NYSE in talks with Chicago Stock Exchange about potential takeover
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is reportedly in talks with the Chicago Stock Exchange about a potential takeover after a deal collapsed earlier...
GKN shareholders accept Melrose’s hostile £8.1 billion takeover
Shareholders of the UK automotive and aerospace components company GKN have accepted Melrose’s controversial £8.1 billion bid to takeover the firm.
The Melrose bid won...
Economic growth in the US in Q4 2017 revised up to 2.9%
Economic growth in the US slowed less than previously thought in the last quarter of 2017, according to new estimates by the Commerce Department.
Fourth...
Waymo is buying 20,000 electric Jaguar vehicles for its fleet of autonomous cars
Jaguar Land Rover is providing Waymo, the driverless subsidiary of Google’s Alphabet, with 20,000 of its all-electric I-Pace cars in a tie-up estimated to...
UK introducing deposit return scheme for plastic bottles to reduce litter polluting
The UK government is introducing a new scheme aimed at cutting plastic bottle waste and litter polluting.
Secretary Michael Gove confirmed that ministers will be...
MPs say it is “cowardly” for Facebook’s Zuckerberg to not testify to British Parliament
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is refusing to testify to the British Parliament.
Zuckerberg was called to appear before a Parliamentary committee after the Cambridge Analytica...
House price growth in London drops to seven-year low
House price growth in London has reached a seven-year low, according to data provider Hometrack (part of the Zoopla property group).
Prices in the UK...
FTC launching investigation into Facebook over privacy practices
The US Federal Trade Commission is launching an investigation into Facebook over its privacy practices after the private data of millions of Facebook users...
Nature-based solutions needed for better management of water, says UN report
We need to increase our use of nature-based solutions - where we work more with nature - says a new report on global water...
Brexit secretary David Davis says it’s “incredibly probable” UK will reach final deal with...
Brexit secretary David Davis said on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that it is "incredibly probable, very, very highly probable" that the UK will...