share guidance. J&J's one-shot vaccine brought in USD 457 million in global sales during the first quarter, with most of that coming from outside the United States. The vaccine brought in only USD 75 million in sales in the US, or about 25 per cent less than what it rang up after debuting in last year's first quarter. J&J has said it doesn't intend to profit from the vaccine. But it said in January that it could bring in between USD 3 billion and USD 3.5 billion in sales this year, as countries continue to fight variants of the virus. The vaccine brought in USD 2.38 billion in sales last year. Vaccine options from rival drugmakers Pfizer and ...

Kolte-Patil Developers FY22 sales bookings up 45% to record Rs 1,739 crore

Realty firm Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd said its sales bookings rose 45 per cent to a record Rs 1,739 crore during the last fiscal year on higher volumes as well as average price realisation

Brookfield-led group nears $2.7-billion Australian firm Uniti takeover

The Adelaide-based residential broadband provider said on Thursday it had agreed to a deal at A$5 per share

Prasol Chemicals files draft papers with Sebi; eyes up to Rs 800 cr via IPO

Specialty chemical company Prasol Chemicals has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise as much as Rs 800 crore through an initial share-sale. The IPO comprises fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 250 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 90 lakh equity shares by existing shareholders, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). The company may consider a further issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 50 crore. If such placement is completed, the fresh issue size will be reduced. As per market sources, the company is likely to raise around Rs 700-800 crore. The proceeds from the fresh issue to the tune of Rs 160 crore will be used for payment of debt and Rs 30 crore for working capital requirements. Besides, funds will be used for general corporate purposes. Since its inception, Prasol Chemicals, a forward integrated manufacturer of acetone and phosphorus derivatives, has expanded its business and scope of operations,

Impressive start: Super app 'Tata Neu' is a superhit among customers

Tata Neu's ranking slipped slightly over the past two days to Number 5 - behind Meesho, Flipkart's social commerce platform Shopsy

Irina Ghose named Microsoft India COO as Rajiv Sodhi gets global role in US

A Microsoft veteran for over two decades and a diversity and inclusion champion, Ghose has held a variety of strategy and sales leadership roles, most recently leading cloud solutions in India

Google-backed Glance launches live content platform for smart TVs

Glance TV aims to be present on approximately 30 per cent of all smart TVs in India soon

Nifty companies likely to see 29% surge in Q4 corporate earnings

Rise in combined net profit likely to be led by banks, oil & gas companies, and Tata Motors

India's major drug players bet on new brand launches, shows data

Industry insiders say brand launches are the lifeline of the pharma industry, and ensure steady volume growth and market share

NCLT approves Tata Steel Mining's resolution plan for Rohit Ferro-Tech

Tata Steel on Thursday said the Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the resolution plan submitted by its wholly-owned subsidiary Tata Steel Mining Limited, for the acquisition of debt-laden Rohit Ferro-Tech Limited. On June 6, 2021, Tata Steel had informed that the Committee of Creditors (CoC) in terms of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, declared Tata Steel Mining Limited as the successful resolution applicant for the acquisition of Rohit Ferro-Tech Ltd, subject to necessary regulatory approvals including approval from the NCLT Kolkata bench. The NCLT on April 7, 2022, "orally pronounced its Order approving the Resolution Plan submitted by TSML for acquisition of Rohit Ferro-Tech Limited," Tata Steel said in a regulatory filing. However, Tata Steel did not divulge any further details related to its resolution plan in the filing. In a bid to augment its ferro alloys processing capacities, Tata

Amazon to face shareholder vote on treatment of warehouse workers

The decision means Amazon investors will get to vote on the issue for the first time, proponents said

Half of Canadian firms affected by conflict in Ukraine: Survey

Roughly half of Canadian firms expected to be affected by the conflict in Ukraine, results from a special business survey in March have showed.

HDFC twins merge in $40-bn deal; amalgamation may take 15 to 18 months

The country's largest housing finance company and the biggest private sector bank announced that their boards have approved an all-stock amalgamation of HDFC Ltd into HDFC Bank

Sashidhar Jagdishan on what the deal with HDFC means to HDFC Bank

Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and chief executive officer of HDFC Bank, tells Manojit Saha what the deal with HDFC means to the bank and the opportunities it provides

Tangedco to raise Rs 7,600 cr via bonds; may import coal for summer demand

Tamil Nadu's state power utility has decided to import 4.8 lakh tonnes of coal as demand surges

NMDC's iron ore production rises 23% YoY to 42.15 MT in FY 2022

NMDC, the country's largest iron ore producer, said on Saturday its production increased by 23 per cent year-on-year to reach 42.15 million tonnes (MT) in FY22

Global cellular IoT module revenue grows 58% YoY in fourth qtr 2021

Global cellular IoT module revenue grew 58 per cent YoY in Q4 2021. China, the leading region in the cellular IoT module market, accounted for more than 40 per cent of the revenue

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Edtech firm Vedantu launches platform for immersive live learning

W.A.V.E 2.0 technology measures more than 100 parameters using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Reliance Group in letter defends its takeover of Future Retail stores

Reliance, has privately defended an abrupt takeover of the stores of debt-laden rival Future Retail, saying mounting dues of $634 million compelled it to act beyond expectations, a letter shows