Symantec in $2.3 billion acquisition agreement with Lifelock
Symantec Corp. announced today that it has entered into a definitive acquisition agreement with Lifelock Inc. The transaction will be worth $24 per share...
Theresa May to compete in corporation tax rates with Trump
British Prime Minister Theresa May will declare her intention to match the expected corporation tax cuts that President-elect Donald Trump promised he would introduce. In...
Asian micro-satellite consortium sign agreement
The Asian micro-satellite consortium was officially formed on Friday in Manila, when 16 space agencies and universities from nine countries in the region -...
UK government spending plans to be outlined in first Autumn Statement since Brexit
UK Chancellor Phillip Hammond will outline government spending plans this Wednesday in his first Autumn Statement to Parliament since the Brexit vote.
Hammond told the...
CBI says British firms committed to sucessful Brexit
CBI President Paul Drechsler will tell the Government that British businesses are 100% committed to a successful Brexit - Britain Exiting the European Union. The...
UK self-employed workers may have ‘worst of both worlds,’ says study
A significant number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom appear to have the "worse of both worlds." Not only do they get a...
US Federal Reserve could hike rates ‘relatively soon’, says Janet Yellen
US Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said on Thursday that the central bank could begin raising rates “relatively soon”, despite post-election uncertainties. Yellen also...
World’s first biojet fuel made from wood waste powers commercial flight
The world's first commercial flight powered by renewable, alternative biojet fuel made from wood waste took place recently in the United States.
The plane,...
JPMorgan to settle probe into Chinese hiring practives for $250 million, says report
JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay over $250 million to settle allegations by US authorities that the bank employed children of important Chinese decision...
UK inflation unexpectedly fell to 0.9% in October
UK inflation unexpectedly fell in October.
Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation in Britain fell to 0.9% in October from 1% the previous month, according...