Companies that venture capitalists helped launch hauled in $34 billion from 86 public offerings and 304 acquisitions last year
'When the lockdown grounded a billion people, nothing had been planned well: Testing, masks, face shields, protective gear, medical equipment, contact tracing ... nothing.' 'Before COVID, if you didn't know that the state had neither the money, nor the intent, nor the capacity to govern wisely and humanely, you were simply blind.' 'After COVID, if we continue to look to the State, look forward to a financial package or ask "What is the government doing" when faced with a calamity, the joke is on us, says Debashis Basu.
Adobe System's chief executive officer Shantanu Narayen and beverage major Pepsico's Indra Nooyi have been ranked at the 16th and 17th places, respectively in the list of 25 'top gun CEOs' for 2009 who kept their firms thriving amid the recessionary situation. The list is topped by business solutions provider Automatic Data Process's Gary C Butler and the magazine said he was 'extremely strong at strategic planning and overall execution.'
The series, Behind the Scenes: Oprah's 25th Season, will give Oprah Winfrey Show fans a behind-the-scenes look at the final season.
Forbes Magazine has published its list of the world's richest women for the year 2009.
As the world No 2 women's player focuses on the next big Grand Slam, Wimbledon, Rediff.com takes readers through her glamorous life via her instagram posts.
Will Smith continues to be the most bankable star in Hollywood, according to the entertainment database company The Ulmer Scale
The company was looking to raise around Rs 1,800 crore for a stake sale of 10 per cent.
Chanda Kochhar, CEO and managing director of ICICI Bank, spells out ICICI's work culture and employee philosophy.
Indian info-tech companies that once specialized in basic work are now providing high-value tasks such as R&D and business transformation services.
Not too many surprises, but India's richest man is ranked 19th.
The nation is now home to 52 billionaires, up from 27 last year and only two short of what India had at the peak of its stock market boom in 2007.
Building a winning career in the corporate world requires the same leadership it takes to rally teammates for a big game.
He is widely admired for maintaining an almost military like discipline and is not known to smoke or drink
Check out the top ten actresses who made it to Forbes' power list.
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Forbes magazine has released it's international list of this year's top-earning models. Which sexy ladies have the deepest pockets? Find out right here!
Fresh from destroying England with a scorching display of fast, swinging yorkers that skittled stumps all over Lord's to help Australia seal a series-clinching 4-0 lead with three ODIs remaining, Brett Lee has declared his goal of breaking the 100mph (160.93km/h) speed barrier.
May has been prime minister for nearly three years since she took over from David Cameron in the wake of the June 2016 Brexit referendum.
Addressing an Economic Club gathering in Chicago, Nooyi recalled that in 2001 when she went home to tell her mother about her appointment as the Pepsico president, her mother reacted indifferently with a 'dead pan' expression.
Virgin promoter to protest Adani's mining project in Australia, saying it will damage the Great Barrier Reef
'If he gets bail, he will bounce back.'
In its annual ranking of the world's richest people released last month, Forbes had named Mittal at the eighth place with a net worth of $19.3 billion.
Prof B Ravishankar from Mylapore, Chennai shares his inspiring story.
Soccer is at least one business that hasn't been sidelined by the recession.
India has earned the dubious distinction of being the country adding the maximum teeth to its tax regime since last year, says a study by Forbes.
As US business magazine Forbes puts its, the deals being offered would not last forever as they would "evaporate" as the economy improves in the coming months. In its list of '10 Things To Buy Before the Economy Improves', the publication has named houses, diamonds, toys, cars, laptops and women's clothing, among others. Other goods and services which are part of the list are vacation, 'high-dividend stocks', television and furniture.
In the global list of 793 richest people, 44 billionaires added to their net worth. Moreover, there are 38 new billionaires in the list, even as there was steep decline in stocks and real estate prices last year.
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The list of '10 Cars That Changed The World' also features the Ford Model T, the Volkswagen Beetle, the Trabant, the Porsche 911, the Ford Mustang, the AMC Eagle, the Jeep Cherokee, the Dodge Caravan and the Toyota Prius. 'These vehicles changed people's lifestyles and habits as well as automakers' long-term strategies. Some even changed governments,' the magazine said in an accompanying report.
If America is falling into the recession economists fear it is, Angelina Jolie may prove more important than ever. To the country's celebrity magazine editors, that is. Shrinking wallets could mean shrinking readership, and nobody moves magazines like Jolie, according to Forbes.com's second annual analysis of the top-selling celebrity faces.
Forbes.com's inaugural Forbesies Awards are out. Check out the winners!
The Khans and the Kumar make it to the list!
