Business

In 2011 Aldi's UK business swung from a 56 million pound loss to a 57.8 million pound profit. Here is the discount model behind the turnaround.

In November 2012, France's industry minister said ArcelorMittal was no longer welcome in the country, escalating the fight over the Florange steel plant.

An Indian radiographer was dismissed from Manchester's Christie cancer hospital after six years over complaints he could not communicate clearly in English.

At a 2012 FLO event, Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw argued educated women should compete on merit, not seek special privileges. It still divides opinion.

In 2012, Walmart opened at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving and Target at 9. The Black Friday creep had officially swallowed the holiday itself.

A year after Steve Jobs's death, readers shared the lesser-known stories — the India trip, the calligraphy class, the human behind the legend.

As FDI in multi-brand retail opened up in September 2012, the fear was Walmart would change India. The counter-argument: India would change Walmart.

Tim Cook's September 2012 open letter apologizing for the disastrous Apple Maps launch — sorry, direct users to rivals, and promise an incredibly high standard.

With the iPhone 5 launched and Steve Jobs gone a year, Apple needed a creative voice. The case for Jonathan Ive stepping up — written days after launch.

The Indian Staffing Federation projected FDI in retail would create 10 million jobs in a decade. The claim, the opposition's rebuttal, and why the number

In September 2012 the Manmohan Singh government allowed 51% FDI in multi-brand retail — the boldest reform of UPA-II, and the one that cost it an ally.

California's legislature passed SB 1298 in August 2012, legalizing Google's driverless-car tests on public roads — the first step toward autonomy.

Deep Foods started in 1977 with Bhagwati Amin's Gujarati snacks in New Jersey. It became one of America's largest Indian food brands.

Suzuki's chairman donned a turban in New Delhi and talked history — Sanjay Gandhi, Maruti, and the Indian judge Japan still reveres.

After winning a $1.05B verdict, Apple gave a judge a list of eight Samsung phones it wanted banned from the U.S. - including several Galaxy S2 models.

In August 2012, Apple stock hit $665.15 and its market cap reached $624 billion - the most valuable company in Wall Street history.

Google announced 4,000 job cuts at Motorola Mobility in August 2012 — about 20% of the unit — just months after completing its $12.5 billion acquisition.

Kodak's bankruptcy, RIM's collapse, J.C. Penney's tailspin — a look at once-great American companies in 2012 that may never come back.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak warned of 'horrible problems' as computing moves to the cloud: 'With the cloud, you don't own anything.

After the July 18, 2012 Manesar violence that killed HR manager Awanish Kumar, Maruti Suzuki reportedly sought vaastu expert Daivajna K N Somayaji's advice.