Half of EU business leaders cut UK investment over Brexit: survey
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Britain’s looming departure from the European Union has led nearly half of big companies from the rest of the bloc to cut investment in the country, a…
UK ministers take aim at business over Brexit warnings
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government and business leaders clashed in a deepening row over Brexit on Sunday after a senior minister accused companies of issuing “completely inappropriate” threats and…
Ex-News of the The World editor arrested again
http://www.euronews.com/ Britain’s phone hacking storm has flared up again with the arrest for a second time of Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of the … source
Satellite operator Echostar builds stake in bid target Inmarsat
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. satellite operator Echostar (SATS.O) has built a near 3 percent stake in Inmarsat (ISA.L), the British company that it is seeking to buy, stock exchange filings…
Siemens wins $2 billion contract to build new London Tube trains
LONDON (Reuters) – A division of Germany’s Siemens (SIEGn.DE) has been awarded a contract worth about 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) to design and build 94 new trains for the…
International fund managers turn to financials, tech as trade worries rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The rising tensions over global trade policy are prompting some top-performing international fund managers to look for the companies that can emerge as winners. FILE PHOTO:…
GSK’s two-drug HIV treatment meets main goal in late stage studies
(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline’s two-drug treatment for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, met its main goal in late stage studies, scoring key points in its rivalry with Gilead in the…
Britain regrets treatment meted out on ‘Windrush generation’ of migrants
The British government has expressed regret over treatment meted out on British residents who arrived from the Caribbean decades ago and are now being … source
U.K. to launch new anti-terror measures one year after London Bridge attack
The U.K. government is expected to announce new resources for its counterterrorism efforts one year after eight people were killed in an attack at London Bridge … source
Airbus clinches final deal to rescue Bombardier CSeries
(Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) has finalized a rescue deal for Bombardier’s (BBDb.TO) CSeries jet and is expected to flex its marketing and cost-cutting muscle to revive the loss-making…