Activist Elliott argues Sky is worth over $34 billion, UK regulator says
LONDON (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Elliott believes Walt Disney’s (DIS.N) deal to buy assets from Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O)…
India’s Mahindra says Fiat Chrysler files patent complaint in U.S.
(Reuters) – India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (MAHM.NS) said on Wednesday Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S. LLC filed a patent violation…
Windrush victim: Woman whose father served in Air Force faces UK deportation
Sharon Vitalis – who was originally born in the Caribbean, and whose father served in the Air Force – is…
Congo Republic confirms yellow fever near Angolan enclave
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Congo Republic has confirmed a case of yellow fever near the border with an Angolan enclave, the…
UK rejects Gilead’s CAR-T cancer cell therapy as too expensive
LONDON (Reuters) – A cutting-edge CAR-T cell therapy for otherwise untreatable forms of blood cancer is too expensive to justify…
Turkey’s Erdogan has blamed everybody but himself: Kevin Kelly
Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes, Benchmark Managing Partner Kevin Kelly and FBN’s Susan Li on the fallout from Turkey’s financial…
World stock index at highest in over five months on trade deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An index of major world stock markets rose to its highest level in more than five…
Wall Street is underestimating the damage Turkey could do to markets: Farage
Fox News contributor Nigel Farage on President Trump’s tariffs and the fallout from Turkey’s financial crisis. source
Bayer, J&J’s heart drug Xarelto fails trial to widen use
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer and Johnson & Johnson’s campaign to widen the market for its heart drug Xarelto hit a…
Didi woman passenger killed amid China ride-hailing safety concerns
BEIJING (Reuters) – A ride-sharing passenger in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was raped and killed by a driver…
UK auditors, watchdog to discuss curbs on Big Four market share
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top accountants will meet with competition regulators next week to discuss limiting the “Big Four” auditors’…
West Nile virus cases in Greece jump in 2018
ATHENS (Reuters) – Eleven people have died and 107 infected by the mosquito-borne West Nile virus in Greece so far…
Doctor in eastern Congo contracts Ebola in ‘dreaded’ scenario: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – A doctor has become the first probable Ebola case in one of the eastern Democratic Republic of…
Siemens denies report it may cut 20,000 jobs
MUNICH/BERLIN (Reuters) – German engineering giant Siemens (SIEGn.DE) said a report by monthly Manager Magazin that it could cut 20,000…
British Airways, Air France halting flights to Iran from next month
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – British Airways and Air France said on Thursday they would halt flights to Iran from September for…
No-deal Brexit will bring tangle of red tape, Britain warns companies
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday told companies trading with the European Union they would face a tangle of red…
Bayer’s Monsanto faces 8,000 lawsuits on glyphosate
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The number of U.S. lawsuits brought against Bayer’s (BAYGn.DE) newly acquired Monsanto has jumped to about 8,000,…
Exclusive: Pharma sector warns Saudis on German drug curbs
BERLIN (Reuters) – European and U.S. pharmaceutical associations have waded into a diplomatic row between Germany and Saudi Arabia, warning…
Asian shares flat as drop in S&P 500 futures weighs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks were flat in early trade on Wednesday after Wall Street ended higher, with the S&P…
Foreign automakers oppose Trump NAFTA plan as U.S-Mexico talks resume
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Foreign-brand automakers with U.S. plants do not support Trump administration rules to raise the amount of local…
Asia stocks capped, dollar droops following Trump comments
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were capped and the dollar dipped on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump accused China…
Exclusive: Trump doesn’t expect much from China trade talks this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump does not expect much progress from trade talks with China this week in…
Pope on Pennsylvania abuse report: We abandoned the little ones
In an unusually blunt letter released by the Vatican on Monday, the Pope wrote, “I acknowledge once more the suffering…
Asia shares inch up with yuan, wary on Sino-U.S. talks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets crept cautiously higher on Monday as investors awaited developments on proposed Sino-U.S. trade talks…
Iran says it is seeking solution to sell oil and transfer revenues: IRNA
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s vice president said on Sunday the government was seeking solutions to sell oil and transfer its…
Iran says no OPEC member can take over its share of oil exports
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran told OPEC on Sunday no member country should be allowed to take over another member’s share…
Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills 47
GENEVA (Reuters) – Militia violence in Democratic Republic of Congo has prevented aid workers from reaching some potential cases in…
Greece set to exit bailout, still faces daunting challenges
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece exits the last of its three bailouts on Aug. 20 and hopes to be able to…
For Greece’s austerity-hit elderly, bailout will never end
ATHENS (Reuters) – With two euros in his pocket, Yorgos Vagelakos, an 81-year-old retired factory worker, scouts the farmer’s market…
America’s out: World reacts to Trump’s decision to withdraw from Iran deal
Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal has sparked a wave of protests in Tehran. Israeli PM…
Google employees demand more oversight of China search engine plan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google is not close to launching a search engine app in China, its chief executive told…
Pfizer bets on biotech flu vaccine in $425 million BioNTech alliance
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Pfizer has agreed to pay German biotech firm BioNTech up to $425 million in an alliance to…
U.S. tariffs to stay on Turkey, Qatar offers Ankara aid
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday ruled out removing steel tariffs that have contributed to a currency crisis…
Stocks, emerging currencies, lick wounds as lira bounces for second day
LONDON (Reuters) – Action from Turkey’s central bank pushed the lira higher for a second day on Wednesday, helping European…
Long-acting injection a shot in the arm for GSK’s HIV business
LONDON (Reuters) – A long-acting injection developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) and given once a month has proved as effective as…
Exclusive: Carlyle starts preparations for listing of chemicals group Atotech – sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Buyout group Carlyle (CG.O) is starting preparations for a stock market listing of German speciality chemicals group…
Out of EU, out of mind: ‘Merkel-saving’ EU deal on migrants leaves many open questions
Human-rights activists have voiced concern over the creation of migrant processing camps, a move decided upon by EU leaders on…
Germany’s migration chief fired amid an asylum agency fraud scandal
The head of Germany’s migration and refugee agency has been fired amid a scandal where over a thousand migrants entered…
Doctors may not explain pros, cons of lung cancer screening
(Reuters) – Many U.S. doctors don’t discuss the harms of lung cancer screening or the potential for overdiagnosis in conversations…
E-cigarette vapor tied to changes in lung cells
(Reuters Health) – The vapor from e-cigarettes may boost the production of inflammatory chemicals in the lungs, while disabling key…
Biogen’s pricey muscle drug Spinraza too costly for Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Biogen’s muscle disease treatment Spinraza has been deemed too expensive for use on Britain’s state-run health service,…
Musk says talking to Saudi fund, others on Tesla buyout
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday he was in discussions with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign…
Steve Bannon: the full Euronews interview
Steve Bannon on populism, the media, Nato and the future of the EU.… READ MORE … source
Asia shares, euro under water as Turkish lira sinks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asia share markets skidded and the euro hit one-year lows on Monday as a renewed rout in…
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia’s PIF has shown no interest in bankrolling Tesla buyout
DUBAI/RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has shown no interest so far in financing Tesla Inc (TSLA.O)…
Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million in world’s first Roundup cancer trial
(Reuters) – A California jury on Friday found Monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged the…
China’s CNPC takes over Total’s share in big Iran gas project: Iranian agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – China’s state-owned energy major CNPC has taken over the share in Iran’s multi-billion dollar South Pars gas…
Thyssenkrupp needs new strategy, targets not enough: investor
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE) needs a broad overhaul in strategy carried about by a new external chief executive, as…
Heineken considers closing Brazilian factories due to court dispute
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Heineken NV (HEIN.AS), the world’s second-largest beer maker, is considering closing two factories in northeastern Brazil…
Western-produced weapons end up in terrorists’ hands – report
According to an investigation by war correspondent Robert Fisk a large batch of weapons, discovered in formerly terrorist-controlled areas of…
Trade war threatens reign of luxury stocks
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – An escalating trade war between the United States and China could abruptly end a glittering stock market…
Melania Trump’s parents are sworn in as US citizens
Interested in Melania Trump? Add Melania Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Melania Trump…
Perrigo plans to separate prescription pharma business
(Reuters) – Perrigo Co Plc (PRGO.N) said on Thursday it would separate its generics prescription business, which has been a…
Tribune Media files suit, terminates Sinclair merger deal
(Reuters) – Tribune Media Co (TRCO.N) said on Thursday it had terminated a $3.9 billion deal to be acquired by…